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Post Post #75 (ISO) » Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:22 pm

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Piccard
Piccard's twin brother Jean Felix Piccard is also a notable figure in the annals of science and exploration, as are a number of their relatives, including Jacques Piccard, Bertrand Piccard, Jeannette Piccard,
Jeanluc Piccard
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Post Post #77 (ISO) » Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:29 am

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Post Post #78 (ISO) » Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:59 pm

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The German grandmaster Robert Hübner also lost a game without playing any moves. In a World Student Team Championship game played in Graz in 1972, Hübner played one move and offered a draw to Kenneth Rogoff, who accepted. However, the arbiters insisted that some moves be played, so the players played the following ridiculous game: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Ng1 Bg7 4. Qa4 0-0 5. Qxd7 Qxd7 6. g4 Qxd2+ 7. Kxd2 Nxg4 8. b4 a5 9. a4 Bxa1 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Bh8 Bg7 12. h4 axb4 draw agreed). The arbiters ruled that both players must apologize and play an actual game at 7 p.m. Rogoff appeared and apologized; Hübner did neither. Hübner's clock was started, and after an hour Rogoff was declared the winner.
Apparently Hübner was tired, and the captain said that a draw would be fine (presumably the Germans were leading). I found it amusing to think of two grandmasters making one move, drawing, and the judges saying, "No, you have to make more moves." And then they just clown around on the board for a few minutes and draw again, and the judges say "No, that's bad. Say you're sorry." And one of them is like "No!" And so they give the win to the other guy.

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Post Post #79 (ISO) » Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:51 pm

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In post 4, Psyche wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg is best known for the invention of the famous breakfast cereal, Corn Flakes, in 1878. Originally, he called this cereal Granula, which he later changed to Granola in 1881. However, due to patent rights, he had to once again change the name to Corn Flakes.[16] These Corn Flakes were invented as part of his health regimen to prevent masturbation. His belief was that bland foods, such as these, would decrease or prevent excitement and arousal.[17]
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