Music Artists since 2000
She had a long and successful career as an A-list writer for other artists, including Rihanna and Beyoncé. But she really broke out as a solo artist with this drama storm of a song, inspired by her own struggles with alcoholism.
Sia
This is the founder of the Roman Empire.
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus , Octavian
a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum
What is a lever
This holiday commemorates Jesus's birthday. You can also receive presents on the day.
Christmas
the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus
Mushroom or Toadstool
This gold digger is well known for his relationship with Kim K
Kanye West
Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to convert to this religion.
Christianity
a wheel on an axle or shaft enabling a taut cable or belt passing over the wheel to move and change direction, or transfer power between itself and a shaft
Pulley
Customary foods include latkes (potato pancakes), sufganiyot (jam-filled donuts) and brisket as a part of this December holiday.
Hanukkah
Starting in 2015, this satisfying substance ruled the internet.
Slime
This "Redbone" artist also enjoyed his time as a young scrounger in Solo.
Childish Gambino, Donald Glover
Diocletian split the empire in two, choosing to rule this half.
East
a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle from the vertical direction, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load
inclined plane/ramp
This day held much anticipation in the year 1999. Not much came of it.
New Year's Eve
A dish of dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight in water with baking soda, and then rinsed in fresh water, after which the peas are gathered in a saucepan, covered with water, and brought to a boil, and then simmered until the peas are softened.
Mushy peas
This Gnarls Barkley singer was an original judge on the Voice
Cee-lo Green
Alaric, as king of these people, sacked Rome in 410.
Visigoths
a simple machine consisting of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together, in which a force is transferred from one to the other
wheel and axle
A British tradition that occurs the day after Christmas and dates back to the 1800s when Queen Victoria ruled the throne.
Boxing Day
These yellow berries are often used for bread when mushy.
Bananas
This band's lead singer's friend had just gone through a breakup, and, as he said at the time, he too was “always having disasters with girls,” so he funneled his shortcomings into this STEM-named, brittle, sentimental ballad. Later, they would wish for something just like this.
Coldplay
These are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England.
Roman Baths
an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head
A screw
Wiccans and Neo-Pagans celebrate the winter solstice (the darkest day of the year, on Dec. 21) through the festival of this.
Yule
This annual sled dog race travels from Anchorage, Alaska to Nome, Alaska. Teams often race through blizzards causing whiteout conditions, sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds which can cause the wind chill to reach −100 °F (−73 °C).
The Iditarod