As an insatiably curious person, I wanted to use my thousands of wikipedia.org searches as fodder for a lifetime worth of illustrations. Digitally painted on iPad Pro.

8 - Bibimbap, a Korean rice dish topped with sauteed and fermented vegetables

7 - Jock Jams Vol. 1, a compilation album from 1995 with fun, upbeat music played frequently at sports events

6 - Asashoryu Akinori, Mongolian former sumo wrestler, one of the most successful yokozunaever, whose signature move was the tsuriotoshi, or full body slam

5 - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the ‘Father of Microbiology,’ who discovered amazing things like bacteria, cell vacuoles, and spermatozoa

4 - Shanghai Noon, a martial arts western comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson

3 - Bethany Hamilton, professional surfer whose arm was bitten off by a tiger shark at age 13

2 - Bert and Ernie, iconic Sesame Street Muppet pair

1 - Alben W. Barkely, US Vice President who served under Harry Truman