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OogX TIL that two men set three records for Scrabble in one game. Highest points by one player (830), most points in one game (1,320) and most points for a single word (365).
QJRDp TIL: James Cameron sold the rights to 'Terminator' back in the '80s for $1 - and it's one of his biggest regrets.
GAG9G TIL David Bowie has a spider named after him.
W7EB9 TIL, the longest word in the world is 189,819 letters long and describes the protein called Titin.
e0wvk TIL when Tater Tots first hit store shelves in 1956, people did not buy them because they were very inexpensive and there was no perceived value. When the price was raised by stores, people began buying the product.