The Mahabharata is the world's longest epic poem — 10 times the length of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey combined.

Humanity continues to grow despite global challenges.

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Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.

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Manga accounts for about 40% of all printed material sold in Japan.

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More people in the world have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet.

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The Maori of New Zealand use a rich oral tradition called 'kōrero' to preserve history and genealogy.

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There's a statue of Jason Voorhees, the “Friday the 13th” serial killer, chained to the bottom of a Minnesota lake.

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Gymnast Simone Biles has performed skills in competition so advanced they were named after her.

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Olympic weightlifters follow a precise diet and weigh in the day before competition to make their weight category.

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