Taboo foods vary enormously across cultures — what is sacred in one culture may be ordinary food in another.

Haiku poetry traditionally captures a moment in time, contrasting a seasonal reference (kigo) with a cutting word (kireji).

Mozart could write music before he could write words — he composed his first piece at age 5.

Wealth inequality exists in nearly every country.

Many Native American languages contain single words that would require whole sentences to express in English.

The Dao De Jing, foundational text of Taoism, is the world's second most translated text after the Bible.

In sumo wrestling, the ring (dohyo) is considered sacred and purified with salt before each tournament.

The informal economy in developing countries often employs more people than the formal sector.

Freestyle skiing's halfpipe event requires athletes to complete tricks at heights of up to 7 meters above the pipe's lip.