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1161 cards across 16 series
Abraham Lincoln
The 16th U.S. President (1861-1865), born 1809 in Kentucky, led the nation throu... 
Aristotle
Ancient Greek philosopher (384–322 BC) born in Stagira, Chalkidiki. A polymath, ... 
Stephen Hawking
English theoretical astrophysicist (1942-2018) and Lucasian Professor at Cambrid... 
Charles Dickens
English Victorian novelist and journalist (1812-1870), born in Portsmouth. Dicke... 
Joan of Arc
Born c. 1412 in Domrémy, France, Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who became a mil... 
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (1901-1966) was an American animator, producer, voice actor,... 
Leo Tolstoy
Russian writer (1828-1910) born into an aristocratic family. A master of realist... 
Galileo Galilei
Italian polymath (1564-1642) born in Pisa. Known as the father of observational ... 
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Japanese samurai and daimyo (1543-1616), born Matsudaira Takechiyo. He was the f... 
University of Oxford
Collegiate research university in Oxford, England, founded c. 1096. It is the ol... 
Wright brothers
American aviation pioneers Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) inv... 
Sparta
Ancient Greek polis, Lacedaemon, in Laconia, southeastern Peloponnese. Sparta, i... 
Edward III
King of England (1327-1377), Edward III restored royal authority after his fathe... 
Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) is celebrated for hi... 
Peter the Great
Peter I (1672-1725) was Tsar of Russia (1682-1721) and its first Emperor (1721-1... 
Bobby Fischer
American chess grandmaster Robert James Fischer (1943-2008) was the 11th World C... 
Buenos Aires
Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, is an Alpha− global city on the Río de la Pla... 
Coco Chanel
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswo... 
Wernher von Braun
German American aerospace engineer (1912-1977) and space architect. Led Nazi Ger... 
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first human in space. On Ap... 
Olivia de Havilland
British-American-French actress (1916-2020) known for 49 films spanning 1935-198... 
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer (c. 1480 – 1521) who led the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to... 
University of Cambridge
A collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, founded in 1209 b... 
Edward the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376), England's Black Prince, was Edward III's eldest... 
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador (c. 1485-1547) born in Medellín, Spain. He led the 1519 exp... 
Oda Nobunaga
Japanese samurai and daimyō (1534-1582), a "Great Unifier" of Japan during the S... 
PlayStation (console)
A fifth-generation home video game console by Sony Computer Entertainment, coden... 
Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138–78 BC) was a Roman general and statesman of th... 
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a German composer, theatre director, and ... 
Minneapolis
Hennepin County, Minnesota's most populous city, Minneapolis is located on the U... 
Caravaggio
Italian Baroque painter (1571-1610), Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was activ... 
Jackson Pollock
American Abstract Expressionist painter (1912-1956), Jackson Pollock pioneered "... 
John Maynard Keynes
English economist (1883-1946) and "father of macroeconomics." Educated at Cambri... 
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman, known... 
Maria Callas
American and Greek soprano (1923-1977), Maria Callas was a 20th-century opera ic... 
Shinkansen
Japan's high-speed railway, known as the bullet train, connects major cities. Th... 
Garry Kasparov
Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov (b. 1963) was World Champion from 1985-... 
Republic of Venice
La Serenissima was a maritime republic founded traditionally in 697 in Venice, n... 
Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106–48 BC) was a Roman general and statesman prominent i... 
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895), Pasteur pioneered vaccination, mi... 
Intel
American multinational technology company founded in 1968 by Gordon Moore, Rober... 
North American P-51 Mustang
The American P-51 Mustang was a single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber, designed... 
AMD
American multinational semiconductor company, AMD, was founded in Santa Clara, C... 
Gaius Marius
Roman general and statesman (c. 157–86 BC), Gaius Marius rose from smallholders ... 
Carl Linnaeus
Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) formalized binomial nomenclature, th... 
German battleship Bismarck
Bismarck was a German Bismarck-class battleship, launched in 1939 and commission... 
Game Boy
Nintendo's first ROM cartridge handheld, released in Japan April 21, 1989. Desig... 
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo's second programmable home console, the 16-bit Super NES launched in Ja... 
Jean Racine
Jean Racine (1639-1699) was a French dramatist and tragedian, a key figure of 17... 
Sega Genesis
Sega's 16-bit fourth generation home video game console, released as the Mega Dr... 
Enzo Ferrari
Italian racing driver and entrepreneur (1898-1988). Ferrari founded Scuderia Fer... 
Supermarine Spitfire
British single-seat fighter, the Supermarine Spitfire, served Allied forces thro... 
Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis (1585-1642) was a French Catholic prelate and statesman, ... 
Georges Méliès
French filmmaker, actor, and magician (1861-1938) who pioneered early cinema. Mé... 
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–1673), known as Molière, was a French playwright, a... 
Joan Fontaine
British-American actress (1917-2013) prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age. Fo... 
Friedrich Hayek
Austrian economist and philosopher (1899-1992), Friedrich Hayek, co-received the... 
Messerschmitt Bf 109
German monoplane fighter, designed by Messerschmitt and Lusser, first flown 1935... 
Tiger I
German heavy tank, Sd.Kfz. 181, operational from 1942 in Africa and the Soviet U... 
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Roman general and statesman (115–53 BC) known as "the richest man in Rome." Cras... 
J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) was an English Romantic painter, considered one of t... 
George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, known as George Sand, was a French novelist, memoi... 
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist Sally Ride (1951-2012) became the first America... 
Xbox (console)
A home video game console by Microsoft, released November 15, 2001, in North Ame... 
Johannes Brahms
German composer, pianist, and conductor (1833-1897) of the mid-Romantic period. ... 
T-34
Soviet WWII medium tank, introduced with a powerful 76.2mm gun and 60-degree slo... 
North American F-86 Sabre
The F-86 Sabre, a transonic jet fighter by North American Aviation, was the US's... 
Republic of Genoa
A maritime republic in Liguria, Italy (1099-1797), Genoa was a major Mediterrane... 
List of Nobel laureates in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics: Awarded annually since 1901 by the Royal Swedish Academy... 
Johannes Kepler
German polymath (1571-1630) and key figure of the Scientific Revolution. Kepler ... 
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, NATO reporting name "Fagot," was a Soviet single-se... 
Montevideo
Uruguay's capital and largest city, Montevideo, holds 1.28M residents (2023 cens... 
Visa Inc.
An American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San... 
William Makepeace Thackeray
English novelist and illustrator (1811-1863), born in British India. Thackeray i... 
Nagatitan
Early Cretaceous sauropod from Thailand's Khok Kruat Formation. *Nagatitan chaiy... 
Ivan Turgenev
Russian novelist (1818–1883), short story writer, poet, and playwright. Turgenev... 
HMS Hood
HMS Hood, pennant 51, was a Royal Navy Admiral-class battlecruiser, launched in ... 
BCG vaccine
TB vaccine named for Calmette & Guérin. Derived from weakened Mycobacterium bovi... 
Mastercard
American multinational payment card services corporation, Mastercard Inc., headq... 
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was a key figure in the Hero... 
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova, born March 6, 1937, is a Russian engineer, politician, and... 
Antoine Lavoisier
French nobleman and chemist (1743-1794) pivotal to the 18th-century chemical rev... 
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Capital of Minnesota, St. Paul is Ramsey County's seat and the state's second-la... 
Moctezuma II
Ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire (Mexica Empire), Moctezuma II reigned from 150... 
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador (c. 1478 – 1541) from Trujillo, Spain, known for conquering... 
Charles XII of Sweden
King of Sweden (1697-1718) from the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Charles XII... 
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
German single-seat fighter, the Fw 190 "Würger," designed by Kurt Tank, was a WW... 
Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer (1546-1601) known for unprecedentedly accurate pre-telescopic ... 
Philip IV of France
King of France (1285-1314) and Navarre (1284-1305) as Philip I, known as "Philip... 
Robert Falcon Scott
British naval officer and explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) led two Antar... 
Alan Shepard
American astronaut Alan Shepard (1923-1998) was the first American in space in 1... 
Auguste Rodin
French sculptor (1840-1917), considered the founder of modern sculpture. Rodin's... 
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian-American astrophysicist (1910-1995) who won the 1983 Nobel Prize for stel... 
Titian
Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian, was a pivotal Italian Renaissance painter (c.... 
Elsa Schiaparelli
Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) founded Maison Schiaparel... 
Richard Axel
American molecular biologist, born 1946. Columbia University professor and forme... 
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
English courtier and statesman (1592-1628), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Bucking... 
Slippery dick
Halichoeres bivittatus is a wrasse species found in the western Atlantic's shall... 
Classical Athens
Classical Athens was a prominent polis in Attica, establishing democracy in 508 ... 
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian Baroque master (1598-1680), Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a sculptor, archite... 
Anatoly Karpov
Russian chess grandmaster and politician, born May 23, 1951. He was the 12th Wor... 
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Italian industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993) founded Lamborghini Trat... 
TGV
France's TGV is a high-speed intercity rail service operated by SNCF Voyageurs, ... 
Big cat
"Big cat" refers to Panthera genus members: tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow l... 
Henry Morton Stanley
Welsh-American explorer and journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) is r... 
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French statesman and diplomat (1754-1838), Talleyrand served Louis XVI through L... 
Louis XI
King of France (1461-1483), Louis XI, known as "the Prudent" and "the Universal ... 
Takeda Shingen
Japanese samurai and daimyō (1521-1573) of the Sengoku period. Based in Kai Prov... 
Sergei Korolev
Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev (1907-1966) led the early Soviet space pro... 
William Shockley
American physicist (1910-1989), Nobel laureate for transistor co-invention at Be... 
Willem de Kooning
Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist (1904-1997). Born in Rotterdam, he ... 
Eugène Delacroix
French Romantic artist (1798-1863), leader of the French Romantic school. Delacr... 
Murray Gell-Mann
American physicist (1929-2019) known for particle physics. He theorized quarks a... 
Charles the Bold
Valois-Burgundy Duke (1467-1477), Charles the Bold (1433-1477) was the son of Ph... 
Filippo Brunelleschi
Italian architect (1377-1446) and founding father of Renaissance architecture. B... 
Gentoo penguin
*Pygoscelis papua*, closely related to Adélie & chinstrap penguins. First descri... 
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a French painter who spearheaded the Realism mov... 
Robert Koch
German physician and microbiologist (1843-1910), Robert Koch is a founder of mod... 
Camille Claudel
French sculptor Camille Claudel (1864-1943) created acclaimed figurative works i... 
John Bardeen
American physicist (1908-1991), Bardeen is the only person with two Physics Nobe... 
Stephen A. Douglas
American politician and lawyer (1813-1861) from Illinois. A Democrat, he served ... 
Eddy Merckx
Belgian cyclist Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (b. 1945) is the most success... 
Atahualpa
The last effective Inca emperor, Atahualpa (c. 1502 – August 29, 1533) reigned f... 
Sol (Roman mythology)
Roman sun deity. Sol, also known as Sol Indiges and later Sol Invictus, was cent... 
Philip VI of France
First Valois King of France (1328-1350), Philip VI, known as "the Fortunate," as... 
Georges Clemenceau
French statesman (1841-1929) and physician, Georges Clemenceau served twice as P... 
Game Gear
Sega's first handheld console, the Game Gear, launched in Japan on Oct 6, 1990. ... 
Joseph Priestley
English chemist, theologian, and natural philosopher (1733-1804). Priestley inde... 
Eugene Wigner
Hungarian-American physicist (1902-1995), Nobel laureate for nuclear & particle ... 
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Spanish navigator and explorer (1486/87–1526) who completed the first circumnavi... 
John Constable
English Romantic landscape painter (1776-1837) from Suffolk. Constable revolutio... 
Ernest Lawrence
American physicist (1901-1958) known for inventing the cyclotron, winning the 19... 
Lindworm
Serpentine dragon of European folklore, the lindworm appears limbed or limbless.... 
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Brazilian aeronaut (1873-1932) known for pioneering both lighter-than-air and he... 
Ishida Mitsunari
Japanese samurai and military commander (1559-1600) of the late Sengoku period. ... 
Wedge-tailed eagle
Australia's largest raptor, *Aquila audax*, also inhabits southern New Guinea an... 
Lev Landau
Born in Azerbaijan, Lev Landau (1908-1968) was a Soviet physicist renowned for c... 
Anemoi
Anemoi: Greek wind gods, offspring of Eos (dawn) & Astraeus (dusk). Each ruled a... 
Otto Heinrich Warburg
German physiologist (1883-1970), Warburg won the 1931 Nobel Prize in Physiology/... 
Myrmidons
Thessalian tribe in Greek myth, the Myrmidons were Achilles' soldiers in the Ili... 
Peter Higgs
British theoretical physicist (1929-2024), Higgs proposed the Higgs mechanism in... 
Oceanic whitetip shark
Pelagic requiem shark, *Carcharhinus longimanus*, roams tropical & warm seas. No... 
Alexandre Cabanel
French painter Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) was a master of historical, classic... 
Leonard Susskind
American theoretical physicist, Leonard Susskind (b. 1940), is a Stanford profes... 
Lumière brothers
French brothers Auguste (1862-1954) and Louis Lumière (1864-1948) were photograp... 
Medjed
Ancient Egyptian deity from the Book of the Dead. Depicted as a ghost-like figur... 
Tree line
Edge of habitat where trees can grow, limited by cold, snow, or moisture. High e... 
Fur seal
Pinnipeds of Otariidae family, Arctocephalinae subfamily. Nine species exist; ei... 
Louis de Broglie
French physicist Louis de Broglie (1892-1987) proposed matter's wave nature in h... 
Boris Spassky
Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky (b. 1937) was the tenth World... 
Hans Bethe
German-American physicist (1906-2005) famed for stellar nucleosynthesis, winning... 
