The chess positions and moves that we see HAL and the astronaut playing in 2001: A Space Odyssey are from a game played in 1913 in Hamburg between two undistinguished players named Roesch and Schlage.

It’s illegal to hunt camels in Arizona.

The ancient Romans used urine as bleach to make their togas shining white.

Antony Young of King’s College, London, says some studies indicate that sunscreens increase the incidence of melanoma.

The PBS show, Drive In, starring Jan and Dean and other 1960s stars, was recently taped at the University of Texas’ Bass Concert Hall. Jan and Dean’s biggest hit was “Dead Man’s Curve,” and the street that runs by Bass Hall is Robert Dedman Drive.

This article appears in September 12 • 2003.

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

SUPPORT US