The most spoken language is Mandarin Chinese — with over 1.1 billion native speakers.

Sumo wrestlers follow a strict lifestyle governed by the Sumo Association, including how they eat, dress, and live.

Poverty traps occur when poverty itself prevents people from acquiring the resources to escape it.

Yodeling developed in the Alps as a form of long-distance communication between mountains.

Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game on March 2, 1962.

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

About 30% of people meet their partner through friends.

The sitar, fundamental to Indian classical music, has 21 strings — 7 played and 14 sympathetic.

Pelé scored over 1,000 career goals, though many came in unofficial matches — his official FIFA-recognized total is 757.