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TIL Google has found GPA’s and test scores to be “worthless as a criteria for hiring”; they have teams where 14% of their employees haven’t gone to college

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W4md TIL that on a trip to England in 1698, Peter the Great loved the taste of stout beers, but was unable to take any back with him to Russia before it spoiled. To mitigate this, London brewers added more hops and alcohol to their stouts thus creating a new beer style, the Russian Imperial Stout.
LMm0 TIL: In 1650 the Dutch killed and ate their own Prime Minister
6Zm7 TIL that Usain Bolt was offered a position as wide receiver in the NFL, and rejected it due to the hits NFL players take.
78evM TIL Facebook lost about $700 billion in market capitalization after rebranding as Meta
DnWp TIL that dragonflies are the most effective predator in the animal world