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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How long would you imagine the longest card game in history was? A few hours? A few days? Maybe a month? Well, according to The Bird Cage Theatre in Arizona, the longest game of cards ever ensued within their very walls. Apparently a group of wild west thieves and hooligans sat down together and played for a grand total of eight years, five months and three days. Now that’s wild.
The autumn equinox signals a colorful spectacle, and not just with the leaves changing their coats, but more specifically the ‘Aurora season’. According to NASA, geomagnetic storms are twice as frequent as the annual average during the fall.
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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How long would you imagine the longest card game in history was? A few hours? A few days? Maybe a month? Well, according to The Bird Cage Theatre in Arizona, the longest game of cards ever ensued within their very walls. Apparently a group of wild west thieves and hooligans sat down together and played for a grand total of eight years, five months and three days. Now that’s wild.
The autumn equinox signals a colorful spectacle, and not just with the leaves changing their coats, but more specifically the ‘Aurora season’. According to NASA, geomagnetic storms are twice as frequent as the annual average during the fall.
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.
Do you like word searches? The word search was born on 1 March 1968! It was designed and published by Norman E. Gibat and became a hit! Not only are they fun to play, but word searches help boost memory and brain health. Studies have even shown that they can help prevent against dementia!