Titan

Titan is a moon of Saturn.  It is the only moon in the solar system known to have clouds and an atmosphere, and the only one with bodies of liquid on its surface.  The liquid is probably methane and ethane.

First World Cup host

The first nation to host the World Cup was Uruguay, in 1930.  They won, Argentina was the runner up, and the USA took third place, its best finish to this day!  Go USA!

Noble gases

Noble gases are a group of chemical elements in the periodic table with very low reactivity. They are located in group 18 of the periodic table and include helium, (He) neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton, xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn).  They have also been referred to as the inert gases or aerogens.

Fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1990.  German reunification was finalized in 1991.  More than 100 people died trying to cross the Berlin Wall over the course of its 28-year history.

Democritus

Democritus was known as "the laughing philosopher" because he advised being cheerful.  He taught that there are smallest indivisible bodies from which everything else is composed, and that these move about in an infinite void.  The atomists held that there are smallest indivisible bodies from which everything else is composed, and that these move about in an infinite void.

Erysichthon

In Greek myths, Erysichthon was king of Thessaly who was punished by the goddess Demeter for cutting down a sacred oak tree. As punishment, he was cursed with insatiable hunger, and no matter how much he ate, he remained ravenous. Some say Erysichthon became a starving beggar and some say he eventually ate himself to death, consumed by his own hunger.

The Talmud

The Talmud is a record of Jewish law dating back to 200 AD. It is composed of the Mishnah, a written record of holy law; and the later part, the Gemara, a commentary on the Mishnah as well as the Tanakh (the Hebrew acronym referring to the Old Testament).