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TIL Ken Jennings won over 3 million dollars with a 74 day win streak in Jeopardy.

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MeXp0 TIL there are 5 parasitologists who wrote and are giving away a free textbook on human parasite to everyone because they want to increase awareness/ help cure many preventable diseases.
r0VM TIL that the Los Zetas cartel was formed by a group of commando’s who defected from the Mexican army in the late 1990s. It is considered by the U.S. government to be the “most technologically advanced, sophisticated, and dangerous cartel operating in Mexico.”
gDyD TIL for over 200 years, Martha’s Vineyard had a very high percentage of deaf citizens due to the founder effect. Virtually everyone was fluent in sign language and deafness was not a social barrier. Martha’s Vineyard sign language went extinct in 1952.
pYda8 TIL The Apple iPod was discontinued in 2022.
ne1YW TIL Cincinnati has 2 miles of incomplete subway tunnels that have been abandoned, yet in decent shape, for almost 100 years.