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Jeff Brenman’s adaptation of Karl Fisch’s Did You Know? presentation is currently the most popular slideshow at SlideShare’s World’s Best Presentation Contest. If you haven’t seen it, Jeff’s version is […]

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February 16, 2011

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Jeff Brenman’s adaptation of Karl Fisch’s Did You Know? presentation is currently the most popular slideshow at SlideShare’s World’s Best Presentation Contest. If you haven’t seen it, Jeff’s version is awesome. Go watch it, and then vote for it in the contest!

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