Black seadevil
Black seadevils are small, deep-sea lophiiform fish in the family Melanocetidae,... 
James Chadwick
British physicist (1891-1974) who won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for discov... 
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Spanish neuroscientist (1852-1934). Ramón y Cajal pioneered modern neuroscience,... 
Gino Bartali
Gino Bartali (1914-2000) was a champion Italian road cyclist, nicknamed "Gino th... 
Sébastien Loeb
French rally driver Sébastien Loeb, born 1974, is the most successful WRC driver... 
Dorothy Hodgkin
English chemist (1910-1994) who pioneered X-ray crystallography for biomolecule ... 
Max Fleischer
American animator Max Fleischer (1883-1972), born in Austrian Poland, co-founded... 
Luis Walter Alvarez
American physicist (1911-1988) known for particle physics research. Awarded the ... 
Min (god)
Egyptian god of fertility and reproduction, Min's worship began in the predynast... 
Macaroni penguin
Crested penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) of Subantarctic to Antarctic Peninsula. ... 
Northern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus, a marine ray-finned fish, is a snapper in the family Lutja... 
Whale fall
Carcasses of whales sinking to depths over 1000m create unique ecosystems. First... 
Greg LeMond
American road racing cyclist (b. 1961). The only American male to win the Tour d... 
Sébastien Ogier
French rally driver Sébastien Ogier, born 1983, competes for Toyota Gazoo Racing... 
Pope Boniface VIII
Benedetto Caetani (c. 1230-1303) was Pope Boniface VIII, head of the Catholic Ch... 
Caelus
Roman sky deity, Caelus, embodies the heavens. His name, linked to Latin "caelum... 
Snake charming
Ancient practice appearing to hypnotize snakes, often cobras, with a pungi. Orig... 
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
French Neoclassical painter (1780-1867) known for his portraits and history pain... 
Coppicing
Woodland management where trees are cut to stumps, encouraging regrowth. Called ... 
Pyramus and Thisbe
Babylonian lovers from Ovid's *Metamorphoses*. Forbidden by rivaling parents, th... 
Henri Becquerel
French physicist (1852-1908). Becquerel discovered spontaneous radioactivity in ... 
Deimos (deity)
Greek god of terror, son of Ares and Aphrodite. Deimos embodies dread and panic,... 
Tintoretto
Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto, was a Venetian Renaissance painter (1518-15... 
Arborist
Arborists cultivate & manage individual trees, distinct from forestry. Arboricul... 
Svante Arrhenius
Swedish scientist (1859-1927), a founder of physical chemistry. The 1903 Nobel l... 
Humboldt penguin
S. American penguin named for Alexander von Humboldt. Nests on Peru & Chile coas... 
Joseph Fouché
French statesman (1759-1820) and revolutionary. Fouché served as Minister of Pol... 
Caeneus
Lapith hero of Thessaly, once Caenis, daughter of Elatus. Poseidon transformed h... 
Phanes
Orphic primeval deity, Phanes (Protogonos, Erikepaios), emerged from the cosmic ... 
Dance (Matisse)
Henri Matisse's 1910 oil on canvas, "Dance," was commissioned by Sergei Shchukin... 
Serpent Mound
Ohio's Serpent Mound, a 1348-foot effigy, rests in Adams County. Built atop the ... 
Magellanic penguin
S. American penguin named for Magellan (1520). Breeds in Patagonia, Falklands; m... 
Galapagos penguin
Endemic to Ecuador's Galápagos, this penguin is unique as the only species north... 
Parietal eye
Parietal eye: photoreceptive organ in some vertebrates' epithalamus. Located ato... 
Seal hunting
Practiced in 9 countries, primarily Canada & Greenland. Canadian quotas reached ... 
Charon's obol
Ancient burial custom: a coin, usually an obol, placed on or in the mouth of the... 
Thomas Young (scientist)
British polymath (1773-1829) known for his contributions to vision, light, and E... 
Jean-François Champollion
French philologist Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832) was a child prodigy in ... 
Hardwood
Angiosperm wood, typically from broad-leaved trees. Most are deciduous in temper... 
Maurice Wilkins
NZ-born British biophysicist (1916-2004). Nobel laureate for DNA structure disco... 
Orcus
Etruscan/Roman god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths. Name also referr... 
Steven Chu
American physicist, born 1948. Nobel laureate (1997) for laser cooling/trapping ... 
Vector W8
American supercar, the Vector W8, was built 1989-1993. Vector Aeromotive Corp. p... 
Pierre Corneille
French tragedian Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) was a preeminent 17th-century dram... 
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist (1707-1788). As intendant of t... 
Silenus
Greek daemon, tutor to Dionysus. Older than satyrs, sometimes called Papposilenu... 
Andre Geim
Born in Russia, Andre Geim (b. 1958) is a Dutch-British physicist at the Univers... 
Elizabeth Blackburn
Born 1948 in Australia, Elizabeth Blackburn is a Nobel laureate known for co-dis... 
Jean Jaurès
French socialist leader (1859-1914). Initially a Moderate Republican, Jaurès bec... 
Alan Dean Foster
Born 1946 in NYC, Alan Dean Foster is an American sci-fi & fantasy author. Known... 
Evolution of cetaceans
Cetacean evolution began ~50 mya in the Indian subcontinent from Artiodactyla. F... 
Eared seal
Otariids, or eared seals, are pinnipeds in family Otariidae. 15 species populate... 
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French physicist/chemist (1900-1958). With wife Irène, he won the 1935 Nobel Pri... 
Orchard
Orchards are cultivated tree/shrub plantations for food. Primarily fruit or nut ... 
Jack Kilby
American engineer Jack Kilby (1923-2005) co-invented the integrated circuit at T... 
Alfred de Musset
French dramatist, poet, and novelist Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) was a key figu... 
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American geneticist (1866-1945) who won the 1933 Nobel Prize for his work on her... 
Aeolus (son of Hippotes)
In Greek myth, Aeolus, son of Hippotes, ruled Aeolia. He gifted Odysseus a bag c... 
Lares
Roman guardian deities of uncertain origin, possibly hero-ancestors. Lares prote... 
Tranquility Base
Lunar landing site in Mare Tranquillitatis. Named by Armstrong upon Apollo 11's ... 
Flaming June
Sir Frederic Leighton's 1895 oil painting, "Flaming June," is a 47-inch square c... 
Martial eagle
Sub-Saharan Africa's Polemaetus bellicosus, the sole Polemaetus genus member, is... 
Pelops
King of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, Pelops was son of Tantalus. His cult at Olympi... 
The Execution of Emperor Maximilian
Édouard Manet's 1867-1869 series captures the 1867 firing squad execution of Emp... 
Liber
Roman god of viticulture, wine, and freedom. Liber Pater, "the free Father," was... 
Víðarr
Æsir god of vengeance, son of Odin and Gríðr. Foretold to avenge Odin's death at... 
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
French statesman (1619-1683) under Louis XIV, Jean-Baptiste Colbert served as Fi... 
Nefertem
Egyptian god, originally a lotus from primal waters. Nefertem embodies the first... 
Bony-eared assfish
Acanthonus armatus is a bathypelagic cusk-eel inhabiting tropical and subtropica... 
List of female nominees for the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize female nominees: since 1901, hundreds of women have been nominated a... 
Maahes
Egyptian lion-headed war god. Son of Ptah & Sekhmet/Bast. Maahes, meaning "he wh... 
Coral bleaching
Whitening of coral from zooxanthellae expulsion, often due to thermal stress. Ri... 
Aristaeus
Son of Apollo & Cyrene, Aristaeus was a Greek culture hero. Revered as "the best... 
Pope Urban VIII
Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini (1568-1644) served as Pope Urban VIII and ruler of the... 
Hapi (Nile god)
Ancient Egyptian god of the Nile's annual flood, Hapi ensured fertile soil. Cele... 
Dis Pater
Roman god of the underworld, Dis Pater ("Rich Father") evolved from a deity of f... 
Maria Goeppert Mayer
German-American physicist (1906-1972). Göttingen PhD, she theorized two-photon a... 
Svante Pääbo
Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo (b. 1955) pioneered paleogenetics, reconstructin... 
Charles Stross
British sci-fi/fantasy author, born 1964. Known for hard sci-fi & space opera, o... 
Psittacidae
Psittacidae: True parrots, divided into Afrotropical (Psittacinae) and Neotropic... 
Bateleur
Sub-Saharan eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus), related to snake eagles. Adults are b... 
Heka (god)
Egyptian deity embodying magic, ḥkꜣ is also the Egyptian word for "magic" itself... 
Crom Cruach
Pre-Christian Irish deity, Crom Cruach demanded human sacrifice, ended by St. Pa... 
Ullr
Norse god of skiing and archery. Ullr's name derives from Proto-Germanic *wulþuz... 
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian-American physician (1868-1943). Landsteiner identified human blood grou... 
Carl Bosch
German chemist (1874-1940), Nobel laureate. Bosch pioneered high-pressure indust... 
The Green Stripe
1905 oil portrait by French Fauvist Henri Matisse, depicting his wife, Amélie No... 
White-bellied sea eagle
Diurnal raptor (Accipitridae), native to coasts/waterways from India to Australi... 
Anchiornis
Late Jurassic paravian from China's Tiaojishan Formation, ~160 MYA. *Anchiornis ... 
Tytonidae
Tytonidae, barn and bay owls, are a globally distributed family distinct from tr... 
Yi (dinosaur)
Late Jurassic scansoriopterygid from China. *Yi qi* ("strange wing") lived ~159 ... 
Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) was a French Superintendent of Finances under Louis ... 
Oneiros
Greek dream personified. Oneiros, or collectively Oneiroi, appear in mythology. ... 
Ronald Ross
British doctor (1857-1932) and Nobel laureate. Ross proved malaria is transmitte... 
Patrick Blackett
English physicist (1897-1974), Nobel laureate (1948). Blackett proved radioactiv... 
Gerard 't Hooft
Dutch physicist, born 1946. Shared the 1999 Nobel Prize with Veltman for work on... 
Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault (b. 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist, renowned... 
Burl
Tree growth with deformed grain, often a rounded outgrowth. Burls result from st... 
Shu (god)
Egyptian deity of air, light, and peace. Shu, meaning "emptiness," was part of t... 
Ajax the Lesser
Greek hero, son of Oileus, king of Locris. "Lesser" Ajax led Locrians in the Tro... 
Kek (mythology)
Egyptian god of primordial darkness, Kek was part of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis. P... 
Plutus
Greek god of wealth, Plutus is the son of Demeter and Iasion. Personifying riche... 
Garibaldi (fish)
Hypsypops rubicundus, or Garibaldi damselfish, is a bright orange species in the... 
Grove (nature)
Small tree groups, natural or planted, are called groves. Sequoia groves exempli... 
Cecrops I
Legendary first king of Attica, 1556-1496 BCE. Founder of Cecropia, later Athens... 
Tree planting
Transplanting tree seedlings aids forestry, land reclamation & landscaping. Refo... 
Dennis Gabor
Hungarian-British physicist, born in Budapest. Gabor (1900-1979) won the 1971 No... 
David Gross
Born in 1941, American physicist David Gross won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics... 
Quirinus
Early Roman state god, possibly Sabine in origin. Quirinus had a temple on the Q... 
Chambered nautilus
Nautilus pompilius, or pearly nautilus, is a cephalopod found in the South Pacif... 
Höðr
Norse god, son of Odin, unwittingly slew Baldr with a mistletoe dart guided by L... 
Tremarctinae
Tremarctinae, the short-faced bear subfamily, includes the extant spectacled bea... 
Harpocrates
Hellenistic god of silence and secrets, Harpocrates originated in Ptolemaic Alex... 
Hillman Imp
British economy car, 1963-76. Rootes Group's innovative, but unreliable, small c... 
Argyrosomus regius
Argyrosomus regius, a Sciaenidae family member, is known as meagre, croaker, or ... 
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda, a large ray-finned fish, is one of 27 barracuda species. Fo... 
Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket
Whistler's c. 1875 oil painting, held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, exemplif... 
Charles K. Kao
Born in Shanghai, China, 1933, Charles K. Kao was a Hong Kong-British-American e... 
Ophidiophobia
Ophidiophobia is the intense fear of snakes, sometimes called herpetophobia (fea... 
The Sick Child (Munch)
Norwegian artist Edvard Munch created six paintings and numerous prints titled "... 
Isocrates
Ancient Greek rhetorician (436-338 BC), one of the ten Attic orators. Isocrates ... 
The Ancient of Days
William Blake's 1794 frontispiece for Europe a Prophecy, "The Ancient of Days," ... 
Brian Josephson
British physicist, born 1940. Shared the 1973 Nobel Prize for discovering the Jo... 
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
French poet and critic Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636-1711) was a key figure in... 
Robert Millikan
American physicist (1868-1953) and Nobel laureate. Millikan won the 1923 Physics... 
Nun (mythology)
Egyptian deity; personification of the primordial waters of chaos. Nun existed b... 
Archosargus probatocephalus
A marine ray-finned fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, also known as sheepshead ... 
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili, the largest Carangidae species, is a predatory ray-finned fish... 
The Gross Clinic
1875 oil on canvas by American artist Thomas Eakins, "The Gross Clinic" measures... 
Odobenidae
Odobenidae is a pinniped family including the walrus. Once diverse with 12+ foss... 
Lawrence Bragg
Australian physicist (1890-1971). Shared the 1915 Physics Nobel Prize with his f... 
Konstantin Novoselov
Russian-British physicist, born 1974. Shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics wit... 
Madonna (Munch)
Edvard Munch's "Madonna" is an Expressionist oil on canvas composition from 1892... 
Yellow-eyed penguin
Endemic to New Zealand, the yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) is the sole *Megadyptes*... 
Silvanus (mythology)
Roman deity of woods and fields, Silvanus protected uncultivated lands and bound... 
