May Day! May Day!
On this day in 2019, Naruhito ascended to this country's throne, succeeding his father Akihito.
Japan
This 1993 film is a heartwarming tale of scientists and dinosaurs working together to build a theme park.
Jurassic Park
“Purple Rain” fans will be dismayed to hear they can’t name their baby this in New Zealand.
Prince
Squash is a member of the same family as this gourd, a Halloween favorite.
Pumpkins
This curse refers to the unfortunate deaths of many actors who have played the role of this DC Comic hero
The Superman Curse
On this day in 1956, Jonas Salk’s vaccine for this disease was made available to the public.
Polio
4 well-connected teens have such a boring day in detention that they drift apart and become rulebreakers.
The Breakfast Club
Even if they have horns and a pitchfork, Japan bans babies from being named “Akuma,” meaning this.
Devil
In 1643, Roger Williams called these saucy berries as “bearberries” because bears ate them.
Cranberries
This curse refers to a group of influential musicians who all died at this age
27 Club
On this day in 1486, he presented his plans for a westward route to Asia to Queen Isabella I.
Christopher Columbus
In this horror film, a young girl is very sick until she eats some pea soup and screws on her loose head.
The Exorcist
Among the list of banned names in Portugal is the one of this Norse thunder god.
Thor
The name of these spicy green peppers comes from the Spanish for “from Xalapa.”
Jalapeños
This 1956 movie was cursed because, of 220 cast and crew members from Hollywood, 91 contracted cancer by 1979
The Conqueror
On this day in 1840, the Penny Black, the first adhesive one of these, was issued in the U.K.
Postage Stamp
A mass murderer kills enough people to get it out of his system and returns to his career as a banker.
American Psycho
Malaysia won’t let you name your child this, even if it’d keep the doctor away.
Apple
Also known as leaf cabbage, its plant can survive temperatures as low as 5℉.
Kale
Many believe that this Mel Gibson movie was cursed because the cast and crew was struck by lightning
The Passion Of The Christ
On this day in 1915, this ship departed New York City; it was torpedoed 6 days later.
Lusitania
Rex Harrison convinces Audrey Hepburn to start talking funny, then abandons her on the streets of London.
My Fair Lady
Don’t let supermodel Ms. Evangelista find out this name is forbidden in Saudi Arabia.
Linda
While there are hundreds of varieties of this fruit, you probably eat the Cavendish.
Bananas
John Belushi, Sam Kinison, John Candy, & Chris Farley were set to play an overweight Eskimo, who dreams of going to New York City based of a 1963 novel.
But 4 of the main comedians met an untimely demise.
ATUK