spartacus (103-71 BC) is a somewhat mysterious historical figure. a greek, or possibly a thracian (from what is today bulgaria), little is known of his life except that he was a military leader, then a gladiator, then he led a massive slave uprising against rome, one of the few wars in history where it's totally uncontroversial to side entirely with one of the belligerents.

since his background is so mysterious, he is one of those historical figures you could potentially turn out to be if you're ever a time traveler (blackbeard is another!)

(n.) a stubbornly elusive piece of knowledge.

life is full of mysteries, such as:
what keeps us from achieving world peace? is it greg?
are we alone in the universe, and if so why does god have such poor space management skills?
what kind of meat is used in salami, really?
who killed mr. black, and with what, and in which room?
why must trustycoffeemug make so many references to classic rock?

(n.) the difference between and .

https://www.rosieleizrowice.com/blog/distinctions

(n.) licensed grave robbery, carried out by the more rugged and outdoorsy variety of academic. But not quite as rugged or outdoorsy as you're thinking.

Nassau's gone funky.
Nassau's gone soul.

Bypasses are devices which allow some people to drive from point A to point B very fast whilst other people dash from point B to point A very fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people of point B are so keen to get there, and what's so great about point B that so many people of point A are so keen to get there. They often wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell they wanted to be.
(also: airbus)
(also: boeing)
(also: toyota corolla)

(also: Murica)
The most free place on Earth, Hell yeah. Be wary of Florida and it's inhabitants, they're a different breed.
(also: inhabitants of florida)
(also: freedom)

Action that either going to lead to kissing or an extreme act of violence.

to behave under the knowledge that you could be taken out by a drone strike ten seconds from now, so it's no use waiting for anything ever.

(n.) basically between the camel and the sheep on the hoofed animal hierarchy. an unabashedly surly animal that can eat basically anything that fits in its mouth

n. In the nature of an unprivileged excommunication.

(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

a game in which people attempt to predict certain things that will happen, forfeiting money or possessions if they are incorrect

the more upscale version of gambling is the stock market

(n.) the part of time that has not yet happened; the state of being the world shall eventually achieve when we all have jet-packs

(also: past), an antonym

A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting an indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than reductus in pulvis.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.
(also: women)
(also: queen elizabeth i)
(also: governing people)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: weakness)

whose voice will give you lovely dreams, if you listen to her talks and really reflect as you're going to sleep.

(also: meditation)
(also: magic)

(n.) a really big fat rock that floats around in space.

Expression. The artful response to someone's attempt at assistance that's akin to receiving a single raisin as payment for winning a chocolate factory.

(also: shame on you)

one of several feast days on the gregorian calendar, commemorated by the discounting of storebought confectionery