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This Day in Minnesota History

February 17, 1998

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The turtle-racing capital of the world gets a shout-out on the game show Jeopardy! when host Alex Trebek reads this clue: "Longville, Minnesota, is the capital for racing these reptiles; the slowest compete for the Grand Slowpoke title."

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