Ptolemy I Soter was born in 369 or 368 BC, a Macedonian Greek by birth who would distinguish himself as both a general and a historian. He attached himself to Alexander the Great early on, becoming one of his most trusted companions and bodyguards from the very outset of the campaigns. Certain ancient writers floated…
Things I Like: Garlic Jr. (Dragon Ball Z)
Garlic Jr. is one of the most notable movie villains of the Dragon Ball Z franchise. He’s a very unusual antagonist, but in some ways he’s a bit too much like the original bad guy from the first Dragon Ball saga, which was Emperor Pilaf. I’m pretty sure in the original English dub he was…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn, derived from the Latin name stannum, and it has atomic number 50 on the periodic table, placing it in group 14 alongside carbon, silicon, germanium, and lead. Tin has a name shared across Germanic languages, with related words like German “Zinn” and Dutch “tin,” tracing back…
Things I Hate: Aberax (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
Not all introductory video game bosses are created equal, and Aberax really rubbed me the wrong way when I first played Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Nintendo Switch 2. It is not a horrible boss battle, but it feels like a really odd choice for the first major fight in such an epic adventure….
Fun Facts and Trivia About The American Five Hundred Dollar Bill
The $500 bill is now considered a relic of American monetary history, long since removed from active circulation and no longer produced by the federal government. Its origins stretch back to 1861, placing its debut in the turbulent opening years of the Civil War and giving the denomination a remarkably deep historical footprint. The last…