Memnon
Memnon, an Ethiopian king in Greek myth, was the son of Tithonus and Eos. He aid... 
The Magic Circle (Waterhouse paintings)
An 1886 Pre-Raphaelite oil painting by John William Waterhouse, "The Magic Circl... 
Faunus
Roman forest deity, Faunus protected fields and livestock; Inuus ensured fertili... 
Muttaburrasaurus
Australian ornithopod from the Cretaceous period (Albian-Cenomanian). Possibly a... 
Arthur Compton
American physicist (1892-1962) who won the 1927 Nobel Prize for discovering the ... 
Óðr
Norse god of desire, passion, and inspiration. Thirteenth-century texts Prose Ed... 
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) was a prominent... 
Bertrand du Guesclin
Breton knight Bertrand du Guesclin (c. 1320-1380) was a key French military comm... 
Carol W. Greider
American molecular biologist, born 1961. While at UC Berkeley, Greider co-discov... 
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii, a black seadevil in the Melanocetidae family ("black sea ... 
Fruit tree
Flowering plant yielding edible fruit. Horticultural use focuses on human consum... 
The Ninth Wave
Ivan Aivazovsky's 1850 masterpiece, "The Ninth Wave," is a Russian Romantic mari... 
Nanuqsaurus
"Polar bear lizard" from Alaska's Late Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation. This t... 
Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich's iconic German Romantic landscape, "Two Men Contemplatin... 
Máni
Moon personified in Norse myth. Máni, brother of Sól (Sun) and son of Mundilfari... 
Dromaeosaurus
"Running lizard" from Late Cretaceous Alberta & US. Dromaeosaurid theropod, 80-6... 
Philipp Lenard
Born in Pressburg, Hungary (now Bratislava) in 1862, Philipp Lenard was a German... 
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos, a large marine fish in the Carangidae family, inhabits tropical a... 
Belize Barrier Reef
Part of the Mesoamerican Reef, this 190-mile section parallels Belize's coast. D... 
John Cockcroft
British physicist (1897-1967), Nobel laureate for splitting the atom with Ernest... 
Achillobator
Mongolian dromaeosaurid from the Late Cretaceous (96-89 mya), named "Achilles he... 
Váli
Norse god, son of Odin and Rindr. Born to avenge Baldr's death, Váli slew Höðr i... 
Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano, a leading opera... 
When Will You Marry?
Paul Gauguin's 1892 Post-Impressionist oil painting, "When Will You Marry?" (Qua... 
Jacques Anquetil
French road racing cyclist (1934-1987). Anquetil was the first to win the Tour d... 
Planetary nomenclature
IAU governs naming conventions for celestial bodies since 1919. Planetary nomenc... 
Common seadragon
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, a Syngnathiformes marine fish, is related to seahorses... 
Fausto Coppi
Italian cyclist (1919-1960), Fausto Coppi dominated post-WWII cycling, earning t... 
Metriacanthosaurus
Metriacanthosaurus, a metriacanthosaurid theropod, roamed England during the Lat... 
Le Lit (Toulouse-Lautrec)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's c. 1892 oil painting, Le Lit, depicts two women shar... 
Pagrus major
The red seabream, Pagrus major, is a marine ray-finned fish of the Sparidae fami... 
Hideki Yukawa
Yukawa (1907-1981) was a Japanese theoretical physicist. Awarded the 1949 Nobel ... 
Gigantoraptor
Largest oviraptorosaur from Late Cretaceous Inner Mongolia. Discovered in 2005, ... 
Thylacosmilus
Saber-toothed sparassodont from Late Miocene to Pliocene South America. Not a fe... 
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence, ... 
Psittaculidae
Psittaculidae, a parrot family, contains six subfamilies. Despite the name "Old ... 
Merluccius merluccius
The European hake, *Merluccius merluccius*, is a predatory merluccid found in th... 
William Henry Bragg
British physicist (1862-1942) & X-ray crystallographer. Shared the 1915 Nobel Pr... 
Royal penguin
Eudyptes schlegeli inhabits Macquarie Island & nearby isles. This penguin, named... 
Maraapunisaurus
Late Jurassic sauropod from North America's Morrison Formation. *M. fragillimus*... 
The Red Studio
Henri Matisse's 1911 oil on canvas, L'Atelier Rouge, is a seminal work of modern... 
Pierre Cauchon
French Catholic prelate (1371-1442) and Bishop of Beauvais (1420-1432), then Lis... 
Fine Wind, Clear Morning
"Fine Wind, Clear Morning," or "Red Fuji," is a Japanese woodblock print by Hoku... 
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans, or helmet gurnard, is a bottom-dwelling Syngnathiformes ... 
Morning in a Pine Forest
This 1889 oil on canvas, a collaboration between Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Sa... 
Northern rockhopper penguin
Endangered penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) of the southern Indian & Atlantic Oceans.... 
Palladium (classical antiquity)
Ancient cult image of Pallas Athena, key to Troy's safety. Stolen by Odysseus & ... 
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch physicist (1853-1926) who pioneered cryogenics at Leiden University. Kamer... 
Brandon Mull
American author born Nov 8, 1974. Mull is famed for children's fantasy: Fablehav... 
Submarine volcano
Underwater volcanoes are fissures erupting magma. Most are near mid-ocean ridges... 
Pacific halibut
A large righteye flounder, Hippoglossus stenolepis, the Pacific halibut inhabits... 
Louis Renault (industrialist)
French industrialist (1877-1944) and automobile pioneer, Louis Renault co-founde... 
Meleager
Greek hero, son of King Oeneus of Calydon. Meleager hosted the famed Calydonian ... 
Troilus
Trojan prince from Homer's Iliad (8th century BC), son of Priam or Apollo. Proph... 
Gassed (painting)
John Singer Sargent's 1919 oil painting, "Gassed," depicts WWI mustard gas victi... 
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
John Singer Sargent's 1882 oil painting, "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit," ... 
Guanlong
Late Jurassic tyrannosauroid from China's Shishugou Formation. Guanlong, meaning... 
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena, a Muraenidae family fish, inhabits the eastern Atlantic and Medi... 
Liliensternus
Triassic neotheropod from Germany, ~210 MYA. Liliensternus was a bipedal carnivo... 
Summer flounder
Paralichthys dentatus, a marine flatfish, inhabits the Atlantic Ocean off the Ea... 
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus, or beltfish, is a common to abundant predatory fish in the ... 
Zhuchengtyrannus
Tyrannosaurid from Late Cretaceous China, Zhuchengtyrannus magnus lived in Shand... 
Procompsognathus
Triassic theropod from Germany, ~210 MYA. A coelophysid, Procompsognathus was a ... 
The Last Day of Pompeii
Karl Bryullov's 1830–1833 history painting depicts Mount Vesuvius's AD 79 erupti... 
List of pharaohs deified during lifetime
Living pharaohs rarely received cultic worship in ancient Egypt. Self-deificatio... 
Yellow boxfish
Ostracion cubicum, a marine ray-finned fish in the Ostraciidae family, inhabits ... 
Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scomberomorus guttatus, the Indo-Pacific king mackerel, is a spotted seer fish f... 
Búri
Norse progenitor god, ancestor to the Æsir. Licked free from salty rime stones b... 
Vitaly Ginzburg
Soviet physicist (1916-2009), Nobel laureate in 2003 for superconductivity theor... 
Terminus (god)
Roman boundary deity; his name means "boundary marker" in Latin. Worshipped sinc... 
Women in medicine
Female involvement in medicine dates back to antiquity, though historically lowe... 
Francesco Borromini
Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) was a leading Italian Baroque architect, born in... 
Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus, "Hungarian lizard," was a dwarf sauropod from Transylvania. Livin... 
Nothosaurus
Triassic sauropterygian reptile, 245-228 MYA. "False lizard" inhabited the Tethy... 
Forseti
Norse god of justice, son of Baldr. Forseti presided over legal disputes in Glit... 
Tree stump
Remnant of a felled tree, retaining roots. Growth rings reveal age and past clim... 
Bonelli's eagle
*Aquila fasciata*, named for Franco Bonelli, inhabits southern Europe, Africa, a... 
Onuris
Egyptian war god, primarily venerated in Thinis and Abydos. Onuris, also called ... 
Tiger in a Tropical Storm
Henri Rousseau's 1891 oil-on-canvas, "Tiger in a Tropical Storm" (also "Surprise... 
James Franck
German-American physicist (1882-1964), Nobel laureate for proving quantum theory... 
Centrosaurus
Late Cretaceous ceratopsid from Canada's Dinosaur Park Formation. *Centrosaurus*... 
Women in aviation
"Aviatrices," or women pilots, emerged with early flight. Marie Surcouf founded ... 
Chasmosaurus
Late Cretaceous ceratopsid from North America. "Opening lizard" refers to large ... 
Broadway Boogie Woogie
Piet Mondrian's 1943 oil on canvas, Broadway Boogie Woogie, is a seminal work of... 
Death and Life
Gustav Klimt's "Death and Life" is an oil-on-canvas painting from 1908-1915. Thi... 
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905) charted Central A... 
Verreaux's eagle
*Aquila verreauxii*, the Verreaux's Eagle, inhabits mountainous Africa and the M... 
Borr
Borr, or Burr, is a figure in Norse myth. Son of Búri, he married Bestla and fat... 
Ribbon eel
The ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is a unique moray eel from the Indo-Pacif... 
List of women aviators
Pioneering women in flight! This list encompasses female aviators, designers, an... 
Yangchuanosaurus
Chinese theropod from the Middle to Late Jurassic. A metriacanthosaurid, it was ... 
Arambourgiania
Arambourgiania, a giant azhdarchid pterosaur, soared over Jordan during the Maas... 
Dan Wells (author)
Born 1977 in Utah, Daniel Wells is an American author of horror and sci-fi. He's... 
Atlantic bonito
A large mackerel-like fish, Sarda sarda belongs to the Scombridae family. This i... 
At the Moulin Rouge
This 1892-1895 oil-on-canvas by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec depicts ... 
André Citroën
French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën (1878-1935) founded the eponymous aut... 
Tawny eagle
*Aquila rapax*, a booted eagle (Aquilinae), favors open, dry African & Indian ha... 
Francisco de Paula Santander
Neogranadine military and political leader (1792-1840). Santander was Vice-Presi... 
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Manao tupapau, or Spirit of the Dead Watching, is an 1892 oil on burlap painting... 
Floristry
Floristry blends flower production, commerce, & design. It involves cut flower c... 
National Park of American Samoa
US park on Tutuila, Ofu, and Taʻū islands protects coral reefs, rainforests, and... 
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma, a Dasyatidae stingray, inhabits tropical Indian and western Paci... 
Snares penguin
NZ penguin (Eudyptes robustus) breeds solely on the Snares Islands. This crested... 
Changeable hawk-eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus, a large Accipitridae raptor, inhabits Asian forests. Formerl... 
Phaon
Mytilenean boatman in Greek myth. Aphrodite transformed him from old to young wi... 
Timeline of women in aviation
Aviation milestones achieved by women globally. Jeanne Labrosse was the first wo... 
Raceme
Botanical term for an unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence. Flowers with shor... 
Fiordland penguin
Endemic to New Zealand, the Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) breeds on... 
Little tunny
Euthynnus alletteratus, a Scombridae tuna, inhabits the Atlantic, Mediterranean,... 
Reef manta ray
The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi), or hāhālua, is a Mobulidae ray, among the w... 
Greater spotted eagle
*Clanga clanga*, a large Accipitridae raptor, breeds in Eastern Europe and Asia.... 
Atlantic tarpon
Megalops atlanticus, the Atlantic tarpon or "silver king," is a large ray-finned... 
Monument to Balzac
Auguste Rodin's Monument to Balzac, commissioned in 1891 by the Société des Gens... 
List of suffragists and suffragettes
Suffragists/ettes fought for women's vote. "Suffragist" was common in 19th-C Aus... 
True parrot
Psittacoidea contains ~350 parrot species across the globe. Found in tropical re... 
Javan hawk-eagle
Medium-sized raptor, *Nisaetus bartelsi*, in Accipitridae. Native to Java, Indon... 
Death and the Maiden (Schiele)
Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele's 1915 oil on canvas, "Death and the Maiden,... 
Ichthyovenator
Early Cretaceous spinosaurid from Laos, 120-113 MYA. Fossils from Grès supérieur... 
Water Serpents II
Gustav Klimt's 1907 oil painting, Wasserschlangen II, explores female sensuality... 
Sergeant major (fish)
Abudefduf saxatilis, commonly known as the sergeant major or píntano, is a damse... 
Blue Horses
"The Large Blue Horses" (Die grossen blauen Pferde) is a 1911 Expressionist oil ... 
Penjing
Ancient Chinese art form depicting miniature landscapes. Penjing includes tree (... 
Raymond Poulidor
French cyclist Raymond Poulidor (1936-2019), "The Eternal Second," rode for Merc... 
Deltadromeus
Cretaceous theropod from Morocco, named in 1996. *D. agilis* holotype was found ... 
Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl
James McNeill Whistler's 1861-62 oil painting, also known as The White Girl, fea... 
Nyctosaurus
Late Cretaceous pterosaur from the Niobrara Formation. Nyctosaurus, meaning "nig... 
Dryosaurus
Late Jurassic ornithopod dinosaur, meaning "tree lizard" for its habitat. A herb... 
Love and Pain (Munch)
Edvard Munch's 1895 oil painting, "Love and Pain," also known as "Vampire," depi... 
Rugops
"Wrinkle face" Rugops primus, a basal abelisaurid, roamed Cenomanian Niger ~95 M... 
Spanish imperial eagle
Iberian eagle, *Aquila adalberti*, endemic to Spain & Portugal. Distinct white "... 
Neotropical parrot
New World parrots encompass ~150 species across 32 genera, inhabiting South & Ce... 
