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TIL Scrabble apparently has world titles and even an ELO ranking

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GYOQQ TIL Some areas on earth are so remote that sometimes the closest human beings are astronauts aboard the International Space Station when it passes overhead.
1aKDO TIL "The Lone Ranger" (that flopped spectacularly) cost $250 million to produce and ended up costing Disney $190 million in losses.
RZJj TIL Taurine, a common ingredient in energy drinks, was first isolated from the bile of an ox, but now is synthesized in labs. Cat food is required by law to contain taurine, since cats without a taurine-rich diet will go blind, and lose their hair and teeth.
aP7N TIL Jackie Chan and his stunt team are blacklisted by all insurance companies so he has to pay himself whenever somebody in his movies get hurt
O7V1 TIL social conventions in the 1800s dictated that boys between ages 0 to 7 wore dresses, grew out their hair, and dressed in pink. They were not allowed to have their first haircut until 6 or 7 years old, and wore dresses until then too. There is even a picture of FDR presented as such.