Virtual Hits
Released in 1985 on the NES, this iconic side-scroller featured a plumber traversing the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue the Princess.
Super Mario Bros.
The endless, habitual scrolling through negative news and distressing social media feeds is commonly referred to by this portmanteau.
Doomscrolling
Located in Giza, this monumental structure built for Pharaoh Khufu is the only Ancient Wonder of the World still largely intact today.
Great Pyramid
his Renaissance polymath spent over three years painting his famous mural The Last Supper on the refectory wall of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
Leonardo da Vinci
Barry Sonnenfeld directed this 1997 science fiction comedy involving 2 agents monitoring extraterrestrial activity on Earth while erasing witnesses' memories.
Men in Black
Master Chief and his AI companion Cortana fight to save humanity from the Covenant alien alliance in this flagship sci-fi franchise created by Bungie.
Halo
"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee" is a famous quote spoken by guards in this RPG.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Built under King Nebuchadnezzar II for his homesick wife, these terraced gardens were supposedly engineered to cascade water over lush greenery in Mesopotamia
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
While living in the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, this Post-Impressionist painter depicted the swirling night sky outside his window.
Vincent van Gogh
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on Mario Puzo's bestselling novel, this 1972 crime epic follows the rise of Michael Corleone in his family's mafia empire.
The Godfather
Set in the underwater "utopia" of Rapture, this 2007 immersive sim asks players if they would kindly follow the instructions of Atlas.
BioShock
Located above the directional arrows on standard PC keyboards, this key was originally designed to toggle whether arrow keys moved the text cursor or moved the entire screen.
Scroll lock
Standing on the island of Pharos in Egypt, this ancient lighthouse used a giant mirror to reflect light miles out into the Mediterranean Sea.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508, this Italian Renaissance sculptor spent four years painting the intricate ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed this 1994 non-linear cult classic featuring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and a mystery briefcase.
Pulp Fiction
Players controlled a green amphibian trying to leap across a busy highway and a river filled with logs and alligators in this 1981 Konami classic.
Frogger
Popularized in early arcade classics like Kung-Fu Master and more recently Hollow Knight, this action video game genre has players continuously fighting waves of enemies while moving horizontally through stages.
Side Scroller
Sculpted by Phidias around 435 BC, this colossal 40-foot-tall seated statue made of ivory plates and gold panels was housed inside a temple complex in western Greece.
Statue of Zeus
This Mexican painter, famous for her vibrant self-portraits and depictions of indigenous Mexican culture, often incorporated her experience with lifelong chronic pain into her artwork.
Frida Kahlo
Anthony Hopkins won an Academy Award for playing the brilliant, cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter in this 1991 psychological horror film.
The Silence of the Lambs
This 1978 Tomohiro Nishikado arcade shooter was so popular in Japan that it reportedly caused a national shortage of 100-yen coins.
Space Invaders
Made of parchment or paper, these rolled documents feature decorative wooden turned handles at both ends are used to read this religious and significant Hebrew text.
Torah scrolls
Constructed around 350 BC for a satrap of the Achaemenid Empire, this grand tomb in Halicarnassus was so famous that its ruler's name became the root word for all large above-ground tombs.
Mausolus/mausoleum
Famous for his water lily series, this French artist's 1872 painting Impression, Sunrise gave the Impressionist movement its name.
Claude Monet
Inducted as the inaugural member of Riot Games' official "Hall of Legends" in 2024, this legendary South Korean mid-laner received his very own immortalized Ahri skin in celebration of his legacy.
Faker