Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, whose epithet translates as “father-loving goddess,” was born in early 69 BCE as a member of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty, the Macedonian Greek ruling house established following Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BCE. Although she governed Egypt, she was Greek in language, culture, and bloodline. The Ptolemies maintained dynastic purity through…
Things I Like: Metroid Prime Hunters (Nintendo DS)
Metroid Prime Hunters was the very first game that most people could technically play on their Nintendo DS, thanks to the demo that came with every system during its first year of production. But a lot of people didn’t actually get the full game. I was one of the many who actually bought it on…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Neodymium
Neodymium is one of those elements that quietly drives an enormous portion of modern technology while remaining almost entirely invisible to the people who depend on it. It belongs to the lanthanide series on the periodic table and carries the rare earth label, though that designation is somewhat misleading. The element is not particularly scarce…
Things I Like: Practical Magic 2 (2026 Film)
I remember back in 2020, my wife told me one of her favorite movies of all time was Practical Magic, a 1998 film I’d never even heard of. So we ended up watching it together on HBO Max toward the end of that year. I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t exactly a personal favorite, probably…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Australian Dollar
On February 14, 1966, Australia replaced its existing currency with the Australian dollar, which remains in use today. The transition was known as decimalisation, reflecting the shift to a system built around multiples of ten, with one dollar divided into one hundred cents. The government selected that specific date to help manage the changeover smoothly…