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TIL there are 101 acceptable 2 letter words in scrabble.

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nWG7P TIL the Diving Bell Spider spends almost all it's life underwater, it survives by spinning a web between underwater plants and then carries air from the surface down to its web via its body hairs.
KOn4 TIL large penises were considered to be grotesque and comical in ancient Greek times.
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