According to the world bank, the incidence of child labour decreased from 25% to 10% between 1960 and 2003.

The "ceremonial first pitch" is a common baseball ritual involving a guest of honour (commonly a celebrity, president, or former player) who pitches a ball from the mound to end pregame festivies and start the game.

In Frank Herbert's Dune, sandworms are colossal, territorial, and extremely aggressive creatures. They are attracted by rhythmic sounds and have the ability to burrow in and out of sand. They are nearly indestructible. Within the novels, sandworms are responsible for the creation of spice mélange as its sole source. Spice mélange is the most valuable commodity in the universe as it is the only feasible way to make interstellar travel possible. Harvesting spice is extremely dangerous due to the presence of these sandworms.

Ash is an Ottawa debate cornerstone whose reputation precedes him.

In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Soma is a drug that produces happiness and soothing with no side effects. It can be administered through a powder, pill, or aerosol.