Bossa nova emerged in Brazil in the 1950s from the fusion of samba rhythms and jazz harmonies.

Beethoven continued composing after going completely deaf, writing his Ninth Symphony while totally deaf.

The Twitter bird's official name is Larry, named after Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics.

The color red has been used in art and ritual for over 75,000 years, as evidenced by ochre pigments found in South African caves.

The concept of karma — actions determining future circumstances — appears in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.

In Greek mythology, the Fates (Moirai) spun, measured, and cut the thread of every mortal life.

Mozart composed his first symphony at age eight.

Philip Glass and Steve Reich pioneered minimalism — music based on repetitive patterns with gradual change.

In Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is the acceptance and appreciation of imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness.