If you bought a wooden chess set after watching “The Queen’s Gambit,” the price you paid was most likely dictated by just four pieces. From a report: The knights alone can account for as much as 50 percent of the cost of a nice wooden set. While the rest of the pieces can be machine-made, the knights are carved by hand…
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Why are witches hexing the moon on TikTok?
Putting spells on the moon, plus science limericks and knights patrolling social distancing, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732941-300-why-are-witches-hexing-the-moon-on-tiktok/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Twitter Permanently Bans White Supremacist David Duke
Twitter said on Friday it has permanently banned white supremacist David Duke from its platform for violating the platform’s rules on hate speech. From a report: Duke’s account “has been permanently suspended for Twitter Rules on hateful conduct,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. Twitter’s policy, revised in March, prohibits posts that promote violence or threats of violence against people…
World Chess Champion Plays Recklessly Online Using a Pseudonym
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has been sneaking onto online chess sites using stupid pseudonyms and taunting his opponents by using pointless maneuvers with names like “the Bongcloud.” One YouTube commenter calls it “a revolution in the history of chess.” Slate documents the antics in an article titled “DrDrunkenstein’s Reign of Terror.” “DrDrunkenstein” is one of many aliases Magnus Carlsen has…
What really became of the Knights Templar ?
This enigmatic order has remained at the center of conspiracy theories and historical debates for centuries. Patrick Masters, a lecturer in Film Studi… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333400/what-really-became-of-the-knights-templar…
City Planners Zero in on Cyclists Through Exercise App
With 47m global users Strava has the potential to generate big data for public development [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled]. From a report: When the UK capital built a “cycle superhighway” in 2016, Strava indicated where people had changed their route and showed that the number of cyclists increased by 60 per cent when a bike-only lane was built…