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TIL Alex Trebek didn't take a single sick day for the first 34 years of Jeopardy

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9wMgr TIL mosquito's are unable to fly / feed in wind above 10mph which means if you have a fan outside you can enjoy the outdoors without being bitten! A simple solution which doesn't involve chemicals, sprays etc. Simply having decent wind will ensure you can entertain and most people appreciate a fan.
87W4 TIL that all of Australia’s snakes, spiders, sharks, crocodiles, and poisonous sea creatures combined only kill 5 people per year. Horseback riding accidents kill 20 Australians per year.
Mv0A TIL: there’s a town in Australia where half of its population live in caves carved underground to stay away from the heat.
LQAbZ TIL Yellowstone's supposed "overdue" volcano eruption is a myth; studies show its magma reservoirs contain only 5-15% molten material, far from the 50% required for mobilization. Any imminent eruption would be preceded by decades of increased seismic activity and other signs.
RAGj TIL the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube didn’t realize he’d built a puzzle until he scrambled it the first time and tried to restore it