Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Silver
Silver’s chemical symbol Ag comes from the Latin argentum, meaning “silver.” The country of Argentina gets its name from the same root due to its once believed silver mines. Silver is one of the first five metals humans ever discovered. It has the highest electrical conductivity of any element. Silver also has the highest thermal…
Things I Like: Clarice (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964)
Clarice is a minor but notable character in the Rankin/Bass Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It is a little amusing that her name would later be associated more with The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal Lecter than with this Christmas classic. But she is a beautiful young doe who looks strangely similar to…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Doctors
The word “doctor” originates from the Latin term docere, meaning “to teach.” One of the oldest known physicians in recorded history is Imhotep of ancient Egypt (circa 2600 BCE) though his status as a doctor is debated. Hippocrates is often referred to as the Father of Medicine, although modern historians note that he was one…
Things I Like: Marron (Dragon Ball Z)
Marron is a very minor character in the Dragon Ball Z anime, but still worth noting since she is the daughter of Krillin and Android 18. Strangely, her name is almost identical to Krillin’s ex-girlfriend, Maron, just with an extra “r.” Because the original Maron was an anime-only character, it makes you wonder whether this…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The King and I (1956 Film)
The 1956 film is based on a stage production of the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, which was itself based on the memoirs of the real-life governess Anna Leonowens in what is now present-day Thailand. The film adaptation was produced by 20th Century Fox and directed by Walter Lang.…
Things I Hate: Voldo (Soul Calibur II)
Voldo is a very memorable character from the video game Soul Calibur II by Namco. Out of the main characters that are not clones, he is my most hated of them all. First of all, he is just really, really, REALLY strange. He is supposed to be an Italian who was tortured, so all he…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The 1998 Video Game Resident Evil 2
RE2 was released on January 21, 1998 in North America. It sold nearly five million copies, becoming one of the best selling PS1 games. It held a Guinness World Record for “Highest Grossing Survival Horror Game” at the time. Resident Evil 2 was originally almost entirely different as it would have been the infamous Resident…
Things I Like: Battlebots (TV Series)
I distinctly remember when BattleBots premiered on Comedy Central back in 2000. But for the record, why was this even on Comedy Central? There’s nothing funny about the show. It definitely should have been more of a Nickelodeon or MTV thing. Looking back, the program really shows its age. You can tell it was made…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Math
Zero was invented independently in multiple places, including India and Mesoamerica. It was not a concept in many cultures at first; for example, zero is not part of Roman numerals. Zero is the only real number that is neither positive nor negative. The number 1 is not considered a prime number. The number 2 is…
My Very First Visit To The Emergency Room
I have avoided it for 37 years, but one recent night was my first visit to the emergency room as a patient. I had a severe case of pharyngitis (strep throat) that required IV antibiotics. I originally thought I had a canker sore in the back of my throat, but it was an abscess. Fortunately,…
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