Washington, D.C. is home to a lot of impressive architecture. Did you know that one of the gargoyles of the National Cathedral is Darth Vader?
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Historians believe that the full version of Hold ‘em that we now know (where all 52 cards are in play) only became the norm back in 1834. Prior to that, the deck consisted of 20 cards amongst four players and the best hand was bet on. A very different way of playing indeed.
For approximately 200 years, microscope technology remained relatively unchanged. In the 1850s, however, Carl Zeiss, a German engineer, developed improvements for the device! Joseph Jackson Lister also helped eliminate the unequal bending of light hitting the microscope lens, leading to further improvements!
The wildebeest stampede scene in ‘The Lion King’ took three years to finish. Yes, you read that right - three years! In order to create the heart pounding and heart wrenching scene, the CG department had to develop a new program to govern the mechanics of the herd so that the wildebeests wouldn’t pass through each other in the stampede.
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Historians believe that the full version of Hold ‘em that we now know (where all 52 cards are in play) only became the norm back in 1834. Prior to that, the deck consisted of 20 cards amongst four players and the best hand was bet on. A very different way of playing indeed.
For approximately 200 years, microscope technology remained relatively unchanged. In the 1850s, however, Carl Zeiss, a German engineer, developed improvements for the device! Joseph Jackson Lister also helped eliminate the unequal bending of light hitting the microscope lens, leading to further improvements!
The wildebeest stampede scene in ‘The Lion King’ took three years to finish. Yes, you read that right - three years! In order to create the heart pounding and heart wrenching scene, the CG department had to develop a new program to govern the mechanics of the herd so that the wildebeests wouldn’t pass through each other in the stampede.
Players often feel uneasy in Lavender Town. This strange phenomenon is thought to come from the town’s score, which contains isochronic tones that often freak people out. In fact, the uneasiness that people so often feel in the town has come to be known as ‘Lavender Town Syndrome.’
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