The sousaphone is essentially a modified tuba designed to be easily carried while marching, with its distinctive circular shape and forward-facing bell allowing for better sound projection during movement.

The Babylonians are the first people known to celebrate the new year, with the earliest recorded celebration dating back to around 2000 B.C. in Mesopotamia. Their festival, called Akitu, began on the first new moon after the spring equinox, which usually fell around March. The festival lasted up to 12 days and included different rituals each day.

Podophobia is an intense and irrational fear of feet that can affect a person's ability to function in everyday life. It's considered a specific phobia, which is a type of phobia that's focused on a specific object, place, person, or situation.

Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Ali's surprise appearance at the Opening Ceremony left more than 80,000 people in attendance in awe.

J.M. Barrie, a Scottish playwright and novelist, created the fictional island of Neverland. Neverland is a place of perfection and delight, and is best known as the home of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.