bob dennis
@Urbanlegends · 2:31
Edgar Allen Poe and Scrabble
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Despite the multiple tweaks to the name and gameplay, the game wasn't massively popular until the chairman of Macy's allegedly stumbled on it while on vacation in 1952. He then ordered thousands of sets for his store. Scrabble has been a hit with word lovers and board game enthusiasts ever since, all thanks to a minor plot point in a nearly two century old short story. It's a plot twist that Poe probably would not have imagined. For Urban legends and stranger truths. I'm Bob in US
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