Fukuiraptor
Early Cretaceous theropod from Japan, named "thief of Fukui." This megaraptoran,... 
Edmontonia
Nodosaurid from Late Cretaceous North America. Named for the Edmonton Formation ... 
Iacchus
Greek deity linked to the Eleusinian Mysteries, Iacchus was central to Athenian ... 
Holden Commodore (VS)
Built by Holden in Australia, the VS Commodore was a full-size car produced 1995... 
Arboriculture
Arboriculture: woody plant cultivation, management, and study. It uses technique... 
Mussaurus
Early Jurassic sauropodomorph from Argentina. Named "mouse lizard" for small juv... 
The Tree of Life, Stoclet Frieze
Gustav Klimt's 1909 Art Nouveau painting, "The Tree of Life, Stoclet Frieze," is... 
Crested serpent eagle
Asian raptor, *Spilornis cheela*, favors tropical forests. Varied subspecies exi... 
Lady Lilith
Oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1866-1868, altered 1872-73), depicting L... 
Cacus
Fire-breathing giant of Roman myth, son of Vulcan. Cacus terrorized the Aventine... 
Southern stingray
Hypanus americanus, a whiptail stingray, inhabits the Western Atlantic from New ... 
The Child's Bath
American Impressionist Mary Cassatt's 1893 oil painting, The Child's Bath, depic... 
The Apparition (Moreau, Musée d'Orsay)
Gustave Moreau's 1874-1876 watercolor, "The Apparition," depicts Salome dancing ... 
Appalachiosaurus
Late Cretaceous tyrannosauroid from Appalachia, USA. Basal Eutyrannosauria, rela... 
Explorers Program
NASA's Explorers Program enables space-based physics, geophysics, heliophysics, ... 
The Sin (Stuck)
Franz Stuck's 1893 Symbolist painting, "The Sin" (Die Sünde), depicts a nude Eve... 
Beipiaosaurus
Early Cretaceous theropod from China's Yixian Formation. Discovered in 1996, thi... 
Anxiety (Munch)
Edvard Munch's 1894 oil painting, "Anxiety," depicts a distressed group under a ... 
Masiakasaurus
Late Cretaceous theropod from Madagascar, named in 2001. "Masiaka" means "viciou... 
Dance at Bougival
1883 oil-on-canvas by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, "Dance at Boug... 
Laelaps (mythology)
Laelaps was a mythical Greek dog, named "hurricane." Gifted to Europa, then Proc... 
Papuan eagle
*Harpyopsis novaeguineae*, the Papuan eagle, is endemic to New Guinea's rainfore... 
Qianzhousaurus
Late Cretaceous tyrannosaur from Asia, Qianzhousaurus (Q. sinensis) existed duri... 
Bonaparte Crossing the Alps
Paul Delaroche's 1848–1850 oil painting, "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps," depicts ... 
Seven-arm octopus
Haliphron atlanticus, or the seven-arm octopus, is one of two largest known octo... 
Booted eagle
Palearctic raptor, *Hieraaetus pennatus*, migrates to Africa/Asia. Accipitridae ... 
Telephus
Son of Heracles & Auge, Telephus ruled Mysia in Asia Minor. Adopted by King Teut... 
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus is a ray-finned fish in the Balistidae family. This drab, uni... 
Bistahieversor
"Bisti Beast", Bistahieversor, is a eutyrannosaur from Late Cretaceous New Mexic... 
Beata Beatrix
Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 1870 oil on canvas painting, "Bea... 
Girls at the Piano
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1892 oil-on-canvas, "Young Girls at the Piano," exemplif... 
Mononykus
Alvarezsaurid theropod from Mongolia's Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation. *Monony... 
Erect-crested penguin
Eudyptes sclateri, or erect-crested penguin, breeds solely on New Zealand's Boun... 
Cirrina
Cirrina, a suborder of octopuses, are distinguished by an internal shell, two he... 
Ancient furniture
Ancient furniture used wood, reeds, ivory, & stone. Decoration included inlaying... 
Inachus
Argive king in Greek myth, son of Oceanus and Tethys. Founder of Argos, he reign... 
Palamedes (mythology)
Euboean prince in Greek myth, Palamedes joined the Trojan War expedition. Son of... 
Kosmoceratops
Late Cretaceous ceratopsid from Utah's Kaiparowits Formation, ~76 mya. "Ornate h... 
The Romans in their Decadence
Thomas Couture's 1847 oil painting, "The Romans in their Decadence," depicts Rom... 
Ornithocheirus
Ornithocheirus, meaning "bird hand," is a pterosaur genus from the early Cretace... 
Bahariasaurus
Large theropod from Cenomanian-age Africa. *B. ingens* remains, discovered in Eg... 
Mountain hawk-eagle
Hodgson's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) inhabits Asian forests. Named for nat... 
Stegoceras
Late Cretaceous pachycephalosaur from North America, 77.5-74 mya. *S. validum* t... 
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus, a marine ray-finned fish in the Sparidae family, is known as the ... 
Rapetosaurus
Titanosaurian sauropod from Late Cretaceous Madagascar. *Rapetosaurus krausei* r... 
K. Ferdinand Braun
German physicist (1850-1918), Nobel laureate for radio development with Marconi.... 
Proserpine (Rossetti)
Oil on canvas by British Pre-Raphaelite Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painted 1874. Th... 
Teratophoneus
"Monstrous murderer" theropod from Utah's Late Cretaceous. Teratophoneus curriei... 
Sinosaurus
Early Jurassic theropod from China's Lufeng Formation. Sinosaurus ("Chinese liza... 
Thalassodromeus
Early Cretaceous pterosaur from Brazil, ~100 MYA. Thalassodromeus sethi's holoty... 
Pollachius pollachius
A marine fish of the Gadidae family, Pollachius pollachius is known as pollack (... 
Triptolemus
Eleusinian hero taught agriculture by Demeter. Circa ancient Greece, Triptolemus... 
Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps
J. M. W. Turner's 1812 oil on canvas, "Snow Storm," depicts Hannibal's army faci... 
The Waltz (Claudel)
French sculptor Camille Claudel created "The Waltz" (1889-1905), depicting two f... 
Nymphs and Satyr
William-Adolphe Bouguereau's 1873 oil on canvas, "Nymphs and Satyr," depicts Gre... 
Eustreptospondylus
Jurassic theropod from England, 166-154 MYA. Eustreptospondylus, meaning "well-t... 
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson, a Scombridae family mackerel, inhabits a vast Indo-Paci... 
Hemen
Ancient Egyptian falcon deity. Worshipped in Upper Egypt, especially at Hefat, f... 
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus, a large marine fish in the jack family Carangidae, is found a... 
The Third-Class Carriage
Honoré Daumier's "The Third-Class Carriage" is a series of three oil paintings b... 
John Birmingham
Born in Britain, John Birmingham (b. 1964) is an Australian author. He gained fa... 
BMW 600
German-made, four-seat city car produced 1957-1959. BMW's first postwar four-sea... 
The Valpinçon Bather
1808 Neoclassical oil painting by French artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, h... 
The Kiss (Brâncuși sculpture)
Romanian Modernist Constantin Brâncuși's 1907–08 sculpture, "The Kiss," is a pro... 
Sea toad
Chaunacidae, or sea toads/coffinfishes, are deep-sea ray-finned fishes in the an... 
Julian May
American author Julian May (1931-2017) wrote sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and childr... 
Puertasaurus
Titanosaur from Late Cretaceous Argentina. Discovered in Patagonia's Cerro Forta... 
Blue Horse I
Oil on canvas, Franz Marc's 1911 Blue Horse I is a seminal work of German Expres... 
Ornate hawk-eagle
*Spizaetus ornatus*, a Neotropical raptor, inhabits forests from Mexico to Argen... 
Luxe, Calme et Volupté
Henri Matisse's 1904 oil painting, "Luxe, Calme et Volupté," is a foundational w... 
Citroën Xsara WRC
Citroën's WRC contender, based on the Xsara. Debuted in 2001, it secured Sébasti... 
Gargareans
All-male tribe in Greek myth, the Gargareans mated annually with Amazons near th... 
Smalltooth sawfish
Pristis pectinata, a critically endangered sawfish, inhabits shallow tropical an... 
Mullus barbatus
A goatfish species, Mullus barbatus, inhabits the Mediterranean, Black, and Marm... 
Indian spotted eagle
South Asian raptor, *Clanga hastata*, in Accipitridae family. Once considered a ... 
Crested eagle
*Morphnus guianensis*, a Neotropical eagle, is the sole *Morphnus* genus member.... 
Aardonyx
Early Jurassic sauropodomorph from South Africa's Elliot Formation. Aardonyx cel... 
Lesothosaurus
Early ornithischian dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, ~200 MYA. Fossils f... 
Bajadasaurus
Early Cretaceous sauropod from Argentina. Bajadasaurus, a dicraeosaurid, lived 1... 
Rebbachisaurus
Late Cretaceous sauropod from Africa, 99-97 MYA. Rebbachisaurus garasbae's skele... 
Western rockhopper penguin
*Eudyptes chrysocome* inhabits subantarctic waters near South America. Once grou... 
Jupiter and Semele
Gustave Moreau's 1894-95 Symbolist oil painting, "Jupiter and Semele," depicts t... 
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus, the Indo-Pacific sailfish, inhabits the Indian and Paci... 
Aucasaurus
Argentine abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous. Aucasaurus, meaning "Au... 
Portrait of Madame Récamier
Unfinished 1800 portrait by Jacques-Louis David, depicting Parisian socialite Ju... 
Tahitian Women on the Beach
Paul Gauguin's 1891 oil painting, also known as Femmes de Tahiti, depicts two Ta... 
Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa
This 1804 oil-on-canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros depicts Napoleon visiting plague vi... 
Giovanni Baglione
Giovanni Baglione (1566-1643) was an Italian Late Mannerist and Early Baroque pa... 
David Drake
American sci-fi/fantasy author (1945-2023). Vietnam War veteran turned lawyer, t... 
Vision After the Sermon
Paul Gauguin's 1888 oil painting, "Vision After the Sermon," is housed in the Sc... 
Ascari A10
British Ascari A10, a prototype evolved from the KZ1-R racer, was designed by Pa... 
Ascari KZ1
Ascari KZ1, a British sports car, debuted at the 2005 Autosport International. N... 
Capitolium
Ancient Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, & Minerva, the Capitoline Triad... 
Eotyrannus
Early tyrannosauroid from the UK's Isle of Wight. *Eotyrannus* lived during the ... 
Takifugu
Takifugu, or fugu, is a genus of 25 pufferfish species. Primarily found in the n... 
Victory Boogie Woogie
Piet Mondrian's final, unfinished abstract painting, "Victory Boogie Woogie," wa... 
The Bellelli Family
Edgar Degas' c. 1858-1867 oil on canvas, "The Bellelli Family," housed in the Mu... 
Brown snake eagle
African raptor, *Circaetus cinereus*, preys almost exclusively on snakes. Solita... 
Dogtooth tuna
A pelagic marine fish, Gymnosarda unicolor, also called white tuna, belongs to t... 
Aerosteon
Late Cretaceous megaraptoran from Argentina. Discovered in 1996, Aerosteon rioco... 
Elaphrosaurus
Late Jurassic theropod from Tanzania, ~155-145 MYA. A ceratosaur, reaching 20 ft... 
The Age of Bronze
L'âge d'airain, a bronze statue by French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), wa... 
Les Grandes Baigneuses (Renoir)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Les Grandes Baigneuses" (The Large Bathers), painted 18... 
Ampelosaurus
Late Cretaceous titanosaur from France, named in 1995. *A. atacis* remains date ... 
A Cotton Office in New Orleans
Oil painting by Edgar Degas, created early 1873 in New Orleans during the Recons... 
Alectrosaurus
Asian tyrannosauroid from the Late Cretaceous (96 MYA), found in the Iren Dabasu... 
Isisaurus
Titanosaur from India's Late Cretaceous Lameta Formation, named for the Indian S... 
Futalognkosaurus
Titanosaur from Argentina's late Cretaceous. Futalognkosaurus, meaning "giant ch... 
Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus, the blue mackerel, is a Scombridae family fish found in t... 
Blue runner
Caranx crysos, also called bluestripe jack, is a common marine fish in the Caran... 
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata, a pelagic marine fish of the jack family Carangidae, is th... 
Rahonavis
Late Cretaceous theropod from Madagascar, 70-66 mya. Discovered in Maevarano For... 
Pygmalion and Galatea (Gérôme painting)
Jean-Léon Gérôme's 1890 French oil painting, "Pygmalion and Galatea," depicts th... 
Zupaysaurus
Late Triassic theropod from Argentina's Los Colorados Formation. Zupaysaurus was... 
General relativity priority dispute
GR priority dispute: Einstein & Hilbert both developed general relativity's fiel... 
Megapnosaurus
Early Jurassic theropod from Africa, ~188 MYA. This bipedal carnivore, reaching ... 
Opisthocoelicaudia
Late Cretaceous titanosaur from Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Known from a headless sk... 
Scipionyx
Early Cretaceous theropod from Italy's Pietraroja Formation, ~113 MYA. The sole ... 
Limusaurus
Late Jurassic theropod from China, 161-157 MYA. *Limusaurus* ("mud lizard") foss... 
Walk on the Beach
Paseo a la orilla del mar, or Walk on the Beach, is a 1909 oil-on-canvas paintin... 
The Cradle (Morisot)
Berthe Morisot's 1872 oil on canvas, "The Cradle," is a key Impressionist work. ... 
Pygoscelis
Pygoscelis penguins, named "rump-legged" from Greek, are brush-tailed. Three spe... 
Picus
First king of Latium in Roman myth, son of Saturn. Picus founded Laurentum SE of... 
