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TIL Google Fiber doesn’t have any major plans in place to expand, but was rather hoping to put major cable companies to shame.

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jk1Q TIL that John Cusack once asked his agent to present him with the “craziest, most unproduceable script you can find.” His agent presented “Being John Malkovich”. Impressed with the script, Cusack auditioned and won a role in the film
YpAPG TIL A man who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived was saved by a Sea Lion who kept him afloat, he now does public talks to help others.
r5nw TIL: NSFW - The last public execution in France by beheading (Eugen Weidmann) is on YouTube.
W714Y TIL that the CEO of McLaren F1 racing, Zak Brown, appeared on wheel of fortune as a teenager, won $3,050 and spent the winnings to fund his racing career
4XL4o TIL that a Harley washed up onshore in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia after being swept away in the 2011 Japanese Tsunami. It was sent back to Japan to be restored by Harley-Davidson and returned to its owner. He instead opted it be placed in a museum as a memorial to the victims of the disaster.