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In this 1994 animated Disney classic, a young lion prince flees his kingdom after believing he caused the death of his father, Mufasa.
The Lion King
Chemical element number 1 on the periodic table, it is both the lightest and the most abundant element in the known universe.
Hydrogen
Capable of rotating its neck up to 270 degrees, this nocturnal bird of prey is famous for its silent flight and distinctive "hoot."
owl
Built to keep out nomadic invaders from the north, this ancient architectural marvel in Asia stretches over 13,000 miles across its country’s landscape.
Great Wall of China
Covering roughly 30% of the Earth's total land area, this continent is both the largest in size and the most populous in the world.
Asia
This 1975 Steven Spielberg film about a giant man-eating shark was the first movie ever to be called a "blockbuster.
Jaws
This process, performed by plants and algae, converts light energy into chemical energy to synthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water while releasing oxygen as a byproduct.
photosynthesis
Native to Australia, this unique semi-aquatic mammal—along with the echidna—belongs to the order of monotremes, meaning it is one of the only mammals that lays eggs instead of giving live birth.
platypus
On June 12, 1898, General Emilio Aguinaldo declared Philippine independence from Spain from the balcony of his ancestral home in this Cavite town.
Kawit (or Cavite el Viejo)
Stretching across nine countries in South America, this giant tropical rainforest produces roughly 20% of the world's oxygen and surrounds the world's second-longest river.
Amazon Rainforest (or Amazonia)
Before he played Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this actor starred as the title silent film legend in the 1992 biopic Chaplin.
Robert Downey Jr.
Formulated by Sir Isaac Newton, this fundamental law of physics states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Unlike most species of fish, this sea creature has a male that carries eggs in a specialized brood pouch until they hatch, giving birth to live young.
seahorse
Sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, this 1914–1918 global conflict was originally dubbed "The War to End All Wars."
World War I
ormed by the Colorado River over millions of years, this massive, colorful gorge in northern Arizona stretches over 277 miles long and reaches depths of over a mile.
Grand Canyon
Though he didn't receive an screen credit, this legendary author wrote the original screenplay for the 1968 classic 2001: A Space Odyssey concurrently with the novel of the same name.
Arthur C. Clarke
Measuring 0 on the Kelvin scale, this theoretical temperature is the point at which all molecular motion stops entirely.
Absolute Zero
Found in the high-altitude forests of the Himalayas, this mammal uses its long, bushy tail for balance and warm coverage, and shares a name with a completely unrelated black-and-white bamboo eater.
red panda
Formed in 1892 by Andrés Bonifacio, this secret revolutionary society's full Tagalog name begins with "Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang...
Katipunan (or KKK)
Flowing over 4,000 miles through eleven different countries before emptying into the Mediterranean, this waterway is traditionally recognized as the longest river in the world.
Nile River
At the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, this South Korean thriller made history by becoming the very first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
Parasite
Named after an Austrian physicist, this effect explains why the pitch of an approaching ambulance siren sounds higher as it drives toward you and drops lower as it moves away.
Doppler Effect
Highly sensitive to electric fields, the specialized sensory organs called the Ampullae of Lorenzini are found concentrated around the head and snout of these marine predators.
sharks
Following the surrender of Allied forces on the Bataan peninsula in April 1942, over 60,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war were forced by the Japanese military to march 65 miles to Camp O'Donnell in this infamous event.
Bataan Death March
Straddling the border between Nepal and China, this peak in the Himalayas holds the record as the highest mountain above sea level on Earth.
Mount Everest