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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
In chess, castling is when the king moves two spaces toward a rook and the rook moves to the other side of the king, all in one move. |
Hobbies |
12/22/08 |
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32 |
Crocheted fabric always begins with a slip knot. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
12/13/08 |
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33 |
A chess player whose Elo rating is between 2000 and 2200 is said to be in the Expert class. |
Hobbies > Games |
10/20/08 |
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34 |
Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
10/07/08 |
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35 |
In chess, if your opponents pawn moves two spaces, but if it had moved one space you could have captured it with your own pawn, you can still capture it by moving it to the space the opposing pawn would have moved to, had it only moved one space, and removing it. This is called en passant. |
Hobbies > Games |
09/24/08 |
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36 |
In the board game shogi (a.k.a. Japanese chess), a lance moves exactly like a rook, but forward only (i.e. not backwards or to the sides). |
Hobbies > Games |
08/11/08 |
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37 |
The top four pumpkin producing states in the US are Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
07/12/08 |
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38 |
In the board game Go, a group needs at least two eyes to live, unless caught in a local stalemate (seki). |
Hobbies > Games |
07/12/08 |
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39 |
Tulips are grown from bulbs. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
07/10/08 |
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40 |
In the original (American) version of Monopoly, the properties are named after locations in (or close to) Atlantic City, New Jersey. |
Hobbies > Games |
07/10/08 |
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41 |
Pumpkins are fruit. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
07/07/08 |
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42 |
Broccoli is a plant that does well in cool weather. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
07/05/08 |
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43 |
Sudoku was invented by Howard Garns, in 1979. |
Hobbies |
07/04/08 |
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44 |
Someone who studies or collects stamps is called a philatelist. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
07/02/08 |
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45 |
A Vivarium is an encloser of plant life. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
06/27/08 |
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