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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.

2022 marks the year scientists released footage of a black hole for the second time. What was unique about this image is that this showed the black hole at the center of our galaxy. To capture the image, scientists combined telescopes from around the planet.

There is an annual ceremony in Britain called ‘Swan Upping’, in which mute swans upon the River Thames are rounded up, ringed and released. Traditionally, swans in open water belong to the Queen of England, and Swan Upping was a tradition that dated back to the 16th century.