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Wikipedia Trail: From Rama to a Greek Dish

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Rama As the main character of the Ramayana, and not having a single negative thing spoken about him throughout the story I've read so far, it seems Rama is a pretty stand up guy. He's blue, and I wanted to find out why, but the Wikipedia article doesn't say. Javanese language I thought this was a typo on "Japanese" but "Ramavijaya" didn't really sound Japanese so I clicked on it. Turns out, Java is an island in Indonesia, and Javanese is the language spoken there. The more you know. Agglutination Agglutination just sounds so...jiggly? But, from what I understand, it is the process of adding prefixes or suffixes to base words to change the tone/tense/meaning of the word. Like in German, suffixes can be packed on suffixes to create a really long word with a complex meaning. This results in Germans being able to create a word with a VERY specific meaning. For example, the word Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtenge...

Tech Tip: Embedding YouTube

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  There's a band I really like called Goose House. Here's one of their covers of a song by Mongol800. The original has a funky, rocky kind of feel to it (which I really like) but I like Goose House's version almost as much, if not more. Their harmonies, combined with the gentle acoustic...It has that "long summer days" feeling that has a certain kind of nostalgia to it. Like I'm a kid again without a care in the world, playing while mom makes lunch in another room. Ah, to go back to those days. Anyways, hope you enjoy this cover!