christmas
This green, Jim Carrey-played character attempts to ruin the holidays for the citizens of Whoville by stealing their presents and trees.
The grinch
Protecting your vital organs and giving your body structure, an adult human skeleton is made up of this exact number of bones.
206
This deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle was often filled with water to prevent attackers from tunneling underneath the walls.
Moat
Jennifer Aniston's haircut on this wildly popular NBC sitcom became a major 90s hair trend known simply as "The Rachel."
Friends
Though popular culture depicts them with horned headwear, archaeological evidence proves these Norse seafarers never actually wore them.
The Vikings
In Elf, Buddy travels to New York City to find his biological father, who is unfortunately on this specific, dreaded list.
Naughty List
Located in the middle ear, the stapes—or stirrup—holds the record as this physical distinction in the human skeleton.
the smallest bone
This devastating weapon, a heavy bow mounted horizontally on a wooden stock, required less training than a longbow and could pierce knightly armor.
crossbow
This 1990 sitcom starring Will Smith featured a theme song explaining how his life got "flipped-turned upside down."
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
None of the condemned victims of the 1692 witch trials in this Massachusetts town were burned; they were actually executed by hanging or pressing.
Salem
This 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart follows George Bailey as an angel named Clarence shows him what the world would be like if he had never been born.
It's a Wonderful Life
This complex network of cells and nerves, anchored by the brain and spinal cord, transmits signals between different parts of the body.
the nervous system
Despite its name, this grueling dynastic conflict between England and France actually lasted for 116 years.
The 100 year war
In 1997, the episode "The Puppy Episode" made TV history when this comedian's title character came out as gay, drawing 42 million viewers.
Ellen DeGeneres
Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation of this name didn't immediately free all slaves, as it excluded loyal border states like Kentucky and Missouri.
Emancipation Proclamation
This German tradition of a decorated evergreen tree was popularized in the English-speaking world in the 1840s by this British Queen and her husband, Prince Albert.
Queen Victoria
This powerful, horseshoe-shaped bone is unique because it is the only bone in the entire human skeleton that does not articulate, or connect, with any other bone.
hyoid bone
Before becoming a full knight around age 21, a young man of noble birth served as this personal shield-bearer and armor-cleaner to an established knight.
squire
This British girl group kicked off "Girl Power" in 1996 with their debut smash hit "Wannabe."
the Spice Girls
Despite his reputation for being exceptionally short, this French military leader was actually about 5'7", the average height for a man of his era.
Napoleon Bonaparte
In 1647, this strict religious group legally banned Christmas celebrations in England, declaring the holiday a wasteful, sinful excuse for partying.
the Puritans
This specific cranial nerve, the tenth and longest one in the body, is named from the Latin for "wandering" because it travels all the way from the brainstem to control your gut and heart rate.
vagus nerve
He was the reluctant English king forced by his barons to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215.
King John
Millions of people in the 90s experienced dial-up internet through the CD-ROMs mailed out by this company, famous for the greeting "You've got mail!"
AOL (America Online)
This iconic 1215 English document is often praised as the foundation of modern democracy, but it originally only protected the rights of wealthy barons, not ordinary citizens, and was repealed by the Pope just weeks later.
Magna Carta