This site on the coast of France was the location of the Allied invasion on June 6, 1944, a pivotal event in World War II
Normandy Beach
On July 10, 1913, this desert in California recorded the highest temperature ever measured on Earth, a scorching 134°F
Death Valley
This Amazon-owned company is one of the leading subscription services offering a vast library of spoken-word content, from bestselling audiobooks to podcasts, often with exclusive narrations
Audible
This Austrian neurologist, often called the father of psychoanalysis, proposed that dreams are the "royal road" to the unconscious
Sigmund Freud
First a country hit for Dolly Parton in 1974, this emotional ballad found even greater worldwide fame almost two decades later when it was covered by Whitney Houston for a film soundtrack
I Will Always Love You
Nicknamed "Surf City, USA," this Orange County beach town is home to the International Surfing Museum and hosts the annual U.S. Open of Surfing near its iconic pier
Huntington Beach
This Ice/Psychic-type Pokémon, known for its sultry dance and signature move "Lovely Kiss," has a distinct appearance with purple skin, long blonde hair, and a penchant for causing controversy
Jynx
In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Party uses this deceptive language, like "War is Peace" or "Freedom is Slavery," to manipulate thought and control reality
Doublespeak
These tiny specks, cobwebs, or threads that drift across one's field of vision are actually small pieces of debris within the vitreous humor of the eye
Eye Floaters
Based on an old French love song, this 1961 Elvis Presley hit, featured in his film "Blue Hawaii," includes the lyrics: "Take my hand / Take my whole life too"
Can’t Help Falling in Love
This beach in the SpongeBob SquarePants universe is where you’ll find a gym filled with muscular sea creatures flexing their biceps, or Spongebob, lifting marshmallows and ripping his pants
Mussel Beach
With a melting point of 6,192°F, this metal holds the record for the highest melting point of any element on the periodic table
Tungsten
Gathered around a campfire and starting each tale with "Submitted for the approval of...", this group of young storytellers spun chilling yarns on Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark
The Midnight Society
This bundle of more than a million nerve fibers transmits visual information from the retina at the back of the eye directly to the brain
Optical Nerve
Sarah McLachlan’s "When She Loved Me," which chronicles Jessie the Cowgirl's past, is a highlight of this Pixar sequel and is just one of many examples of Pixar’s tear-jerking uses of music
Toy Story 2
The band, formed in the early 1960s, initially adopted this name, reflecting the popular shirts worn by surfers, before deciding on their much more famous moniker, The Beach Boys
The Pendletones
This pepper, currently the hottest in the world, surpasses the Carolina Reaper with a scorching 3 million or more Scoville units
Pepper X
For decades, LeVar Burton encouraged young viewers to "take a look, it's in a book" on this beloved PBS series that celebrated the joy of reading
Reading Rainbow
Unlike perfect vision, this common refractive error occurs when the cornea or lens has an irregular, football-like shape, causing light to focus unevenly, resulting in blurry or distorted sight
Astigmatism
First a hit for Jennifer Rush in 1984, this soaring power ballad achieved even greater international fame a year later when covered by Celine Dion
The Power of Love
This 1996 novel by Alex Garland - writer of such films as 28 Days Later and Ex Machina - centers on a young backpacker who stumbles upon a secluded island in Thailand, only to discover that paradise has a dark side
The Beach
At approximately 1.416 x 10^32 degrees Kelvin, this - owing its name to a 19th century German physicist - is the highest theoretically possible temperature in the universe
Planck Temperature
To save her life, the clever Scheherazade nightly spun captivating tales, leaving them cliff-hangers, for King Shahryar in this classic collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales
Arabian Nights / One Thousand and One Nights
This neurological phenomenon can cause someone to "see" sounds, "taste" words, or "feel" colors, as one sense involuntarily triggers another
Synesthesia
This poignant, hopeful anthem, often covered by artists like Beck and Wilco, is a signature song from outsider artist Daniel Johnston, a testament to enduring romantic optimism
True Love Will Find You in the End