The Royal Quiz

In its original form, the popular board game Scrabble was simply a bunch of tiles — there was no board in sight! It was also first called “Lexico,” but was later changed to the far more catchy name we now know.

Mount Rushmore went through several changes. In one version of the monument, words were to be etched into the rock face, words that would briefly describe the history of the United States, highlighting nine important events between 1776 and 1906. But due to funding, and issues over wording, this plan was ultimately scrapped!

Have you ever heard of an electron microscope? These microscopes use electrons instead of light to create a magnified image. Invented in 1931 by German physicist Ernst Ruska, the first electron microscope was the transmission electronic microscope.