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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Between the 1590s and 1660s, the optical microscope was developed by Zacharias, Hans Jensen and Anton van Leeuwenhowek, among others. Anton van Leeuwenhoek used the simple compound microscope to observe bacteria in droplets of water!
Stairwells ran clockwise in medieval castles so that attackers were at a disadvantage--their sword hands (right hands) were positioned against the wall’s interior curve, while the defenders had the outside wall, making it easier to swing and attack.
Impressionism was developed in France in the 19th century. Instead of painting inside a studio, the impressionists preferred to paint in the open air. Brushwork became fast and broken in an attempt to capture the fleeting quality of light.
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Between the 1590s and 1660s, the optical microscope was developed by Zacharias, Hans Jensen and Anton van Leeuwenhowek, among others. Anton van Leeuwenhoek used the simple compound microscope to observe bacteria in droplets of water!
Stairwells ran clockwise in medieval castles so that attackers were at a disadvantage--their sword hands (right hands) were positioned against the wall’s interior curve, while the defenders had the outside wall, making it easier to swing and attack.
Impressionism was developed in France in the 19th century. Instead of painting inside a studio, the impressionists preferred to paint in the open air. Brushwork became fast and broken in an attempt to capture the fleeting quality of light.
What’s the first Disney animated film to feature an original storyline and not take from a pre-existing story? Why, it’s none other than ‘The Lion King’! Some disagree with this claim, however, saying the story borrowed from ‘Hamlet’ and an animated series from the 1960s called ‘Kimba, The White Lion.’
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