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TIL that, in California, 4th grade students are expected to “Understand the environment of Internet anonymity and that not everyone on the Internet is truthful and reliable.” (3.1c)

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JRW8 TIL that Facebook’s first annual Hacker Cup coding challenge was won by a programmer at Google. He showed up at Facebook headquarters to collect his prize while wearing his Google employee badge.
QJWa6 TIL Robin Williams wanted to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, but was turned down because J.K. Rowling and director Chris Columbus only wanted British and Irish actors.
WkggY TIL That the Jim Varney character 'Ernest P Worrell' was originally used by an ad agency to sell everything from orange juice to air conditioners.
v14WR TIL that during the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympiads East and West Germany Competed as One Team, Earning 137 Medals
x8do TIL that one of the first prototype looping roller coasters had a perfectly circular loop. As a result, riders were exposed to approximately 12gs of force, and frequently suffered neck injuries while riding. The modern roller coaster loop uses a “tear drop” shape to reduce G forces significantly.