Alex Trebek Has Led a More Interesting Life Than All of Us

Masters of the Game

Ken Jennings currently holds the record for the most wins ever on Jeopardy!—74 times in a row. Despite the sheer number of occasions on which Jennings walked away from the show with a winning hand, his monetary earnings didn't hold a candle to those of Brad Rutter. Rutter holds the record for the most cash won by a single player on the show: $4,688,436.

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The More You Know

  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
  • On Mars, sunsets are blue.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
  • There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
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