Thulium takes its name from Thule, the ancient Greek/Roman designation for a mysterious northern land, often associated with Scandinavia or Iceland. The name was chosen because thulium was the northernmost-discovered rare earth element at the time of its identification. It was discovered in 1879 by Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve, the same researcher credited with…
Things I Like: Dexter’s Laboratory (TV Series)
Dexter’s Laboratory was a Cartoon Network show that stood as one of my absolute favorites growing up. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment it premiered, but I’d guess I was watching it right from day one, or close to it. It remained a staple of the network for a solid stretch of time, and if…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Swedish Krona
The official currency of Sweden is the Swedish krona, abbreviated SEK and written with the symbol kr. As of September 10, 2026, one US dollar is worth approximately 9.60 Swedish kronor. The word krona derives from the Latin corona, meaning crown, which reached Swedish through multiple languages. The name was adopted in 1873 when Sweden…
Things I Like: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube)
When Sonic Adventure 2 landed on the Nintendo GameCube, it felt genuinely surreal, considering that just a decade earlier, Mario and Sonic had been the most iconic rivals in gaming. With Sega stepping away from the console business entirely, there was something almost poetic about them finding a home with Nintendo of all companies and…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Doctor Zhivago (1965 Film)
Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film directed by David Lean and written by Robert Bolt, drawn from Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel. The story unfolds in Russia across the years of World War I and the Russian Civil War, following Yuri Zhivago, a married physician and poet played by Omar Sharif, whose life…