Can you briefly tell the penguin origin story?

Well, if 'it' is a book's character, like Frodo from 'The Lord of the Rings', his origin story is that he is a hobbit from the Shire. He was chosen by Gandalf to be the ring - bearer to take the One Ring to Mordor. J.R.R. Tolkien created this complex origin for Frodo to set the stage for his epic journey.

The Penguin's origin in Batman stories often involves him being an outcast. Oswald Cobblepot was born different, with his strange appearance. He grew up in Gotham's seedy underbelly. His experiences of being bullied and ostracized led him to embrace a life of crime. He uses his wits and the guise of a gentleman criminal, often with his signature umbrellas that can be used as weapons or for various other devious purposes.

Sure. The Merlion was made as a symbol for Singapore. It has a fish body for its fishing - village origin and a lion head because of the name Singapura meaning 'lion city'.

Sure. Apples likely started in Central Asia. They were domesticated long ago and spread globally through human activities.

The Haiti origin story involves French colonization. They made Haiti a place for plantations and used African slaves. The slaves fought back and Haiti became independent. It was a fight against slavery.

Basically, Rome began as a small settlement in Italy. It had a strategic location near the Tiber River. This helped it grow over time through trade and interactions with other groups.

Nitrogen originated from stellar processes. Inside stars, reactions created it from other elements. When stars died in violent explosions, nitrogen was dispersed, eventually finding its way into our part of the universe.

Sure. Bananya are little cat - like things that live in bananas. That's the basic origin. Some creative people in Japan came up with this idea, and it became popular.

Sure. It's related to Saint Valentine. He did things against the Roman rules regarding marriage. He was then killed. And it also has links to an old Roman festival. That's basically the origin.

Horchata's origin lies in North Africa and was brought to Spain by the Moors. It was originally made from tigernuts and later adapted in Spain with new ingredients.