Emojis are small drawings that can be added to text messages or emails to convey emotion. The unicorn emoji was released in 2015. It is used to represent the mythical beast, whimsy, fantasy, uniqueness, and the LGBTQ community... Read more
When we first meet Lightning McQueen, he is a proud and self-assured racecar who believes he is destined for greatness. When he spends some time in the sleepy town of Radiator Springs, however, Lightning learns to care about others besides himself... Read more
Emoji are pictorial icons used to communicate meaning and emotion in written messages. The poop emoji - also called pile of poo, dog dirt, or smiling poop - officially became a part of Unicode, a computing character set for all languages, in 2010... Read more
The clarinet is a woodwind instrument. It is played by blowing through the mouthpiece and pressing keys to form different notes. A single reed is attached to the mouthpiece. It is the vibration of this reed that produces the sound... Read more
Beach balls are large, inflatable, lightweight toys often used to play water games such as water polo or volleyball. They became popular as they appeared in teenaged beach films of the 1960s, including Beach Party and Beach Blanket Bingo... Read more
Milkshakes are dessert beverages made from ice cream and milk. The term "milkshake" was first used in 1885, and early milkshakes contained alcohol. Before the invention of the electric blender, milkshake ingredients had to be crushed and stirred by hand. The popularity of the milkshake increased as blenders and refrigerators became available in the early 1990s... Read more
Star Wars fans first glimpsed the dreaded Death Star in 1977, alongside Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, and Chewbacca. "He's headed for that small moon," Luke said of a derelict TIE fighter. "That's no moon," Obi-Wan corrected. "It's a space station." Han could hardly believe that a space station could be so large... Read more
"For those who remember. For those who will never forget. And for a whole new generation who will experience it for the very first time..." Those nostalgic words opened the 1990s VHS release of the original Star Wars trilogy, including A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi... Read more
BB-8, also called Beebee-Ate, is a BB-series astromech droid. Astromech droids accompany pilots in their starfighters, often acting as navigators and mechanics. BB-8 belongs to Resistance pilot Poe Dameron. BB-8 is intelligent and able to move quickly by rolling his round body... Read more
In Egyptian mythology, the Sphinx was a creature that had a human head and the body of a lion. In one legend, a winged Sphinx asked the riddle, “What is it that has one voice year becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?” The Sphinx would eat anyone that could not give the proper answer... Read more
