Boudica was queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, born around AD 25 to 30 in what is now England, though little is known about her parents, childhood, or even her birth name. She married Prasutagus, the king of the Iceni, who kept his kingdom semi-independent while still cooperating with Rome. When he died around…
Things I Hate: BurgerTime Deluxe (Game Boy)
As a core millennial born in 1988, I was a little too young to enjoy BurgerTime when it first came out, and it never showed up in my childhood gaming collection either, not even through hand-me-downs or cheap finds. I’d heard of it by around the year 2000, but I never actually played it until…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Lutetium
Lutetium gets its name from Lutetia, the ancient Roman name for Paris, the city where it was discovered. However, that Latin name originally referred to a small settlement on the Seine rather than the grand city Paris would later become. It was discovered independently in 1907 by three chemists: Georges Urbain in France, Carl Auer…
Things I Hate: Black Manta (DCEU)
Known personally as David Kane, Black Manta was one of the notable antagonists in the Aquaman films of the DC Extended Universe. He was an all right antagonist. He appears in both Aquaman films, but I don’t think he shows up in any of the other DCEU movies. I think he was supposed to be…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Mexican Peso
The Mexican peso goes back to the Spanish colonial period. In 1535, Spain set up the Mexico City mint, the first mint in the Americas, which still operates today. It produced silver coins called reales, and the most famous was the eight-real coin known as the peso de ocho, or “piece of eight.” The word…