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TIL Muriel Fahrion created Strawberry Shortcake, the Care Bears, and The Get Along Gang

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4kggw TIL that percent of women receiving computer science degrees in the United States has dropped by half since the 1980s.
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055 TIL that a gold medal won from the Olympics is worth about $494, a silver medal worth $260, and the bronze medal is worth $3.