In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan responsible for creating or aiding humanity in its earliest days. He defied the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and, more generally, civilization. Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, condemned Prometheus to eternal torment for his transgression. Prometheus was bound to a rock, and an eagle—a symbol of Zeus—was sent to eat his liver. (In ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the seat of human emotions.) His liver would then grow back overnight, only to be eaten again the next day in an ongoing cycle.

On the planet Kepler 452-B, each person lives a series of multiple short lives (e.g., 20–30 years each) instead of one long, continuous lifespan. At the end of each short life, the individual dies and is reborn into a new life. They retain partial but not complete memories of previous lives, similar to strong intuition or ""déjà vu"". Biological aging resets with each life, and no one experiences elderly decline or late‑life disease. The total amount of life lived across all cycles is roughly equivalent to a normal human lifespan today.

A ransom is a sum of money or other payment demanded for the release of a valuable object (e.g., ships seized by Somali pirates) or person (prisoners of war, kidnapping victims).

Tang Ping (躺平) or “Lying Flat” refers to a lifestyle choice that actively rejects societal pressures towards work and achievement. People who "lie flat" instead focus on minimalism and relaxation (e.g. forgoing social mobility, career growth, and homeownership in favour of low-cost living and low-pressure jobs to make sufficient income for survival.

Bangladesh provides monthly cash transfers of BDT 2,000 to 2,500 to low-income, marginalized, and women-headed households. Funds are sent digitally via mobile financial services like bKash, Nagad, and Rocket.

Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) provide money to eligible households on the condition that they complete specified behaviors, such as sending children to school. Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) provide money to eligible households without requiring them to meet any behavioral conditions.