Dominoes dates back to the 12th century! It was played in China during the Yuan Dynasty and was referred to as 'pupai'!
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Up until the age of 9, American author John Steinbeck hated reading. He called it “torture” and called books “printed demons,” likening them to thumbscrews. It was after his aunt gave him a book about King Arthur that his love for reading grew.
The employees at the Unclaimed Baggage Centre at Scottsboro Airport have made some interesting finds over the years, most notably a camera from a space shuttle and – amazingly – the missile guidance system of a fighter jet. Someone must have had a lot of explaining to do...
Basketball used to be played with a soccer ball. This all changed in 1929, when what we've come to recognize as the commonplace basketball was introduced into the game. The original ball, made by A.G. Spalding, was brown in color.
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Up until the age of 9, American author John Steinbeck hated reading. He called it “torture” and called books “printed demons,” likening them to thumbscrews. It was after his aunt gave him a book about King Arthur that his love for reading grew.
The employees at the Unclaimed Baggage Centre at Scottsboro Airport have made some interesting finds over the years, most notably a camera from a space shuttle and – amazingly – the missile guidance system of a fighter jet. Someone must have had a lot of explaining to do...
Basketball used to be played with a soccer ball. This all changed in 1929, when what we've come to recognize as the commonplace basketball was introduced into the game. The original ball, made by A.G. Spalding, was brown in color.
Carlsbad Caverns, located in New Mexico, was created by sulfuric acid instead of water erosion, as is the case with most limestone caves. The caverns are home to as many as 300,000 Mexican free-tail bats that stream out of the caverns each night in search of food.
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