Chuck Norris entered the world as Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940, in Ryan, Oklahoma. His name came from Carlos Berry, his father’s pastor, a surprisingly tender origin for someone who would grow into the ultimate action icon. As a boy, he was unathletic, timid, and only average in school. His father’s heavy drinking…
Things I Like: Princess Zelda (Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)
You cannot really have a Legend of Zelda game without Princess Zelda. Well, I suppose you technically can, since The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening exists. But in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Princess Zelda finally becomes the main hero, taking the place usually filled by the green-tunic-wearing Link. It is no surprise…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Indium
Indium is a chemical element with atomic number 49 and the symbol In, placing it among the post-transition metals on the periodic table. It belongs to group 13, where it sits between gallium above and thallium below, and shows properties that are intermediate between the two. Indium was discovered in 1863 by German chemists Ferdinand…
Things I Like: Speed Racer (TV Series)
Known originally as Mach GoGoGo, the anime series Speed Racer premiered in the late 1960s in Japan, and it really did not take long for an American localization and English dub to become available, from what I understand. Since I would not be born for roughly another 20 years, I was never around for that…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is celebrated in over 40 countries around the world, but the exact date is not universal. While many countries observe it in May, others celebrate in March, October, or even August, depending on cultural and historical traditions. The modern version of Mother’s Day in the United States began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis…