This is Halloween
You don't want to find a literal one of these in your closet, but metaphorically, it could be a closely kept scandalous secret.
What is a skeleton?
Bubbles, Blossom, Buttercup.
Who are the Powerpuff Girls?
What is margarine?
Gen Z-ers are quick to (sometimes rightly) partake in intergenerational mockery of this genre of TikTok videos.
What is millennial core?
Emperor Augustus, known for heralding the Golden Age of Rome, was in fact the great-grandnephew of this emperor who died quite literally surrounded by Senators.
Who is Julius Caesar?
What is a Jack-o-lantern?
Who are the Three Stooges?
Instead of butter, try dipping your bread in this type of oil; its fruits have been produced since as early as 4000 B.C.E.
What is olive oil?
This popular TikTok dance trend started by user @macdaddyz involves a group dancing to a hit song by The Weeknd.
What is "Blinding Lights?"
The legend of Rome's founders, Remus and Romulus, states that the two men were raised by a matronly wolf but born from this violent and war-minded god.
Who is Mars?
Flying foxes are not foxes with wings at all, but in fact a type of this nocturnal creature that may like to hang out with Dracula.
What is a bat?
Beyoncé, Kelly, Michelle.
Who is Destiny's Child?
Applesauce can be used in lieu of butter in baking and can also be enjoyed on top of latkes during this Jewish holiday.
What is Hanukkah?
Trending mostly in 2023, one TikTok meme included actor Nicolas Cage and this actor also known for his work in The Last Of Us and The Mandalorian, while Paloma Faith's "Make Your Own Kind of Music" plays in the background.
Who is Pedro Pascal?
This type of waterway was actually used in ancient Greece and the ancient near East long before the Roman Empire built their own plumbing systems.
What is an aqueduct?
This famous magician couldn't escape his own mortality, dying, perhaps very aptly, on Halloween.
Who is Harry Houdini?
Porthos, Athos, Aramis.
Who are the Three Musketeers?
Set a blender to this setting and throw some pumpkin in, and you'll have a sweet butter alternative.
What is purée?
Lots of suspicious and mostly bogus health claims can be found on TikTok, including a claim that mixing this toxic crystalline solid with water can reduce joint pain and inflammation.
What is borax?
Although people say that Emperor Nero played the fiddle during the Great Fire of Rome, scholars have clarified that the fiddle didn't even exist yet and that Nero was well-versed in this instrument instead.
What is a lyre?
Love or hate this Halloween treat, approximately 35 million pounds of it are produced every year - amounting to 9 billion pieces!
What is candy corn?
Barry, Maurice, Robin.
Who are the Bee Gees?
Try out a nut butter on your bread, including this nut butter made from toasted ground hulled sesame that's also found in hummus.
What is tahini?
If you're on the cosplay side of TikTok, you might be flooded with videos of people dressed up as characters from Season One of this smash hit devilish adult cartoon series.
What is Hazbin Hotel?
A common myth shared among Ancient Rome enthusiasts claims that Emperor Caligula appointed Incitatus as consul, who happened to be this type of animal.
What is a horse?