The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the US is 2.9 times higher than for white women.

Abstract art didn't begin with Picasso — Wassily Kandinsky is generally credited as the first to paint purely abstract works around 1910.

Traditional batik fabric dyeing in Indonesia is protected as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Usain Bolt holds the world record in the 100-meter sprint.

The richest 1% of people own more wealth than the rest of the world combined.

Weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze set a world record by lifting 265 kg in the clean and jerk at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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 Ramayana, one of Hinduism's great epics, tells of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Shamanism — the practice of entering altered states to interact with spiritual worlds — is found on every inhabited continent.