Quest 64 stands out in gaming history as the first role-playing game released for the Nintendo 64 in North America, launching on June 10, 1998. The game was known by different titles depending on the region, being released as Holy Magic Century in Europe and Australia, and Eltale Monsters in Japan, giving it multiple identities…
Our Visit To The Folly Beach Pier (Charleston SC)
Folly Beach Pier is pretty much a staple of the Folly Beach area near Charleston, and this was actually the very first time I had ever walked out on it. I had seen it plenty of times before, but for some reason we just never went up there until our spring break vacation recently. Worth…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Hispanic People/Culture
Though frequently used as synonyms, “Hispanic” and “Latino” carry distinct meanings. Hispanic describes people from Spanish-speaking countries, while Latino refers to those from Latin America. By that distinction, Brazil is Latino but not Hispanic, and Spain is Hispanic but not Latino. Spanish ranks second globally among languages by native speakers, with more than 480 million…
Why Thomas Massie Losing Is a Long Term Mistake For The Republican Party
It didn’t take long on Tuesday night for the results to show that Republican Thomas Massie, congressman for Kentucky’s 4th District, had lost his primary battle. Opinion polls and prediction markets were heavily against him winning, so I wasn’t totally surprised. Primary upsets have become fairly common within the Republican Party, and losing Thomas Massie…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Soup
The word “soup” traces back to the post-classical Latin term suppare, meaning “to soak.” It originally referred to the “sop,” a piece of bread used to soak up savory liquids, rather than the liquid itself. The practice of boiling ingredients to make soup likely dates to the Upper Palaeolithic period, roughly 50,000 to 12,000 years…