Aristotle was born in 384 BCE in Stagira, a small Greek town in what is now northern Greece, which is why he is sometimes called “Aristotle of Stagira.” His father, Nicomachus, was a court physician to the Macedonian king, which gave Aristotle early exposure to biology and anatomy. Aristotle joined Plato’s Academy in Athens at…
Things I Hate: George “Digger” Harkness/Captain Boomerang (DCEU)
DC Comics, and by extension the DC Extended Universe, has plenty of villains, and not all of them are created equal. I don’t think there’s any universe where Captain Boomerang isn’t a lame bad guy. I also highly dislike Jai Courtney as an actor, so he wasn’t winning any points there. We briefly learn that…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Mosques
The word “mosque” comes from the Arabic word masjid, meaning “place of prostration,” reflecting the act of prayer in Islam. The Kaaba in Mecca, inside the Masjid al Haram, is the most sacred site in Islam, and all Muslims pray in its direction, known as the qibla. It was originally a shrine of Arabian paganism,…
Things I Like: King Yemma (Dragon Ball Z)
King Yemma is a notable character in Dragon Ball Z, but despite his role over the afterlife, he’s actually a minor figure in the overall story. He’s based on the Buddhist deity King Yama, who was originally derived from Hinduism. In Japanese, his name is King Enma. In the English dub, it was changed to…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Pillows
The word pillow comes from the Old English words pyle and pylu, of West Germanic origin, and is related to the Dutch peluw and German Pfühl. These terms are based on the Latin word pulvinus, meaning cushion. The earliest known pillows date back over 7,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, where they were made of stone…