There Was An Unprecedented 8-Way Tie At The Scripps National Spelling Bee

These days, people wring their hands over The Singularity, fearing the day our robot friends will get too smart, turn on humanity, and begin using us as their subservient play things. But judging from the results of last night’s 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, it’s not the robots we should be worried about. It’s THE CHILDREN! For the first time in history, 8 winners were crowned when the grown-ups ran out of words with which to challenge the contestants. The children, they’re alive and hellbent on wor(l)d domination!

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