stackyFACTSThree in a row has always been the ultimate cure for boredom. Found etched into the walls of ancient ruins, Terni Lapilli required players to move three pebbles around a grid until someone won. Humanity has spent two thousand years drawing hash marks, proving our attention spans have always been remarkably short.
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