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Monopoly Jail Strategy Won Real Cash
- Tom describes Nicola Falcone winning $20,580 at the 2015 World Monopoly Championship by staying in jail as a strategy.
- The prize equalled the total cash in a US Monopoly set and reflected his gameplay choice.
Quiet Anvils Reduced Deafness Risk
- Karen explains Fisher and Norris marketed anvils that reduced the loud ringing when struck to protect blacksmiths' hearing.
- Her father collects those anvils and wrote a book on them, noting military use on ships due to lower noise.
Launch Origin Determines Ecclesiastical Claim
- Tom explains that under 1917 canon law new diocesan jurisdiction depended on a voyage's starting point.
- Because Apollo 11 launched from within Orlando's diocese, Orlando's bishop was technically 'Bishop of the Moon.'