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Enigma. In Grand Rapids, Kenneth Franklin, found to possess 50 pairs of loaded dice and less than $15, was arrested for "being unable to give a satisfactory account of himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jan. 21, 1946 | 1/21/1946 | See Source »

Died. Robert Frederick Foster, 92, Scottish-born ultimate authority on parlor Cames (Foster's Hoyle), who specialized in bridge, also knew all about poker, chess, cinch, dice, hearts, whist, skat, Russian bank (his favorite), dominoes; in Eastham, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 7, 1946 | 1/7/1946 | See Source »

Sometimes the owl found the mouse, sometimes it didn't. By changing the strength of the light and observing tracks in the sand, Dr. Dice drew some pretty damaging conclusions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Owls Debunked | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

...barred owl to find his mouse. Barn owls needed slightly more. The floor of a thick forest on an overcast, moonless night is considerably darker-too dark for an owl to get around in and see what he's up to. Under such murky conditions, Dr. Dice's experiments indicated, an owl flies, if at all, on instruments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Owls Debunked | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

...Dice's owls appeared less than wise. They never learned to search the floor systematically for mice which they could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Owls Debunked | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

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