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Did you know is a section taking interesting facts from articles that meet DYK requirements. To list a new fact, make a suggestion on the talk page.

To report an error, see the Did you know talk page.

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From a collection of Wikipedia's articles: ... that by causing over 700,000 deaths per year, mosquitoes (pictured) may be the deadliest threat to humans? ... that before Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States, he was a teacher at a Hispanic-majority school near the Mexico–United States border? ... that Chicago was founded in the early 1700s by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to create a canal for boats to travel between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River? ... that Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo was born half-deaf in her left ear? ... that in the age group of those 15 to 24 years old, about twice as many women hurt themselves than men? ... that at age 35, Daniel Noboa is the youngest person elected as President of Ecuador?

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