The word “embassy” traces back to a Celtic word, ambactus, meaning a servant or messenger sent to carry out a task. It passed into Medieval Latin as ambactia, meaning a mission or service, then into Old French as ambassade, before English adopted it in the mid-1500s. At first “embassy” meant the diplomatic mission itself, and…
Author: Adam (Neko Random)
Nerdy guy who loves video games, movies, history, tv, and trivia.
Things I Like: Grumpy Kong (Donkey Kong Bananza)
Grumpy Kong is one of the main antagonists in Donkey Kong Bananza on the Nintendo Switch 2. Of the core antagonist trio, he was probably my least favorite, though he’s still a notable character worth discussing. Despite the name, he’s apparently not related to Donkey Kong at all, as far as I’m aware. He works…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Roman Emperor Caligula
Emperor Caligula’s father was Germanicus, a well-loved and respected Roman general. His mother was Agrippina the Elder, a granddaughter of Augustus, the first emperor. He was born Gaius Julius Caesar. As a kid, he spent much of his time with his father’s armies out in the provinces. The soldiers gave him the nickname “Caligula,” which…
Things I Like: Johnny Bravo (TV Series)
As a core Millennial, I vividly remember Cartoon Network rising to become a childhood staple. There were so many fantastic shows in that lineup, and Johnny Bravo was definitely one of them. Not many people realize, especially at the time, that Seth MacFarlane, who’d later go on to create Family Guy and become one of…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Erbium
Erbium takes its name from Ytterby, the Swedish village from which a remarkable number of rare earth elements were first identified. It was discovered in 1843 by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander, who separated it from a sample of yttria. Erbium has atomic number 68 and the chemical symbol Er. It is a lanthanide and…