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The World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF) is an international federation or organization that was established in 2007. Its focus is to bring together patrons of Parkour and Freerunning and aims to bring the sport and philosophy to the mainstream audience.

33 sectors of the EU economy are considered copyright-intensive, accounting directly for over 7 million jobs, or 3% of employment in the EU.

Did you know that car wipers were invented by a woman - Mary Anderson? She received her first patent for the invention of a window cleaner in November 1903, before Henry Ford's Model A car even been manufactured.

The global output for AI research grew from just over 52,000 globally in 2000 to roughly 403,000 in 2019, representing an increase of more than 600%

The year 2021 is declared the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development at the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The implementation of the Year is led by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in consultation with UNESCO and other relevant UN entities.

Phil Terry launched the first official Slow Art event in 2009, which was a collaboration including 16 museums.

The first talking doll, the phonograph doll, was created by Thomas Edison back in 1877. 

Artist and illustrator Tan Zi Xi’s work “Plastic Ocean” contains 26 000 pieces of discarded plastics, an immersive reminder of the permanence of our impact on the oceans.

In 1849 designer N. Cooke registered an “Ornamental design for a set of Chess Men”. Named ‘Staunton’ in honour of an English top player, today this chess set is standard in official tournaments.

Andrew Lloyd Weber has composed 21 musicals and won 45 awards.