Laura Ingalls Wilder is affectionately called this nickname by her father throughout the books, the equivalent of 1 standard cup measurement or 8 fluid ounces.
Half-Pint
This Harvard dropout created Facebook as a collegiate message board before launching it as a public company in 2012.
Mark Zuckerberg
Lakers
Los Angeles
He is the middle brother between Hades and Zeus, and rules over the oceans with his wife Amphitrite. His children include Triton, the Cyclops, Theseus, and Percy Jackson.
Poseidon
This South American big cat is classified as endangered due to deforestation and illegal hunting in the Amazon; it's estimated that only 15,000 remain in the wild. They are different from other big cats because of their love of the water.
Jaguar
A big event in the second book of the series is when Laura's sister Mary gets sick with this disease, which leaves her blind for the rest of her life. It is the same disease that made Helen Keller blind and deaf.
Scarlet Fever
This ghosty app was the first to allow users to post a Story - a temporary public post that is removed after 24 hours.
Snapchat
Celtics
Boston
This spring goddess was the only daughter of Demeter, but later she became Queen of the Underworld and wife of Hades.
Persephone
This South American boa is known to be the heaviest snake in the world; the largest one ever recorded was over 28 feet long and an estimated 500 pounds.
Anaconda
The story of the first book in the series, Little House in the Big Woods, revolves around the life of the Ingalls family in their small home in this "badger" state.
Wisconsin
This platform introduced video-chatting all the way in 2003 - yet somehow it's not the platform we use most for internet communicating any more.
Skype
The Heat
Miami
Hermes
This vicious flesh-eating fish is known for its frenzied eating patterns, devouring a whole chicken in seconds. Definitely don't want to be thrown to those!
Piranha
The books were eventually turned into a television series in the 1970s and launched careers of several famous actors. Laura was played by Melissa Gilbert, who also played this titular character in an adaptation of "Diary of a Young Girl." The film narrates this Jewish character's time as a child growing up in hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Anne Frank
This Portuguese pro footballer (soccer player) has the most Instagram followers as of March 2021 with over 266 million followers. His handle is @cristiano.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Raptors
Toronto
This Titan was chained to a rock by Zeus and had his liver eaten every day by an eagle as punishment for giving humans the gift of fire.
Prometheus
This tropical bird is the largest parrot in the world and there are three species indigenous to South America - Hyacinth, Blue-Throated, and Scarlet
This Native Peoples tribe owned the land that the Wilders settled on near Independence Kansas. Now that nation, which translates to "People of the Middle Waters" is headquartered in Pawhuska Oklahoma.
Osage
The bird featured in Twitter’s iconic logo and branding is called Larry. Sadly, Larry wasn’t named after WordStream’s own Larry Kim, but rather this legendary basketball player.
Larry Bird
Storm
Seattle
She is kidnapped to be the bride of Eros (Cupid) but upon discovering his true identity, she must complete several labors set by his mother Aphrodite to prove her love. Her story has inspired many other famous fairy tales, including Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella.
Psyche
These large rodents are closely related to squirrels, guinea pigs, and chinchillas. They are herbivores and are known for large social groups and family dynamics.
Capybara