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What caused the flashes in the video footage of Chernobyl?

radioactivity nuclear-chemistry asked Jun 30, 2019 at 6:34

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Why did the Apple IIe make a hideous noise if you inserted the disk upside down?

apple-ii floppy-drive asked Jun 26, 2019 at 22:35

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Could a chess engine do retro analysis?

engines retrograde-analysis asked Nov 28, 2019 at 7:56

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Was Wolfgang Unzicker the last Amateur GM?

grandmaster asked Jun 30, 2019 at 12:25

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What was the first science fiction or fantasy multiple choice book?

history-of asked Jun 28, 2019 at 15:14

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14 votes

Was there really an author called Allen Sharp?

authors asked Jun 29, 2019 at 1:43

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13 votes

Why was Wouter Basson never charged with crimes against humanity for Project Coast?

south-africa asked Nov 4, 2019 at 10:39

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In National Velvet why didn't they use a stunt double for Elizabeth Taylor?

stunts national-velvet asked Jul 1, 2019 at 20:16

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11 votes

YA novel that I read in 1987 at school - two young British guys captured by terrorists and escape from a pit

story-identification asked Jun 28, 2019 at 16:20

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10 votes

Did the movie "Small Soldiers" produce any spin off toys?

marketing small-soldiers asked Jun 27, 2019 at 5:56

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What are pros and cons around banning castling?

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Are there any hypermodern openings for white

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Chess PhD topic in machine learning?

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Why did Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch intros use blue screens?

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"Chess is 90% tactics" - should a player focus more on tactics in order to improve?

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What is it called when a dead flower is rotted away and only the veins remain?

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