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The gold inside an Olympic gold medal is worth less than the price of a flagship smartphone. Surprising, right?

Have you ever noticed how many people around you are left-handed? Globally, around 12% of the population is left-handed, but this percentage varies widely across different countries and cultures.

Europe has supplied the largest share of the 32 teams that have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with UEFA accounting for 13 nations, according to FIFA's latest qualification standings.

Spain has emerged as the top choice among American adults to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is the most-watched World Cup in history, with an estimated 5 billion people engaging with the tournament across television, streaming platforms, social media and digital channels, according to FIFA's Global Engagement and Audience Report.

The Netherlands could win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a data-driven forecast by economist Joachim Klement of investment firm Panmure Liberum, which used economic and sporting indicators to model the tournament’s likely outcome.

The FIFA World Cup has never just been about football, but it has been a running record of power, politics and shifting dominance, written every four years since 1930.

Spain have emerged as the early favourites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to data-driven forecasts from Opta Analyst, which place the European side ahead of traditional powerhouses France and England.

Norway delivered one of the most dominant performances in Winter Olympic history at the 2026 Winter Games, finishing at the top of the medal table with 18 gold medals, the most by any nation at a single Winter Olympics, and 41 total medals across disciplines.

In 2024, the world of entertainment, sports, and media continues to be dominated by a select group of individuals who aside from their immense fame have also amassed astonishing fortunes.