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…
Things I Like: Slime Eye (Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)
Slime Eye is the miniboss of the Lanayru Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on the Nintendo Switch. Its only other appearance in the Zelda series was in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. It actually looks quite different here, so I am a little surprised they did not just give it…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Molybdenum
Molybdenum has the chemical symbol Mo, derived directly from the first two letters of its name, which is uncommon among elements discovered before modern naming conventions. Molybdenum’s atomic number is 42, a number famously referenced in popular culture as “the answer to life, the universe, and everything.” The name molybdenum comes from the Greek word…