Mario has been jumping on screens and collecting coins for decades. Mario has had undeniable staying power as one of, if not the, most prominent figures in video games. Mario has become so popular that many people now celebrate today, March 10, as Mario Day, or “Mar10,” as some call it. Do you know why […]
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A surgeon is a medical professional who specializes in evaluating and treating conditions that may necessitate surgery or physical changes to the human body. Surgical procedures can be used to diagnose or treat disease or injury. Surgeons lead a team of other doctors and nurses in the operating room to ensure a procedure goes smoothly.
Princess Susana did not have the royal life she implied when she fled to the United States. Surprisingly, her name was not even Susana, to begin with. But did you know why she was known as the Colonial Con-woman? Princess Susanna Caroline Matilda was a convicted thief who fled to America in 1770 and lived
Jeopardy! the show includes a quiz competition in which contestants are given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in the state of questions. It was hosted by Merv Griffin. The first daytime episode aired on NBC on March 30, 1964, and lasted until January 3, 1975. But did
Sigurd Eysteinsson or better known as Sigurd the Mighty, was the leader in a Viking conquest in Northern Scotland and was popularly known as the second Earl of Orkney. But did you know the story about his unusual death? Sigurd Eysteinsson had his enemies’ heads attached to his winning men’s saddles as a trophy. On
Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks created and released Skyrim, an action role-playing video game. Following 2006’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, it is the fifth main installment in the Elder Scrolls series, and it was published globally on November 11, 2011, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. But do you know how
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Sega’s Dreamcast is a home video game console that was introduced in Japan on November 27, 1998, North America on September 9, 1999, and Europe on October 14, 1999. A rumored project involving Dreamcast’s Star Fox was canceled, but who was to blame for this? Most of the development crew spoke Japanese, the game was
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Hidetaka Miyazaki is a Japanese creative director, designer, scriptwriter, and executive for the video game company FromSoftware, but did you know that he was inspired to design a summoning scene in one of his games by his car breakdown? Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the Dark Souls series, was inspired to design the summoning based
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With the evolution of today’s technology, schools are trying to adapt to fast-paced changes. From the famous classic books to the first video game have been added to a high school’s recommended reading lists. What is this game, and which country has started it? This War of Mine will be added to the recommended reading
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Robyn and Rand Miller created the graphic adventure puzzle video game Myst. It was created by Cyan, Inc. and published by Broderbund in 1993 for the Macintosh personal computer platform. What most people did not know was that Disney almost made a theme park base on this video game. “Myst Island,” was a Disney World
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