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Meet Chess960 – a game created by Bobby Fischer which uses the same board and pieces of regular chess, but randomly shuffles the home row to prevent players from relying on memorized strategies and instead rely on their own creativity

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Chess960 Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess or Fischerandom, is a variant of chess invented and advocated by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, announced publicly on June 19, 1996, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It employs the same board and pieces as standard chess, but the starting position of the pieces on the players’ […]

Meet Chess960 – a game created by Bobby Fischer which uses the same board and pieces of regular chess, but randomly shuffles the home row to prevent players from relying on memorized strategies and instead rely on their own creativity Read More »

The original cast of The Big Bang Theory took a pay cut of $100,000 so that the two other regular cast members (Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch) get a pay increase in 2017.

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Why the ‘Big Bang Theory’ Stars Took Surprising Pay Cuts The Big Bang Theory stars are giving up some of their Friends-level cash in the name of friendship. CBS and producers Warner Bros. Television formally renewed the hit Chuck Lorre comedy March 20 with a two-season, 48-episode pickup that will take it through its 12th

The original cast of The Big Bang Theory took a pay cut of $100,000 so that the two other regular cast members (Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch) get a pay increase in 2017. Read More »

Futurama writer Ken Keeler wrote and proved a completely new mathematical theorem just for a single episode, called the Futurama Theorem. It is the first known theorem to be created for the sole purpose of entertainment in a TV show.

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Futurama theorem The Futurama theorem is a real-life mathematical theorem invented by Futurama writer Ken Keeler (who holds a PhD in applied mathematics), purely for use in the Season 6 episode “The Prisoner of Benda”. It is the first known theorem to be created for the sole purpose of entertainment in a TV show, and,

Futurama writer Ken Keeler wrote and proved a completely new mathematical theorem just for a single episode, called the Futurama Theorem. It is the first known theorem to be created for the sole purpose of entertainment in a TV show. Read More »

In the movie ‘Lord of War’ starring Nicolas Cage, the production team bought 3,000 real SA Vz. 58 rifles to stand in for AK-47s because they were cheaper than prop movie guns.

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Lord of War Some of the Russian language dialogues in the film (mostly those by Eugene Lazarev as Gen. Volkov) contain very obscene Russian mat wording, translated by far softer expressions in the original English subtitles. It is unclear whether these pieces were part of the script, or Lazarev’s improvisation. A scene in the film

In the movie ‘Lord of War’ starring Nicolas Cage, the production team bought 3,000 real SA Vz. 58 rifles to stand in for AK-47s because they were cheaper than prop movie guns. Read More »

Patrick Reynolds, grandson of tobacco’s RJ Reynolds, is an anti-smoking advocate, operates an anti-smoking organization, and tours the world speaking out against smoking

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Patrick Reynolds (activist) For other people named Patrick Reynolds, see Patrick Reynolds (disambiguation). Patrick Cleveland Reynolds (born December 2, 1948) is an American anti-smoking activist and former actor. Born in Miami Beach, Florida, he is the grandson of the tobacco company founder, R. J. Reynolds, and speaks of how he believes his family business has

Patrick Reynolds, grandson of tobacco’s RJ Reynolds, is an anti-smoking advocate, operates an anti-smoking organization, and tours the world speaking out against smoking Read More »

The Pixar film Coco, which features the spirits of dead family members, got past China’s censors with 0 cuts. In China, superstition is taboo due to the belief spiritual forces could undermine people’s faith in the communist party. The censors were so moved by the film, they gave it a full pass.

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‘Coco’ Wins Over Chinese Hearts — and Wallets Musical animation “Coco” is tugging at the heartstrings of Chinese audiences, and has smashed Pixar’s China box office record. Although featuring relatively unfamiliar Mexican culture and Spanish-English dialogue, the film has moved viewers with its affecting take on family, dreams, life and death — including some themes

The Pixar film Coco, which features the spirits of dead family members, got past China’s censors with 0 cuts. In China, superstition is taboo due to the belief spiritual forces could undermine people’s faith in the communist party. The censors were so moved by the film, they gave it a full pass. Read More »

After 37 years of work and 1,4 billion billion crayons, Emerson Moser, Crayola’s senior crayon maker revealed at his retirement party that he was actually colorblind.

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Crayola Top Crayon Maker Emerson Moser Was Colorblind Crayola has been famous for their wide color spectrum of art devices since 1903, so you’d think the ability to see the full color spectrum would be a prerequisite for the job. But, just like that English teacher who never learned how to read, a man, who,

After 37 years of work and 1,4 billion billion crayons, Emerson Moser, Crayola’s senior crayon maker revealed at his retirement party that he was actually colorblind. Read More »

For the film Speed, Joss Whedon was brought in a week before shooting began, wrote “98.9% of the dialogue”, added major plot points, and is credited with creating the “Pop quiz, hotshot” line.

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Speed (1994 film) Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, and Jeff Daniels. The film tells the story of an LAPD cop who tries to rescue civilians on a city

For the film Speed, Joss Whedon was brought in a week before shooting began, wrote “98.9% of the dialogue”, added major plot points, and is credited with creating the “Pop quiz, hotshot” line. Read More »

Rob Lowe is uncredited in the film Tommy Boy because he was contractually obligated to another movie at the time, Steven King’s The Stand. The reason he filmed Tommy Boy was due to his friendship with Chris Farley.

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Tommy Boy is Almost 20: Here Are 20 Fun Facts About the Film The cinematic classic Tommy Boy hit theaters on March 31, 1995. Do the math and that mean the timeless Chris Farley (RIP)/David Spade road trip comedy is just about — yes you guessed it — 20 years old. Twenty is a nice

Rob Lowe is uncredited in the film Tommy Boy because he was contractually obligated to another movie at the time, Steven King’s The Stand. The reason he filmed Tommy Boy was due to his friendship with Chris Farley. Read More »

In an episode of the Simpsons that aired in 2003, Homer gave his email address as [email protected]. The episode’s writer, Matt Selman, signed up for the ChunkyLover53 email address beforehand and within minutes of the show’s airing found his inbox packed to its 999-message limit.

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Defending ChunkyLover53 This week, the internet has been ablaze with stories like this one on CNET. Okay, not ablaze. But a bunch of articles. Here’s the deal. A Simpsons episode I wrote, called “The Dad Who Knew Too Little,” had a joke in it where Homer gave his email address as: [email protected]. Ha ha. Homer

In an episode of the Simpsons that aired in 2003, Homer gave his email address as [email protected]. The episode’s writer, Matt Selman, signed up for the ChunkyLover53 email address beforehand and within minutes of the show’s airing found his inbox packed to its 999-message limit. Read More »

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