A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.

The board game Scrabble was originally called "Criss Cross Words" by inventor Alfred Butts.

The oldest roller coaster in the world is the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster located in Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was built in 1902.

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