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

He's in the Broadcasting Hall of Fame

In 2018, Trebek was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. The honor is extended on an annual basis to one radio candidate and one television candidate, respectively. Elvis Duran served as Trebek's radio counterpart at the ceremony. Former inductees include Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, Carol Burnett, and Bob Newhart.

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The More You Know

  • The CIA reads up to 5 million Tweets a day.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
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