Delilah S. Dawson
American author (b. 1977) known for fantasy & sci-fi. Writes as Lila Bowen (fant... 
Mercedes-Benz 170S
Luxury car made 1949-1955 by Mercedes-Benz, initially with a 1.8L inline-four. T... 
The Yellow Christ
Paul Gauguin's 1889 Symbolist masterpiece, "The Yellow Christ," depicts Christ's... 
Rama Yade
Born in Senegal (1976), Rama Yade is a French politician and author. She served ... 
Dietary biology of the golden eagle
*Aquila chrysaetos*, a top predator across the Northern Hemisphere, hunts in day... 
Astrodon
Early Cretaceous sauropod from eastern US, reaching 66 ft long. A herbivore, its... 
Ranina ranina
This decapod crustacean, Ranina ranina, is a commercially important species know... 
Gryposaurus
Duckbill dinosaur from Late Cretaceous North America, 80-75 MYA. Gryposaurus, me... 
Grey-headed fish eagle
Southeast Asian raptor, *Icthyophaga ichthyaetus*, hunts fish. Adults sport dark... 
Loriinae
Loriinae: Psittaculidae subfamily of Oceania & SE Asia. Includes lories, lorikee... 
Thecodontosaurus
"Socket-tooth lizard" roamed late Triassic England. This basal sauropodomorph, ~... 
La Loge
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1874 oil painting, "La Loge," depicts a young couple in ... 
Caparo T1
British mid-engine, rear-wheel drive auto by Caparo Vehicle Technologies. Founde... 
The City Rises
Umberto Boccioni's 1910 oil painting, "The City Rises" (La città che sale), mark... 
The Balcony (Manet)
An 1868–69 oil painting by French artist Édouard Manet, depicting four figures o... 
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 1891 color lithograph, "Moulin Rouge: La Goulue," ad... 
Spinophorosaurus
Middle Jurassic sauropod from Niger; its name means "spine-bearing lizard". Init... 
Functions of the Pharaoh
Egyptian pharaohs (3150-30 BC) were divine rulers, mediating between gods and hu... 
Golden trevally
A large marine fish in the Carangidae family, the golden trevally (Gnathanodon s... 
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias, or tinker mackerel, is a pelagic schooling species inhabiting th... 
Euhelopus
Early Cretaceous sauropod from Shandong, China, 143-133 MYA. First scientificall... 
Omeisaurus
Sauropod from Jurassic China, named for Mount Emei. Herbivorous, with the larges... 
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin
1832 oil on canvas by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, depicting Louis-François Be... 
Florence Baker
Hungarian-born Florence Baker (1841-1916) was a British explorer. Orphaned in Tr... 
Pallas's fish eagle
Endangered fish eagle, *Haliaeetus leucoryphus*, inhabits east Palearctic wetlan... 
Luis Ocaña
Spanish road cyclist Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (1945-1994) famously won the 1973 T... 
Bubble-net feeding
Humpback & Bryde's whales use bubble-net feeding, a surface technique, alone or ... 
Lysithea (moon)
Jupiter X, Lysithea is a prograde irregular moon. Discovered by Nicholson in 193... 
The Charging Chasseur
French Romantic painter Théodore Géricault's c. 1812 oil-on-canvas, "The Chargin... 
Helicolenus dactylopterus
The blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus, is a marine ray-finned fish ... 
Dave Wolverton
American author (1957-2022), known as Dave Wolverton/David Farland. He wrote sci... 
Chindesaurus
Late Triassic saurischian from the US Southwest, 213-210 MYA. *C. bryansmalli*, ... 
Rambler Six and V8
AMC's intermediate car, the Rambler Six, debuted Dec 15, 1955, for the 1956 mode... 
Ash (deity)
Amazigh sky god, worshipped by Libyan & Tehenu tribes west of the Nile. Egyptian... 
Forager
Person gathering edible plants/fungi. Urban foraging, collecting in cities, rose... 
Carme (moon)
Irregular Jovian moon, prograde orbit. Discovered 1938 by S. Nicholson at Mount ... 
The Railway
Édouard Manet's 1873 oil painting, "The Railway," also known as "Gare Saint-Laza... 
Pocket forest
Pocket forests rapidly restore ecosystems via dense planting of native trees/shr... 
Valetudo (moon)
Jupiter LXII, or Valetudo, is an irregular Jovian moon discovered in 2016 and an... 
The Circus (Seurat)
Georges Seurat's unfinished 1890-91 oil on canvas, "Le Cirque," is a seminal wor... 
The Swing (Renoir)
French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1876 oil-on-canvas, "The Swing," ca... 
Kritosaurus
Late Cretaceous hadrosaur from North America, 74.5-66 MYA. "Separated lizard" re... 
Women in Antarctica
Caroline Mikkelsen was the first woman to set foot on an Antarctic island in 193... 
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus, a large marine fish in the jack family Carangidae, inhabits... 
Aegyptosaurus
Aegyptosaurus, meaning "Egypt's lizard," was a sauropod genus from the Late Cret... 
Music in the Tuileries
Édouard Manet's 1862 oil-on-canvas, "Music in the Tuileries," depicts Parisian l... 
Acanthurus leucosternon
The blue surgeonfish, Acanthurus leucosternon, is a marine ray-finned fish from ... 
Noasaurus
Late Cretaceous theropod from Argentina. *Noasaurus leali*, a ceratosaur, lived ... 
Le Pont de l'Europe
Gustave Caillebotte's 1876 oil painting, "Le Pont de l'Europe," depicts a Parisi... 
Antarctosaurus
Late Cretaceous titanosaur from South America. *Antarctosaurus* means "southern ... 
Diana L. Paxson
American author Diana L. Paxson (b. 1943) writes fantasy, historical fiction, an... 
The Snake Charmer (Rousseau)
1907 oil-on-canvas by French Naïve artist Henri Rousseau (1844–1910). This paint... 
Glacialisaurus
Early Jurassic sauropodomorph from Antarctica, ~184 MYA. Fossils, including femu... 
Diamantinasaurus
Australian titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous (~94 MYA). Diamantinasaurus matil... 
Verena Huber-Dyson
Swiss-American mathematician (1923-2016). Huber-Dyson researched group theory an... 
Snipe eel
Nemichthyidae is a family of nine pelagic eel species across three genera. Found... 
Eupheme (moon)
Jupiter LX, or Eupheme, is a small outer moon. Discovered in 2003, it's an irreg... 
Red grouper
Epinephelus morio, a marine ray-finned fish, is a grouper within the subfamily E... 
Hippocampus kuda
Hippocampus kuda, the common seahorse, is a widespread marine fish found in Indo... 
Daniel F. Galouye
American sci-fi author (1920-1976), born in New Orleans. Served as a WWII Navy t... 
Still Life with Apples and Oranges
French artist Paul Cézanne painted Still Life with Apples and Oranges, an oil on... 
Pasiphae (moon)
Jupiter's largest retrograde irregular moon. Discovered in 1908, Pasiphae orbits... 
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus, the butterfly kingfish, is a unique ray-finned bony fish... 
Carpo (moon)
Jupiter XLVI, or Carpo, is a small Jovian moon discovered in 2003 by Sheppard's ... 
Frank Schätzing
German author, born 1957 in Cologne. Schätzing achieved fame with the 2004 eco-t... 
Asli Hassan Abade
Somali pilot Asli Hassan Abade (b. 1958) broke barriers as the first African fem... 
The Meeting (Courbet)
Gustave Courbet's 1854 oil-on-canvas, "The Meeting," or "Bonjour, Monsieur Courb... 
Anthe (moon)
Saturn's XLIX moon, Anthe, orbits between Mimas and Enceladus. Discovered by Cas... 
Garudimimus
*Garudimimus*, a Late Cretaceous ornithomimosaur, was discovered in Mongolia's B... 
Astomi
Astomi, or Gangines, are mouthless beings from Greek & Roman mythology. First de... 
Kore (moon)
Jupiter XLIX, discovered in 2003, orbits 24.2 million km from the gas giant. Thi... 
Audi Avus quattro
Unveiled at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show, this Audi concept car showcased advanced ... 
Studebaker Silver Hawk
Studebaker Silver Hawk, built 1957-59 in South Bend, Indiana. Part of the "Hawk"... 
Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma, a Scombridae family mackerel, thrives in the shallow wa... 
List of Roman and Byzantine imperial burials
Imperial burials evolved from cremation to inhumation by the 4th century, reflec... 
Marbled electric ray
Torpedo marmorata, an electric ray from the Torpedinidae family, inhabits easter... 
Gareth L. Powell
British sci-fi author, born in 1970. Powell penned the Embers of War trilogy and... 
Cavetto
Concave moulding from Italian "cave" (hollow). Opposite of ovolo, it curves ~90°... 
Reticulate whipray
Himantura uarnak, a Dasyatidae stingray, reaches 2m width with a diamond disc an... 
Flag jacking
"Prise de drapeau," or flag-jacking, involves disguising nationality via foreign... 
Carme group
Retrograde Jovian moons sharing a common origin with Carme. Orbiting 22.7-23.6 m... 
Cathedral close
Cathedral closes are enclosed areas around cathedrals, originating in medieval E... 
Lufengosaurus
Early Jurassic massospondylid from Yunnan, China. "Lufeng lizard" fossils are ab... 
Ananke (moon)
Jupiter XII, Ananke, is a retrograde irregular moon. Discovered in 1951 by Seth ... 
Kallichore (moon)
Jupiter XLIV, or Kallichore, is a Jovian irregular moon discovered in 2003 by Sh... 
Ernest Callenbach
American author (1929-2012) known for "Ecotopia" (1975), a utopian novel envisio... 
Potato grouper
Epinephelus tukula, known as potato grouper, cod, or bass, is a large marine ray... 
Himalia group
Jupiter's prograde irregular satellites, sharing Himalia's orbit, form this grou... 
Pasiphae group
Retrograde Jovian moons sharing Pasiphae's orbit, these irregular satellites lik... 
Grania Davis
American author Grania Davis (1943-2017) wrote science fiction and fantasy. She ... 
Barry B. Longyear
American sci-fi author, born 1942, died 2025. Longyear is known for his Hugo and... 
Maria Chudnovsky
Born in Russia, January 6, 1977, Maria Chudnovsky is an Israeli-American mathema... 
Roughtail stingray
Bathytoshia centroura, a Dasyatidae stingray, inhabits sandy/muddy Atlantic coas... 
Music technology (electric)
Circuits enable electric instruments & recording. Electric pianos (1929), guitar... 
Dia (moon)
Jupiter LIII, or Dia, is a prograde irregular moon named in 2015. Part of the Hi... 
Ersa (moon)
Jupiter LXXI, Ersa, is a Jovian moon discovered in 2018 by S. Sheppard. Part of ... 
Exocomet
Extrasolar comets orbit stars beyond our Sun. First found in 1987 around Beta Pi... 
Aeolosaurus
Titanosaur from Late Cretaceous South America. Aeolosaurus' name references the ... 
Novation Launchpad
Launched in 2009 by Novation, the Launchpad is a multi-button MIDI controller fo... 
Roman architectural revolution
Roman architectural revolution (c. 100 BC) saw widespread use of arches, vaults,... 
Ananke group
Retrograde irregular Jovian moons sharing Ananke's orbit. Semi-major axes span 1... 
Atlantic torpedo
Tetronarce nobiliana, the largest electric ray, inhabits the Atlantic from Nova ... 
Patagosaurus
Eusauropod from middle Toarcian Patagonia, Argentina. Found in Cañadón Asfalto F... 
Traditional games of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan traditional games flourish during Aluth Avurudda. Many resemble other... 
Ancient theater of Sabratha
Sabratha's Roman theater, in modern Libya, dates to the late 1st/early 2nd centu... 
Phineus (son of Belus)
Son of Belus in Greek myth, brother to Aegyptus, Danaus, and Cepheus. Anchinoe w... 
Emma Newman
British author Emma Newman writes science fiction and fantasy. Nominated for the... 
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina, or greasy grouper, is an economically important Indo-Pacifi... 
Euporie (moon)
Jupiter XXXIV, discovered in 2001 by Sheppard's team, is a small, retrograde moo... 
David Anthony Durham
American novelist David Anthony Durham writes historical fiction and fantasy. Hi... 
Arensnuphis
Kushite deity from 3rd century BC Musawwarat el-Sufra. Worship spread to Ptolema... 
Acanthurus triostegus
Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus) is a marine ray-finned fish in the family A... 
List of Strigiformes by population
Strigiformes, or owls, are a diverse order of nocturnal birds. The IOC recognize... 
Helike (moon)
Jupiter XLV, discovered in 2003 by Sheppard's team, is a Jovian moon. S/2003 J 6... 
Akhty (deity)
Egyptian deity, rarely mentioned in texts. Netjer-akhty, meaning "horizon," is a... 
Iocaste (moon)
Jupiter XXIV, Iocaste is a retrograde irregular moon. Discovered in 2000 by the ... 
A. A. Attanasio
Born 1951, A.A. Attanasio is an American sci-fi & fantasy author. His novel *Rad... 
Carol Emshwiller
American avant-garde & sci-fi author (1921-2019). Nebula & Philip K. Dick Award ... 
Mazda Persona
JDM hardtop sedan, 1988-1991. Based on the Capella/626, it emulated American pil... 
Pasithee (moon)
Jupiter XXXVIII, a retrograde irregular moon, was discovered in 2001 by Sheppard... 
Arearea
Paul Gauguin's 1892 oil painting, Arearea, depicts two Tahitian women and a red ... 
Frog shark
Somniosus longus is a rare deepwater squaliform shark of the family Somniosidae,... 
Ijiraq (moon)
Saturn's prograde irregular moon, Ijiraq (XXII), was found in 2000 by Gladman, K... 
Andy Duncan (writer)
Born 1964, Andy Duncan is an American SF/fantasy author. His fiction often explo... 
