How did Reuben find submarines?

Daily Trivia / July 29, 2025

During World War II, the U.S. Navy's world champion chess player, Reuben Fine, calculated, on the basis of positional probability, where enemy submarines might surface.

When did snow fall on he Sahara?

Daily Trivia / July 29, 2025

In living memory, it was not until February 18, 1979 that snow fell on the Sahara. A half-hour storm in southern Algeria stopped traffic. But within a few hours, all the snow had melted.

Was the Boxing Day tradition a present for the workers?

Daily Trivia / July 28, 2025

Many poorly paid workers were required to work on Christmas Day and took the following day off to visit their families. As they prepared to leave, their employers would present them with Christmas boxes. During the late ...Read More

What did the first vending machine dispense?

Daily Trivia / July 28, 2025

The first vending machines in the US dispensed chewing gum and were installed in New York City train platforms in 1888.

Can you make an atomic bomb?

Daily Trivia / July 28, 2025

An ordinary TNT bomb involves atomic reaction, and could be called an atomic bomb. What we call an A-bomb involves nuclear reactions and should be called a nuclear bomb.

How do you destroy a diamond?

Daily Trivia / July 28, 2025

A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.