China won 16 gold medals in table tennis alone, out of the overall medals of 20 in table tennis in Athens Olympics, 2004.
Brazil has the world's largest football stadium, Maracana Municipal Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, which can hold 2, 05, 000 spectators.
Hollywood actresses, Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, are paid around US $ 20 million for a film.
Other actresses like Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez are paid between US $ 12 and 15 million per film.
Gal Fridman (28) from Hadera (Israel) became the first Israeli to win a gold medal in Olympics, when he won the wind-surfing event in the Athens Olympics, 2004.
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (France) is the most expensive soccer player who was paid the highest transfer fee of UK £ 45.62 million from Juventus (Italy) to Real Madrid (Spain) in July 2001.
Prior to the latest record of Michael Phelps (USA) who had won 8 Gold medals in Beijing Olympics 2008, Mark Spitz, an American swimmer, had won 7 Gold medals in swimming events in Munich Olympics 1936.
Raymond Ewry, an American athlete, won the most gold medals than any other competitor in the Olympics - 10 gold medals in track and field events from 1900 to 1908, one medal more than Carl Lewis (USA), who had won 9 gold medals.
Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccione) burst onto the pop scene in 1984 with her album 'Like a Virgin.' She became the biggest selling female singer over 40 hits through the 1980s and 1990s and made more than 100 million in sales.
The most expensive motorcycle ever produced is by Poggi Polini group in Italy.
It is called the Macchia-Nera No.1 and only one piece has been made so far. It is built using titanium and carbon fibre with 170 cc engine. It weighs 135 kg and costs around US $ 1,80,000.
The American swimmer Jenny Thompson helped USA to win the silver medal in 4 x 100m medley relay in Athens Olympics, 2004. It is her 12th medal in the Olympic games.