Melanie Tem
American author Melanie Tem (1949-2015), born Kubachko, wrote horror and dark fa... 
Neshat Jahandari
Iranian pilot Neshat Jahandari (b. 1989) is a trailblazer in aviation. The first... 
Traditional games of Afghanistan
Buzkashi, a national sport, is a Central Asian equestrian game. Two teams compet... 
Lotus Mark VI
Lotus Mark VI, Colin Chapman's 1952 debut production car, pioneered the Lotus Ca... 
Becca Fitzpatrick
Born in 1979, Becca Fitzpatrick is an American author of young adult fiction. He... 
Bebhionn (moon)
Saturn's irregular moon, Bebhionn (XXXVII), was discovered in 2005. It orbits at... 
James Patrick Kelly
Born April 11, 1951, James Patrick Kelly is an American science fiction author. ... 
Bestla (moon)
Saturn's retrograde irregular moon, Bestla (XXXIX), was discovered in 2005 by Sh... 
A. Lee Martinez
Born 1973, A. Lee Martinez is an American fantasy & sci-fi author. Active since ... 
Adranus
Sicel fire god, venerated across Sicily, especially near Mount Etna. His main te... 
Felicior Augusto, melior Traiano
Latin phrase used in late Roman imperial inaugurations. Meaning "more fortunate ... 
Paaliaq
Saturnian prograde irregular moon, discovered in 2000. Named in 2003 after an In... 
David H. Keller
American pulp writer & psychiatrist (1880-1966). Keller wrote sci-fi, fantasy, &... 
Arche (moon)
Jupiter XLIII, discovered in 2002 by Sheppard's team, is a small moon ~3km acros... 
Mneme (moon)
Jupiter XL, or Mneme, is a retrograde irregular moon discovered in 2003. Orbitin... 
Sulcus primigenius
Ancient Roman ritual: plowing a furrow to define a city's sacred boundary before... 
Fornjot (moon)
Saturn XLII, discovered 2005, is an outer moon. Observations spanned Dec 2004-Ma... 
Kalyke
Jupiter XXIII, Kalyke is a small Jovian moon. Discovered in 2000 by Sheppard's t... 
Eurydome (moon)
Jupiter XXXII, or Eurydome, is a Jovian moon discovered in 2001 by Sheppard's te... 
Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus, or blacktip grouper, is a marine ray-finned fish in the E... 
Bergelmir (moon)
Saturnian moon, Bergelmir (S/2004 S 15), is ~6km wide. Discovered 2005, observat... 
Kale (moon)
Jupiter XXXVII, or Kale, is a retrograde irregular moon. Discovered in 2001 by S... 
Harpalyke (moon)
Jupiter XXII, named Harpalyke, is a small, retrograde irregular moon. Discovered... 
Flag planting
Symbolic act of placing a flag, often asserting territorial claim. Used geopolit... 
Largetooth cookiecutter shark
Isistius plutodus, a rare squaliform shark in the Dalatiidae family, inhabits sc... 
Thrymr (moon)
Saturnian moon, discovered 2000 by Gladman et al. Named for a Norse Jotun, it's ... 
S/2003 J 23
Jupiter's moon S/2003 J 23, discovered in 2003 by Sheppard's team, is ~2km acros... 
Euanthe (moon)
Jupiter XXXIII, Euanthe, is a retrograde irregular moon discovered in 2001 by Sh... 
Orthosie (moon)
Jupiter XXXV, discovered in 2001 by Sheppard's team, is a small, 2km-wide moon. ... 
Adèle Geras
Born in Jerusalem, March 15, 1944, Adèle Geras is a prolific English author. Wri... 
Metanephrops challengeri
A slim, pink lobster, Metanephrops challengeri inhabits burrows off New Zealand'... 
Mundilfari (moon)
Saturn's moon, discovered in 2000. Named after Norse mythology's father of the S... 
Hati (moon)
Saturnian moon, discovered 2005 by Sheppard, Jewitt, Kleyna & Marsden. Hati orbi... 
Hermippe (moon)
Jupiter XXX, or Hermippe, is a Jovian moon discovered in 2001 by Jewitt, Sheppar... 
Taygete (moon)
Jupiter XX, named Taygete, is a small retrograde irregular moon. Discovered in 2... 
Daryl Gregory
Born 1965, Daryl Gregory is an American sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book author. ... 
Thyone (moon)
Jupiter XXIX, Thyone is a retrograde irregular moon discovered in 2001 by Sheppa... 
S/2003 J 2
Retrograde irregular Jovian moon, S/2003 J 2, discovered Feb 5, 2003, by Sheppar... 
Gudrun Pausewang
German author Gudrun Pausewang (1928-2020) wrote youth literature focused on pea... 
Isonoe (moon)
Jupiter XXVI, Isonoe is a retrograde irregular moon. Discovered in 2000 by Shepp... 
Elsa Andersson
Sweden's first female pilot & parachutist. Born 1897 in Strövelstorp, she defied... 
Jasnath Temple
Located in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, the Jasnath Temple is near Katariyasar ... 
Eurysaces
Son of Ajax and Tecmessa, Eurysaces was a figure in Greek myth. Named for Ajax's... 
Hyrrokkin (moon)
Saturn XLIV, or Hyrrokkin, is a retrograde irregular moon discovered in 2006. Or... 
Abellio
Gallo-Roman deity of the Garonne Valley, worshipped in Aquitania (modern southwe... 
Andrea Hairston
Born 1952, Pittsburgh, PA. African-American playwright & novelist known for scie... 
Abarth 1000 GT Coupé
Italian prototype, 1960s. Abarth & Alfa Romeo collaborated with Bertone, design ... 
Tree box filter
Urban stormwater runoff solution. Tree box filters, introduced in the late 20th ... 
Khuman martial traditions
Khuman martial arts, from ancient Kangleipak (Manipur), stem from the Khuman cla... 
Clare Winger Harris
American sci-fi author (1891-1968). Harris was the first woman to publish SF und... 
H. L. Gold
Born in Canada, H. L. Gold (1914-1996) was an influential American SF editor and... 
Oecus
Roman hall derived from the Greek oikos, used as a salon or banquet space. Large... 
Venereum
Pompeiian feature (after Venus), often misinterpreted as a dedicated sex room. F... 
Megaclite
Jupiter XIX, discovered in 2000, is a tiny, distant Jovian moon. Part of the Pas... 
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Born in 1982, Alaya Dawn Johnson is an American speculative fiction author. Know... 
Emmi Itäranta
Finnish author, born 1976. Itäranta's debut, *Memory of Water*, gained internati... 
Secondary mirror
Reflecting telescopes use this second mirror to redirect light. Newtonians emplo... 
Jupiter LV
S/2003 J 18, now Jupiter LV, is a Jovian moon discovered in 2003 by Gladman's te... 
Letter cutting
Inscriptional art form related to stone carving, emphasizing precise lettering. ... 
Sliteye shark
A requiem shark (Carcharhinidae), the sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is the... 
Peristasis (architecture)
Ancient Greek temple feature: a columned porch or hallway encircling the cella (... 
Traditional games of the Dominican Republic
Dominican games blend European & African roots. "Vitilla," a street game resembl... 
Kjárr
Kjárr, or Kíarr, is a figure from Germanic heroic legend, possibly reflecting Ro... 
Kathleen Ann Goonan
American sci-fi author (1952-2021), Kathleen Ann Goonan penned Nebula-nominated ... 
Erinome
Jupiter XXV, a retrograde irregular moon, was discovered in 2000 by Sheppard's t... 
David D. Levine
Born 1961 in Minneapolis, David D. Levine is an American sci-fi author. He won t... 
Chaldene
Jupiter XXI, Chaldene, is a retrograde irregular moon discovered in 2000 by Shep... 
Andrzej Pilipiuk
Born in Warsaw, Poland, 1974, Andrzej Pilipiuk is a humoristic sci-fi/fantasy au... 
Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander
Uruguayan-born Israeli-American biomathematician (1941-2021). Awerbuch-Friedland... 
S/2003 J 16
Jupiter's moon, S/2003 J 16, is a 2km-wide irregular satellite. Discovered in 20... 
Children of the Sea (painting)
Children of the Sea or Kinderen Der Zee is an 1872 oil-on-canvas painting by the... 
Hiplet (dance style)
Hiplet blends ballet & hip hop, coined in 2009. Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Cen... 
Collection of the National Gallery
The National Gallery is the primary British national public art gallery, sited o... 
Joseph's Dream (Rembrandt, 1645)
Joseph's Dream is a 1645 oil-on-canvas painting by Rembrandt. It was in the Köni... 
List of ancient Egyptian temples
Egyptian temples, from 3200-30 BC, served religious and economic roles. Cult tem... 
A Blonde Woman
A Blonde Woman, also called Flora, is an oil painting by Palma Vecchio, dated to... 
Sponde
Jupiter XXXVI, discovered in 2001, is a small, irregular moon. Sponde, ~2km acro... 
Abraham Serving the Three Angels
Abraham Serving the Three Angels is a 1646 oil-on-panel painting by Rembrandt. T... 
Allegory of Patience (Vasari)
Allegory of Patience (Italian: L'Allegoria della Pazienza) is a painting of c. 1... 
Austin Tappan Wright
American legal scholar (1883-1931), best known for his utopian novel, Islandia. ... 
Lampornithini
Lampornithini, a hummingbird tribe, is part of the Trochilinae subfamily. Called... 
Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster
Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster (164... 
Kathryn Mann
Mathematician specializing in geometric topology & group theory. Cornell Univers... 
Günter Kunert
German writer Günter Kunert (1929-2019) published poetry from East Berlin starti... 
Alfred Coppel
American author (1921-2004), born in Oakland. WWII fighter pilot turned prolific... 
Eukelade
Jupiter XLVII, discovered in 2003 by Sheppard's team, is a retrograde irregular ... 
Arrowhead dogfish
A small, little-known deepwater dogfish, Deania profundorum belongs to the famil... 
Adoration of the Magi (Lorenzo Monaco)
The Adoration of the Magi is a tempera on panel painting by the Italian late Got... 
S/2003 J 9
Retrograde Jovian moon, S/2003 J 9, discovered in 2003 by Sheppard's team. Rough... 
A Bacchanalian Revel Before a Term
A Bacchanalian Revel Before a Term is an oil painting by Nicolas Poussin, dated ... 
Balloon shark
Cephaloscyllium sufflans, a catshark in the Scyliorhinidae family, is endemic to... 
Head of Christ (Rembrandt, New York)
Head of Christ is a 1650s painting by Rembrandt's workshop. It shows Christ with... 
Starspotted smooth-hound
Mustelus manazo, a Triakidae houndshark, is a medium-sized shark distinguished b... 
A Mother's Duty
A Mother's Duty (1658–1660) is an oil-on-canvas Dutch Golden Age painting by the... 
Kommadi
Visakhapatnam suburb in Andhra Pradesh, India. Kommadi's history is tied to the ... 
Spotted houndshark
A Triakidae family member, Triakis maculata is a houndshark inhabiting tropical ... 
Andrzej Ziemiański
Born in 1960, Andrzej Ziemiański is a Polish author writing fantasy, sci-fi, thr... 
Landscape with Arched Bridge
Landscape with Arched Bridge is a circa 1637-1638 landscape painting by the Dutc... 
Antoni Lange
Polish poet Antoni Lange (1862-1929) mastered 15 languages. A Parnassianist, sym... 
Jahangir with a Portrait of Akbar
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100 great paintings from Duccio to Picasso
100 great paintings from Duccio to Picasso is a selection of European paintings ... 
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Holy Family with Angels (Rembrandt)
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Allegory of Happiness
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Immaculate Conception with Saints (Piero di Cosimo)
The Immaculate Conception with Saints (also known as The Incarnation of Jesus) i... 
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel
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The Judgement of Solomon (Giorgione)
The Judgment of Solomon is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgion... 
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Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1968
The following is a list of paintings by Rembrandt in order of appearance (catalo... 
Benedetto Portinari Triptych
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The Flight into Egypt (Rembrandt)
The Flight into Egypt is a 1627 oil painting on panel by Rembrandt, now in the M... 
Coronation of the Virgin (Lorenzo Monaco)
The Coronation of the Virgin is a 1414 tempera-on-panel polyptych by the Italian... 
Justice (Pollaiuolo)
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The Death of Adonis (Sebastiano del Piombo)
The Death of Adonis is a 1512 oil on canvas painting by Sebastiano del Piombo, n... 
David and Uriah
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Landscape with Waterfall
Landscape with Waterfall (Dutch Landschap met waterval, in de verte een kerk) (c... 
Adam and Eve (Baldung)
Adam and Eve is a pair of oil-on-panel paintings by Hans Baldung Grien, dating t... 
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Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1908
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The Floating Feather
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History Painting (Rembrandt)
History Painting is an early painting by Rembrandt dating to 1626. The title is ... 
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A Mayor of Delft and his Daughter
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Allegory of Peace
Allegory of Peace or Triumph of Peace is a 1652 oil-on-canvas painting by Dutch ... 
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Head of Christ (Rembrandt, Philadelphia)
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Anna and the Blind Tobit
Anna and the Blind Tobit, also titled Blind Tobit and his Wife, is a c. 1630 oil... 
Whitenose shark
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Adoration of the Magi (Rembrandt)
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Head of Christ (Rembrandt, Abu Dhabi)
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Hermelinda Urvina
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Christ and the Virgin Diptych
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Fadiko Gogitidze
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Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry
Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry is a 1627 oil on canvas by the artist Peter Paul ... 
