Game show host Alex Trebek is best remembered for hosting the quiz show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. He died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 8, 2020 at the age of 80.
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November 8, 2025
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1956 - After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Company decided to name their new car the "Edsel," after Henry Ford's only son. The car would end up being discontinued in 1960.
Fact of the Day
A bionic eye costs around $150,000, not including the cost of implantation surgery and training to learn to use the device.
Nature Oddities
Birds don’t fart because they lack the necessary gas-producing gut bacteria that other animals have.
Food and Drink
McDonald’s has been selling beer at its restaurants in France, Germany, Portugal and South Korea since 2016.