If you’ve played Connect Four, you might be surprised to know that a board has 4,531,985,219,092 possible positions.
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The DeLorean has been immortalized as the time machine in the “Back to the Future” films, but its market performance was disastrous. While it had a futuristic design, the poor build quality and high price caused it to be roundly rejected by the public.
Set designers spent a lot of money on Frasier Crane’s apartment in the TV series Frasier. The chic Seattle apartment cost nearly half a million dollars! A staggering $15,000 was spent on the couch alone, a replica of Coco Chanel’s couch. Let's hope that Martin’s recliner was slightly less expensive.
The spikes on the Statue of Liberty’s crown aren’t actually part of the crown. They are meant to be a part of a halo, or an aureole, and each spike represents one of the world’s seven seas and continents. The spikes were temporarily removed in 1938 so that their rusted supports could be replaced.
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The DeLorean has been immortalized as the time machine in the “Back to the Future” films, but its market performance was disastrous. While it had a futuristic design, the poor build quality and high price caused it to be roundly rejected by the public.
Set designers spent a lot of money on Frasier Crane’s apartment in the TV series Frasier. The chic Seattle apartment cost nearly half a million dollars! A staggering $15,000 was spent on the couch alone, a replica of Coco Chanel’s couch. Let's hope that Martin’s recliner was slightly less expensive.
The spikes on the Statue of Liberty’s crown aren’t actually part of the crown. They are meant to be a part of a halo, or an aureole, and each spike represents one of the world’s seven seas and continents. The spikes were temporarily removed in 1938 so that their rusted supports could be replaced.
The classic game, Space Invaders, was originally developed so that the enemies would move down the screen at the same speed. However, as more invaders were destroyed, the faster the computer could render the remaining objects, resulting in a faster speed and more challenging game play. This was a serendipitous discovery for the developers of the game!
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