Children Teaching a Cat to Dance
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The Egg Dance
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Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea
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Portrait of a Young Man in an Armchair
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Jahangir Visiting the Ascetic Jadrup
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The Forge of Vulcan (Vasari)
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Expulsion from Paradise (Pontormo)
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Morning Ride on the Beach
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Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds
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The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr (Bellini)
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Crucifixion (Perugino and Signorelli)
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Aix Annunciation
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Chassenon Baths
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The Preacher Eleazar Swalmius
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Homer Dictating his Verses
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Harpsichord-viola
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Crucifixion with Saint Mary Magdalene (Signorelli)
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Jenna Dolan
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Christ Among the Doctors (Luini)
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Dora Metcalf
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Cardinal of Portugal's Altarpiece
The Cardinal of Portugal's Altarpiece (Italian: Pala del cardinale del Portogall... 
David Walton (science fiction writer)
Born 1975, American sci-fi/fantasy author David Walton resides in Philadelphia. ... 
Isabel Rilvas
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Elijah in the Desert
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The Battle of Hanau
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Adoration of the Christ Child (Lippi, Florence)
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Mary Magdalene (Scorel)
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Het Kasteel van Batavia
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Malthi
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The Descent from the Cross (Rembrandt, 1650–1652)
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The Blood of the Redeemer
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Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński
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Visit My Mosque
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Floriane Soulas
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June Constance Howden
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Danica Tomić
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Laura Martignon
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Nicole Chang-Leng
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Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau
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Thérèse Clerc
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International Castle Research Society
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Beatrix de Rijk
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Arch of Dativius Victor
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Irene Sciriha
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History of the Han dynasty
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Tyet
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Coronation of the Byzantine emperor
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Buchis
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Nebty name
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Book of the Earth
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Xoanon
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Solar barque
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Two Ladies
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Nomen (ancient Egypt)
Royal name, one of five "great names" for pharaohs. Introduced by Djedefre (4th ... 
Aesop and the Ferryman
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Book of Caverns
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Flooding of the Nile
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Baetyl
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Economy of the Han dynasty
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Serabit el-Khadim
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End of the Han dynasty
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Prenomen (Ancient Egypt)
"Of the Sedge and Bee," the prenomen was a pharaoh's throne name, one of five ro... 
Arcadia (utopia)
Greek province symbolizing pastoral ideals. Originating in antiquity, Arcadia's ... 
Greek hero cult
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Minoan snake goddess figurines
Minoan figurines from Knossos, Crete, c. 1600 BCE. Unearthed in 1903, the "Snake... 
Viking expansion
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Christianization of Scandinavia
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Western Regions
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Mesopotamian Marshes
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Housecarl
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Racephedrine
Racemic ephedrine, a bronchodilator for asthma, contains equal parts (1R,2S)- an... 
Cyclopean masonry
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Buto
Ancient Egyptian city, Per-Wadjet, Greeks called it Buto. Located in the Nile De... 
Inca animal husbandry
Andean peoples domesticated llamas & alpacas, vital to the Inca economy (1400s-1... 
Cuju
Ancient Chinese football, Cuju, dates to the Han Dynasty (3rd-2nd century BC). F... 
Aztec codex
Aztec codices are Mesoamerican manuscripts from pre-Columbian & colonial Mexico.... 
Interpretatio graeca
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Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)
Hanshui, a 1532 km Yangtze tributary in Central China, is also known as Hanjiang... 
Cynocephaly
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Osiris myth
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Myrmidons
Thessalian tribe in Greek myth, led by Achilles in the Iliad. Descended from Myr... 
Failaka Island
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Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul
Ancient Egyptians believed the soul had many parts, including *ka* and *ba*. Ori... 
Demigod
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Cochasquí
Pre-Inca complex in Ecuador's Pichincha Province, Cochasquí features 15 truncate... 
Pergamon Altar
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Wrought iron
Iron alloy, <0.05% carbon, made by "puddling" cast iron. Stirring oxidizes exces... 
Kaftan
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Pelasgians
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Ouroboros
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Wonders of the World
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Ephedrine
CNS stimulant & sympathomimetic amine, isolated in 1885, commercialized 1926. De... 
Menes
Early Dynastic pharaoh (c. 3200 BC), traditionally credited with unifying Upper ... 
Tao
East Asian concept, the Tao (道) is the universe's source and principle. Represen... 
Kurd Lasswitz
German author Kurd Lasswitz (1848-1910), also known as Velatus, wrote science fi... 
Evangeline Walton
American fantasy author (1907-1996), born Evangeline Wilna Ensley. Writing as Ev... 
James P. Hogan (writer)
British sci-fi author James P. Hogan (1941-2010) wrote hard science fiction, oft... 
Delia Sherman
Born in Tokyo, 1951, Delia Sherman is an American fantasy author and editor. She... 
Carrie Vaughn
Born in 1973, Carrie Vaughn is an American author known for urban fantasy. Her K... 
Janusz Zajdel
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Andreas Eschbach
Born 1959 in Ulm, Germany, Andreas Eschbach is a celebrated science fiction auth... 
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz
Born in Piaseczno, Poland, 1964, Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz is a Polish right-wing pub... 
Ian Watson (author)
British SF author, born 1943. Known for surreal, cerebral works exploring consci... 
Johanna Sinisalo
Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo (b. 1958) writes science fiction and fantasy. St... 
Margo Lanagan
Born 1960, Waratah, NSW, Margo Lanagan is an Australian author. She's known for ... 
Cherith Baldry
British author born 1947, known for children's and fantasy fiction. Baldry write... 
Juliet Marillier
Born in 1948, this New Zealand author excels in historical fantasy. Marillier's ... 
Damien Broderick
Australian author (1944-2025) known for science fiction and popular science. Bro... 
Frank M. Robinson
American sci-fi author (1926-2014), Frank M. Robinson penned techno-thrillers. H... 
Catherine Webb
Born in 1986, Catherine Webb is a British author known for diverse genre fiction... 
Colin Greenland
British SF author, born 1954. Greenland gained recognition after winning 2nd pri... 
Christopher Moore (author)
American author born in 1957, known for humorous fantasy novels. Moore blends sa... 
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
American author Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915-2000) penned children's and young adu... 
Darrell Schweitzer
American writer Darrell Schweitzer (b. 1952) specializes in speculative fiction,... 
Francis Marion Crawford
American author (1854-1909) known for novels, particularly those set in Italy. C... 
Dennis Etchison
American horror & fantasy writer/editor (1943-2019), known for dark, introspecti... 
Cherie Priest
Born 1975, Priest is an American novelist and blogger based in Seattle, WA. Know... 
A. Merritt
A. Merritt (1884-1943) was an American pulp fantasy author and magazine editor. ... 
Baku Yumemakura
Born 1951, Kanagawa, Japan, Baku Yumemakura (Yoneyama Mineo) is a prolific sci-f... 
Bernard Werber
French sci-fi author, born 1961 in Toulouse. Werber debuted in the 90s and is kn... 
Angélica Gorodischer
Argentine author (1928-2022) known for science fiction, fantasy, and crime stori... 
Howard Waldrop
American SF writer (1946-2024), famed for short stories blending alternate histo... 
Dennis Wheatley
English author Dennis Wheatley (1897-1977) penned occult thrillers, becoming a b... 
Ellen Kushner
Born 1955, American fantasy author Ellen Kushner is known for works like "Swords... 
Ed Greenwood
Canadian fantasy author, born 1959. Creator of the Forgotten Realms, a popular D... 
Brian Stableford
British author (1948-2024) known for prolific output in science fiction, critica... 
Begum Rokeya
Bengali feminist Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) championed women's educatio... 
Lysistrata
Athenian comedy by Aristophanes, staged 411 BCE during the Lenaea festival. "Arm... 
Ene-Margit Tiit
Estonian statistician Ene-Margit Tiit, born in Tartu, 1934, significantly advanc... 
Rabia Basri
Rabia Basri (c. 716-801 CE), an early Sufi mystic and poet from Iraq, was born R... 
Elham Malekpoor Arashlu
Iranian poet, writer, and journalist Elham Malekpoor Arashlu, also known as Male... 
Matilde Ribeiro
Brazilian social worker & activist, born 1960. As SEPPIR Chief Minister (2008, L... 
Nona Gaprindashvili
Born in Georgia, Nona Gaprindashvili (b. 1941) reigned as women's world chess ch... 
Vera Menchik
Chess champion (1906-1944), born in Moscow to Czech and English parents. Menchik... 
Susan Polgar
Hungarian-American chess grandmaster, born 1969. Zsuzsa Polgár was Women's World... 
Dona Tututa
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Amaranta Gómez Regalado
Born in 1977, Amaranta Gómez Regalado is a Mexican Muxe social anthropologist. A... 
Comfort women
"Comfort women" were victims of sexual slavery by Japan's military before & duri... 
Nisha Rao
Pakistani transgender lawyer and activist. Rao became Pakistan's first transgend... 
Barbara Robb
British advocate for elderly welfare, born 1912. Robb founded AEGIS after witnes... 
Alojzija Štebi
Slovene feminist Alojzija Štebi (1883-1956), educator & politician. She advocate... 
Hourya Benis Sinaceur
Moroccan philosopher Hourya Benis Sinaceur, born in 1940, specializes in the his... 
Argelia Velez-Rodriguez
Cuban-American mathematician, born 1936. Velez-Rodriguez was the first Black wom... 
Carmela Troncoso
Born in Vigo, Spain (1982), Carmela Troncoso is a privacy-focused telecommunicat... 
Zuzana Čaputová
Slovak lawyer & politician, born 1973. Čaputová was Slovakia's first female pres... 
Dana Olmert
Israeli left-wing activist, literary theorist, and editor, born 1972. Daughter o... 
Mina Teicher
Israeli mathematician Mina Teicher (b. 1952?) specializes in algebraic geometry ... 
Ema Shah
Kuwaiti artist Ema Shah (b. 1981) is a singer, composer, and director of Iranian... 
Helen Losanitch Frothingham
Serbian humanitarian Helen Losanitch Frothingham (1885-1972) aided soldiers/orph... 
Emmanuelle Cosse
French politician Emmanuelle Cosse, born 1974, is a Green party member. A former... 
Eva Dickson
Swedish explorer (1905-1938), Eva Dickson was a rally driver, aviator, and write... 
Grace Mera Molisa
Ni-Vanuatu politician (1946-2002), Grace Mera Molisa championed women's rights. ... 
Elena Kostyuchenko
Russian journalist & activist, born 1987. Known for investigative reporting at N... 
Bella Galhos
Born in 1972, Bella Galhos is an East Timorese activist. She fought for independ... 
Cleopatra Kambugu Kentaro
Ugandan trans woman & activist. Born in 1980s, Kentaro champions equality, focus... 
Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile
Botswana's Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile (b. 1988) is a performance artist, mus... 
Céline Cousteau
Born 1972, Céline Cousteau is a French-American socio-environmental advocate. Gr... 
Mauatua
Tahitian tapa maker (c. 1764-1841), also known as Maimiti or Isabella Christian.... 
Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello
Dutch VVD politician (1936-1990). Leiden council member, then in Parliament. Sta... 
Antoaneta Stefanova
Bulgarian chess grandmaster born in 1979. Stefanova held the Women's World Champ... 
Chuu-Lian Terng
Taiwanese-American mathematician, born 1949. Terng researches differential geome... 
Aloha Wanderwell
Idris "Aloha Wanderwell" Welsh (1906-1996) was a Canadian explorer and filmmaker... 
Diana Sacayán
Argentinian LGBT activist (1975-2015). Sacayán founded MAL, advocating for trave... 
Eliana Rubashkyn
Colombian-born New Zealander (b. 1988), pharmacist & human rights advocate. Firs... 
Anna Bijns
Flemish poet Anna Bijns (1493-1575), from Antwerp, wrote in Dutch. Educator and ... 
Aston Martin Vantage
Vantage denotes high-performance Aston Martins, but the 1972-73 model was a uniq... 
Bentley Speed 8
Bentley Speed 8: GTP racer, evolved from EXP Speed 8. Shares tech with Audi R8C.... 
Jaguar XJR-15
JaguarSport XJR-15: Limited-run (53 chassis) sports car, 1990-92. Le Mans XJR-9 ... 
Rolls-Royce Phantom VII
Rolls-Royce Phantom VII: 2003-2017 flagship saloon, first model under BMW owners... 
Jaguar XK150
Jaguar XK150: 1957-1961 sports car, successor to the XK140. Offered as FHC, DHC,... 
BMW 507
BMW 507: '56-'59 luxury roadster. Aimed at US market, high costs limited product... 
Oldsmobile 442
Oldsmobile's 4-4-2 (1964-87) began as an F-85/Cutlass option, then a standalone ... 
Studebaker Avanti
Studebaker Avanti: 1962-63 personal luxury coupe. Loewy design, marketed for per... 
Dodge Tomahawk
Dodge Tomahawk: 2003 concept vehicle with a Viper V10 engine and four wheels. Ma... 
BMW 02 Series
**BMW 02 Series**
Compact BMW line (1966-1977), derived from New Class. Models ... 
AMC AMX
AMC AMX: '68-70 two-seat GT based on Javelin. Shorter wheelbase, fixed rear wind... 
Nissan Z-car
Nissan Z: Iconic sports car series, debuting in 1969 as the Datsun 240Z (Fairlad... 
Mazda Cosmo
Rotary-powered halo car, 1967-1995. Pioneered Mazda's Wankel engine, showcasing ... 
Hummer H1
**Hummer H1**
Civilian version of the military Humvee, produced 1992-2006 by AM... 
Pontiac Bonneville
Pontiac Bonneville: Full/mid-size car (1957-2005). RWD (to '87), then FWD. Marke... 
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
Peugeot's 2007-2011 Le Mans prototype. Diesel V12, challenged Audi. Won 19 of 28... 
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
**Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost:** 40/50 h.p. chassis, prod. in UK & US. "Silver Ghos... 
BMW Z8
BMW Z8: Roadster produced 1998-2003 (E52). Design led by Chris Bangle (1993-95),... 
