1. Waking Up Gulliver You’ll occasionally see Gulliver, a seafaring seagull, washed up on the shore of your island. He won’t immediately wake up when you first talk to him, but don’t give up! Keep bothering him, and he’ll eventually explain that he’s fallen off his ship and lost his crew. In order to reunite Gulliver with his crew, you’ll have to find five communicator parts to fix his phone. These parts are in the same location as manila clams—dig up the spurts of water that spray out from the sand until you find each piece....

10.Rubik’s Impossible For decades, the Rubik’s Cube has been the go-to brain teaser puzzle for kids and adults. This seemingly simple puzzle challenges you to twist all the rows and columns such that each face is one solid color. Rubik’s Impossible ramps up the difficulty by using iridescent tiles that change color depending on which angle you’re looking from. You think you’ve solved it, but look twice! You might not be done yet....

10. My Lovely Sam-Soon (2005) In the mood for something not so depressing?My Lovely Sam-Soonis the classic K-drama with comic relief that you’re looking for. Kim Sam-soon, a rambunctious baker, has had a bad couple of weeks—she gets fired from her job and catches her boyfriend cheating. It seems like destiny when she meets the owner of a fancy restaurant and soon gets hired. Related:The Best K-Drama Series About Infidelity, Love Affairs, and Cheating...

10.Zork Text adventures are an acquired taste since, well, they’re all text. No graphics, period. Still, if you’re looking to use your imagination and wit, this is the next best thing to playing a tabletop RPG with friends. If you’re going to play just one text adventure,Zorkis the one to choose, just because it’s referenced so often (“You are likely to be eaten by a grue.") 9.Ultima 7 We’ve mentionedUltima VIIon this site before, on a list of games that were ahead of their time....

1. Italians Only Speak Italian But English wasn’t taught in school—at least, whenIwas still in school—and American TV programs were dubbed in local languages. We simply weren’t exposed to English regularly enough to pick it up. Now, everything is different. The younger generations generally have good command of English, and many not-so-young Italians have gone abroad to study and further our careers internationally. Furthermore, Italy borders many countries, and we aren’t isolated from said countries....