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The first thermonuclear bomb detonated in history was Ivy Mike on Nov 1, 1952. It had a yield of 10.4Mt and measured by a seismometer over 5,000 miles away. It had a fireball that was 3.2m wide and left a crater over a mile wide and 150ft deep. It was over 1000X more powerful than any other device of the day
 

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The shortest possible game of chess resulting in checkmate is in two moves by black. Called the Fool's Mate, it goes as follows:

WHITE: Pawn to King Knight Four
BLACK: Pawn to King Four
WHITE: Pawn to King Bishop Three
BLACK: Queen to Rook Five - Mate
 

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