Toyota GR Yaris
**Toyota GR Yaris**
Gazoo Racing-developed, 3-door hot hatch (2020–). Born from... 
BMW 8 Series
BMW 8 Series: Grand tourer, initially a '90s coupe (E31) with V8/V12 engines. Re... 
Buick Riviera
Buick Riviera: GM's first personal luxury car (1963-1999, excl. '94). Eight gene... 
Dodge Dakota
Chrysler's mid-size pickup, the Dakota (1987-2011), was later sold as the Ram Da... 
Jaguar XJS
British grand tourer, the XJ-S (later XJS), was built 1975-1996. Offered as coup... 
Aston Martin Rapide
Executive saloon produced 2010-2020 by Aston Martin, their first series four-doo... 
Saleen S7
American supercar by Saleen Automotive, debuting August 19, 2000. Conceived by S... 
Fiat 500 "Topolino"
**Fiat 500 "Topolino"**
Italian city car, manufactured by Fiat (1936-1955). Nic... 
Jaguar XK120
Jaguar XK120: 1948-1954 sports car, Jaguar's first post-war. Debuted with the ne... 
MG MGB
British Motor Corp's MG MGB, a two-door sports car, debuted Sept 19, 1962. Produ... 
Audi RS 6
**Audi RS 6**
High-performance Audi A6 variant, built by Audi Sport GmbH since ... 
BMW i3 (hatchback)
BMW's first mass-produced EV, the i3, was made 2013-2022. This B-segment hatchba... 
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: Grand touring sports car, produced since 1954. "SL" mean... 
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
VW sports car, 1955-1975, with coupe and convertible models. Type 14 used Beetle... 
Mini Moke
British Motor Corporation's utility vehicle, the Mini Moke, debuted in 1964. Ori... 
Citroën SM
French grand tourer, 1970-1975. Citroën's SM featured hydropneumatic suspension ... 
Audi R18
**Audi R18**
LMP racer; Audi's successor to the R15 TDI. Features a 3.7L V6 TDI... 
Audi R10 TDI
Audi's R10 TDI, co-developed with Dallara, dominated LMP1 racing. This prototype... 
Renault Dauphine
French rear-engine economy car, produced 1956-1967. Over two million were made, ... 
Renault 19
French small family car, produced 1988-1996, but until 2000 in Turkey & Argentin... 
Fiat 1100
Italian small family car, manufactured by Fiat from 1953-1969. The 1100 replaced... 
Alfa Romeo Giulia (2015)
Alfa Romeo's Type 952, a compact executive car, debuted in 2015. It marked Alfa ... 
Alfa Romeo Spider
Alfa Romeo Spider (105/115): RWD roadster, 1966-1994. Four series evolved from t... 
Chevrolet Camaro (fifth generation)
Fifth-gen Camaro, a pony car, was built 2010-2015. Production started March 2009... 
Chevrolet Corvair
Rear-engined, air-cooled compact car by Chevrolet (1960-1969), the Corvair count... 
Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova
Chevy II/Nova: Compact car, 1962-79 & 1985-88. Initially top Chevy II trim, "Nov... 
Porsche 928
German grand tourer, produced 1977-1995. A front-engine, rear-wheel drive 2+2 co... 
Holden Monaro
Australian-made, rear-wheel drive coupe and sedan by Holden. Produced 1968-79 an... 
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart: Compact car (1963-76), preceded by full-size (1960-61) and mid-size ... 
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte: Italian luxury sedan ("four doors"). Debuted 1963. Six ge... 
Morris Minor
British economy car by Morris Motors, 1948-1971. Debuted at the 1948 Earls Court... 
Jaguar XJ
British luxury car, the Jaguar XJ, was produced from 1968-2019. It spanned four ... 
Cadillac Eldorado
Cadillac's luxury flagship, 1953-2002. Twelve generations ranged from bespoke co... 
Porsche Taycan
**Porsche Taycan**
All-electric luxury sports sedan/shooting brake. Debuted as ... 
Subaru Legacy
Subaru's mid-size flagship, built 1989-2025, uniquely featured standard all-whee... 
Jeep CJ
Jeep CJ: 1945-1986. Open-bodied 4x4s & compact trucks. Evolved from WWII Jeeps, ... 
Lotus Elan
Lotus Elan: Two distinct car ranges. 1962-75: RWD roadster. 1989-95: FWD, Isuzu ... 
Buick Regal
Buick Regal: Mid-size car (1973-2020, 2008-present China). Premium Buick, counte... 
Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevelle: GM mid-size car (1964-1977). A-body platform, successful nameplate. Of... 
BMW i8
BMW i8: Plug-in hybrid sports car, part of BMW's "i" sub-brand. Debuted 2013 Fra... 
Ford Torino
Ford Torino: 1968-76 intermediate, initially upscale Fairlane trim. Became Ford'... 
Ford Galaxie
Ford Galaxie: Full-size car (1959-1974), named for the Space Race. Competed with... 
Jeep Wrangler
Off-road SUV since 1986, evolving from WWII Jeeps. Wranglers descend from Willys... 
Chevrolet Bel Air
Chevrolet Bel Air: Full-size car, 1950-1981. Initially a hardtop designation, th... 
Peugeot 205
Peugeot 205: 4-passenger supermini (1983-1999). Projet M24 replaced 104/Samba. '... 
Ford Bronco
Ford's first SUV, the Bronco, debuted in 1966 as a compact off-roader. Five gene... 
Porsche Panamera
Porsche Panamera: Luxury car (E/F-segment) by Porsche since 2009. Three generati... 
Huehueteotl
Old God from pre-Columbian Central Mexico, especially Aztec. Nahuatl for "old go... 
Apkallu
Sumerian sages, Apkallu were seven demigods, part man, fish, or bird. Post-flood... 
Bident
Two-pronged implement similar to a pitchfork. Distinct from the trident (three p... 
Donn
Irish mythological ancestor of the Gaels, Donn is likely a god of the dead. "The... 
Belatucadros
Belatucadros, a Celtic deity, was venerated in Roman-era northern Britain, near ... 
Rongo
Māori atua of cultivated plants, Rongo-mā-Tāne ensured successful harvests, espe... 
Fusang
Fusang is a mythical land east of China, first noted in the Classic of Mountains... 
Ah-Muzen-Cab
Maya bee and honey god, Ah Muzen Cab protected Melipona beecheii in Yucatán. Pos... 
Tāne
Māori god of forests & birds, son of Ranginui (sky) & Papatūānuku (earth). He se... 
Lugh
Irish god of skill, Lugh of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a warrior, king, and crafts... 
Indispensable Reefs
Coral Sea atoll chain, part of the Solomon Islands' Rennell and Bellona Province... 
Brian Schmidt
Born in Montana, USA, Brian Schmidt (1967-) is an Australian astrophysicist. At ... 
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
DESI, on Kitt Peak, AZ, probes dark energy via spectrographic surveys. Retrofitt... 
Onium
Onium denotes a particle-antiparticle bound state. Typically named with "-onium"... 
Anton Zeilinger
Austrian quantum physicist, born 1945. Nobel laureate (2022) for experiments wit... 
Numerical aperture
Dimensionless value defining an optical system's light acceptance. Crucial in mi... 
Next-Generation Transit Survey
Ground-based exoplanet hunter at Chile's Paranal Observatory, operational since ... 
Environmental impact of artificial intelligence
AI's environmental impact stems from deep learning's energy demands. Training mo... 
Start codon
Initiates protein synthesis. mRNA's first translated codon, usually AUG. Codes f... 
Adenovirus vaccine
Adenovirus vaccines prevent adenovirus infections. A U.S. military vaccine (type... 
Phreatomagmatic eruption
Violent blasts from magma meeting water. Unlike phreatic eruptions, juvenile cla... 
G-quadruplex
G4s are helical DNA/RNA structures rich in guanine, first observed in the 1960s.... 
Plague vaccine
Plague vaccine protects against Yersinia pestis. Inactivated bacterial vaccines ... 
Pair production
Boson decay into particle-antiparticle pairs, like electron-positron, requires e... 
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
Polish astronomical project (1992-present) at Warsaw University. OGLE surveys th... 
DNA supercoil
DNA supercoiling describes DNA strand twist, impacting strain. It's classified a... 
Volcanic belt
Active regions above magma plumes (700-1400°C) formed by crustal melting. Belts ... 
Spallation
Process where material fragments eject due to impact/stress. Planetary physics: ... 
Invention
A novel device, method, or idea, inventions improve efficiency or introduce new ... 
Robotaxi
Robotaxis are SAE level 4/5 autonomous cars used for ridesharing, predicted to i... 
Global Volcanism Program
Smithsonian's GVP tracks Earth's Quaternary Period volcanoes, focusing on the Ho... 
Ancient DNA
aDNA: Degraded genetic material from ancient remains. Sources include fossils, m... 
Alec Todd
British biochemist (1907-1997) Alexander Todd won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Chemis... 
Beam splitter
Optical device dividing light into two beams via reflection/transmission. Key in... 
Alfred Hershey
American bacteriologist (1908-1997) known for proving DNA, not protein, is genet... 
Microbotics
Microrobotics involves robots under 1mm. Focused on manipulating micro-scale com... 
Environmental DNA
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is genetic material shed into the environment from sour... 
Hale Telescope
Located at Palomar Observatory (CA), this 200-inch reflector was named for astro... 
SN 2022jli
Type Ic supernova, SN 2022jli, flared in 2022 within spiral galaxy NGC 157 (23 M... 
Asteroid
Minor planets, larger than meteoroids, orbit within the inner Solar System or ar... 
Frances Northcutt
Born in 1943, Frances Northcutt is an American engineer and attorney. As a NASA ... 
Black hole thermodynamics
Black hole thermodynamics links gravity, quantum physics, and heat. Horizon area... 
CDG-2
CDG-2: A dark galaxy in the Perseus cluster, it's primarily dark matter. Discove... 
Comet
Icy bodies releasing gas near the Sun, forming a coma and tail from solar radiat... 
Galaxy
Gravitationally bound systems of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter, galaxies ran... 
MACS 2129-1
Early universe 'dead' disk galaxy, discovered 2017 by Hubble. Located ~10 billio... 
SN 1000+0216
Distant hypernova/SLSN, SN 1000+0216 peaked between June-Nov 2006 in Sextans. Re... 
S-IV
Saturn I's second stage, the S-IV, was built by Douglas. This LOX/LH2 stage used... 
SN 2007on
Type Ia supernova in NGC 1404 (Fornax Cluster), observed Nov. 2007. A transition... 
SN 2011by
Type Ia supernova, SN 2011by, occurred in the galaxy NGC 3972. Discovered in 201... 
Black hole
Compact astronomical body with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, e... 
Pluto
Dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, discovered 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. Once conside... 
Feryal Özel
Born in Istanbul (1975), Turkish-American astrophysicist Feryal Özel studies com... 
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37
Cape Canaveral's SLC-37 was built for Apollo, featuring pads A & B. Pad B launch... 
SN 1986G
Type Ia supernova, SN 1986G, spotted May 3, 1986 by Robert Evans. Located in Cen... 
Star
Luminous plasma spheroid held by self-gravity. The Sun is Earth's nearest star. ... 
Orbiting Frog Otolith
NASA's 1970 Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) project studied bullfrog vestibular syst... 
SN 2004dj
Type II-P supernova, SN 2004dj, peaked before its discovery on July 31, 2004, by... 
Liquid-mirror telescope
Reflecting telescopes using a rotating liquid, often mercury, as a mirror. First... 
Grand Tour program
Canceled NASA program (1960s) aiming to explore the outer Solar System. Four pro... 
SN 2008D
Type Ibc supernova in NGC 2770, 88M light years away. Detected Jan 9, 2008 by So... 
Black Hole Initiative
Harvard's Black Hole Initiative (BHI), est. 2016, unites astronomy, physics, & p... 
Theatrum artis scribendi
Jodocus Hondius's 1594 calligraphy book, published in Amsterdam, showcases handw... 
Rice writing
Minute calligraphy, often on rice grains. Originating in ancient India, it sprea... 
Tumbang preso
Filipino children's game, Tumbang Preso, involves striking a can guarded by a "t... 
Ukrainian calligraphy art
Ukrainian calligraphy's roots trace to Trypillia culture, Scythians, and Cossack... 
Traditional games of Pakistan
Pakistani traditional games blend skill & chance. *Gilli Danda*, a stick-and-bal... 
Traditional games of South Africa
South Africa boasts indigenous games like Diketo, played with small stones, test... 
Chalipa
Nastaliq calligraphy panel created by Mir Emad Hassani. "Chalipa" means "cross" ... 
Siyah mashq
"Black practice," or Siyah Mashq, are dense calligraphic sheets originating in P... 
Turkish calligraphy
Ottoman calligraphy, flourishing since the 7th century, gained prominence after ... 
Erasing shield
Erasing shield: thin template used to control erasers, protecting paper. Common ... 
Traditional games of South Asia
Kabaddi, a tag and wrestling fusion, originated in ancient India. Played across ... 
Pounce (powder)
Pounce, a fine powder of cuttlefish bone or sandarac resin, smoothed rough paper... 
Patintero
Filipino tag game, also called harangang-taga. Played outdoors, it involves two ... 
Copperplate script
17th-18th century calligraphy, often called English Roundhand. "Copperplate" ref... 
Ritinis
Lithuanian team sport, also called ritinys or rypka. Players use wooden sticks t... 
Vyaz (Cyrillic calligraphy)
Vyaz is a decorative Cyrillic script, letters interwoven to form ornaments. Orig... 
Mheibes
Mashriqi team game, Mheibes, Arabic for "ring," involves hiding an object. Popul... 
Script typeface
Mimics handwriting, used mainly for display, not body text. Script typefaces sim... 
Kercang
Malay Peninsula disentanglement puzzle. Known as "chek reij nuej" or "buah latep...