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TIL in 2011 Alex Trebek - the long-time host of Jeopardy! - was woken by a burglar in his hotel room. He proceeded to chase the robber though the hallways in his underwear before tearing his Achilles. The thief was later apprehended.

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x7OD TIL that if you take the Myers-Briggs personality test twice, five weeks apart, there’s a 50% chance you’ll fall into a different personality category the second time.
YpwmG TIL Close to 30 percent of Bangladeshis commute on rivers, especially the lower class. This makes ferry accident common in the country, which are often blamed on overcrowding or inadequate safety rules.
gJ4X TIL: Miami Beach has banned beachfront hotels from giving out plastic straws
4VDg TIL Christian Slater made the lowest grossing movie of 2012: $264 from 33 tickets sold
4XxYR TIL in 2017 Offspring's Vocalist Dexter Holland Finished his Ph.D in molecular biology, Thesis on HIV Research: “I am interested in virology and wanted to contribute in some small way to the knowledge which has been learned about HIV and AIDS. This terrible disease remains a worldwide epidemic”