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TIL - When Jeopardy was brought to syndication in 1984, the producers were told to make the answers easier to appeal to a broader audience. The agreed but changed nothing, leading to the frustratingly difficult show we love today.

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6EO0w TIL When the Soviet Union collapsed records were found that showed that they had been intentionally inciting the black community in the US and Africa, including falsely teaching black people that America created AIDS to kill them off.
l5ja TIL there is only one unsolved airline hijacking case in the history of the U.S. The hijacker parachuted out of the plane after receiving his demands, and was described as “thoughtful and polite” by his hostage.
J18Gm TIL that the 1942 Rose Bowl was played in North Carolina because of the fear of a Japanese West Coast attack
7rZZ TIL that the crystal structure of an AIDS virus had been discovered in ten days using an online video game called Foldit. This is something that had stumped scientists for over 15 years.
1aBO TIL that implanting a magnet in your finger gives you a “sixth sense” - the ability to sense magnetic fields.