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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1964
Page
7
Hollywood AP reports actor James Stewart, content at Universal making Shenandoah, insisted on using his own hat and chaps from Winchester 73. MGM asked for the same, Universal initially refused, then loaned the items after Stewart stood firm.
The account notes Columbus on his second voyage to South America observing natives amuse themselves with a black heavy ball made from vegetable gum. It was three centuries before rubber saw commercial use in Europe per Britannica.
The article notes dice in many forms as the oldest gambling implements. It states cubical dice similar to modern types were found in Egyptian tombs dating well before Britannica’s era, highlighting ancient gambling practices.
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