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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Alfred Mosher Butts, a New York architect, invented the popular board game Scrabble in 1931. He wanted to create a game which involved some luck and a lot of skill (and a large vocabulary)! Butts decided on the point-values of the letters by studying the front page of the New York Times.
One of the icons of the Vegas skyline is the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas. This monumental structure stands at the height of 46 stories and is a half-scale replica of the actual landmark in France. It is the world’s most massive replica of the original.
Microsoft’s anechoic chamber in Washington, USA, is the quietest place on earth. Large foam wedges cover the surfaces, muffling all the reflections from the floor, walls, or ceiling. The room has a negative decibel rating at -20.6 decibels.
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Alfred Mosher Butts, a New York architect, invented the popular board game Scrabble in 1931. He wanted to create a game which involved some luck and a lot of skill (and a large vocabulary)! Butts decided on the point-values of the letters by studying the front page of the New York Times.
One of the icons of the Vegas skyline is the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas. This monumental structure stands at the height of 46 stories and is a half-scale replica of the actual landmark in France. It is the world’s most massive replica of the original.
Microsoft’s anechoic chamber in Washington, USA, is the quietest place on earth. Large foam wedges cover the surfaces, muffling all the reflections from the floor, walls, or ceiling. The room has a negative decibel rating at -20.6 decibels.
Famously anonymous graffiti artist Banksy was caught by police once, in New York in the late 1990s. Charged with vandalism, he spent 40 hours in a jail cell, paid a fine, and completed community service. Today, police would probably ask for his autograph.
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