Fun Facts and Trivia About Boudica
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…
Things I Like: Betty Suarez (Ugly Betty)
Betty Suarez is the main character of the television series Ugly Betty, and if you can’t stand the main character, it’s nearly impossible to like the show. America Ferrera did a fantastic job as Betty. She played the role well, though she’s far from ugly in real life, and even as Betty Suarez, she’s still…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Thunderball (1965 Film)
Thunderball, released in 1965, was directed by Terence Young, who also made Dr. No and From Russia with Love. It was Sean Connery’s fourth official outing as James Bond for Eon Productions, adapted from Ian Fleming’s 1961 novel of the same name. The story follows Bond as he investigates the theft of two NATO atomic…
Things I Hate: Void Kong (Donkey Kong Bananza)
Void Kong serves as the primary antagonist of Donkey Kong Bananza, remaining the central threat for most of the game. Despite that, he’s a surprisingly small, scrappy little guy, though he does sport some genuinely sharp teeth. He’s also a baddie you love to hate. What he lacks in size, he more than makes up…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Nintendo Famicom/NES
Nintendo created their Famicom mainly because its president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, wanted to capitalize on the massive arcade success of Donkey Kong by bringing that experience into people’s homes, and he instructed engineer Masayuki Uemura to build a system that could play arcade style games on a television. By the 1960s, Nintendo’s playing card business was…
Things I Hate: Princess Peach: Showtime! (Nintendo Switch)
Princess Peach: Showtime! came out on the Nintendo Switch awhile ago, and I remember being fairly interested in it. I was a big fan of Super Princess Peach on the Nintendo DS, and at first glance this looked like an unofficial sequel. So I finally played it not long ago and came away vastly disappointed.…
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