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Instructors
Name
Fun Fact
Dustin Doyle
I painted murals in Baghdad at the embassy
Ian Heraty
Cats have 9 lives
Ian Heraty
I lived in Shenzhen, China for 4 years
Ian Heraty
My first iOS app was about chickens crossing the road
Jazmine Tran
Cats can jump up to 6 times their height.
Jazmine Tran
I previously worked as a NICU nurse
John Leavell
I make the best lemon pancakes
Mena Castillo
I like turtles
Robert Sfarzo
I like Nebraska.
2023-1.1 Hash Rockets
Name
Fun Fact
2023-2.1 Fullstack Pancakes
Name
Fun Fact
Darryl Williams
I want to have a baby goat kennel
Dustin Doyle
Australia is wider than the moon
John Leavell
I have a cat and a dog
2023-9.1 Ian's Heratics
Name
Fun Fact
Akin
I like to play basketball
Aldo Portillo
I like water
Alejandro Lopez
I have 2 dogs and a turtle
Alexandra Mompremier
I love to sew!
Alina Sapronova
I hate frogs
Andre Garner
I play Fortnite
Andrew Cook
I like turtles
Brenda Reyes
I broke 4 of my toes all at once
Brian Waddell
The Triangle is the strongest shape period
Calvin Armstrong
I have a custom six-string electric cello that I designed and play heavy metal on
Carlos Castaneda
I've traveled to 4 different continents
Carman Chiu
My dream is to become a great dancer :D
David Hibble
A shrimp's heart is located in its head
Dmitrii Sumenko
When Chuck Norris does push-ups, he doesn't push himself up, he pushes the Earth down
Ethan Huang
I have watched almost 100 Korean dramas
Fidel Leal
I am about the only Cuban that cannot dance, swim or play baseball :)
Jacob Hoffmann
Elephants are the only animal can't jump
Jared Bears
Tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers are all part of the nightshade family and are toxic when unripe
Jason Ho
Sharks have existed longer than trees
Jorge Pioquinto
Every Thanksgiving, I make the turkey
Jun So
The biggest bass I have caught is 4.97 lbs
Kat Jarboe
Some cats have 6 beans per paw instead of 5
RJ
I love cheesecake! I love cheesecake! I love cheesecake! I love cheesecake! I love cheesecake!
Samuel Lubliner
I ride my bike to work
Sara Schoonover
I have an 8 year old Dachshund mix named Comet
Thierry Chau
I used to work at the Palace of Versailles
2024-2.1
Name
Fun Fact
Eduardo Villa
Orcas and humans share an ability for culture-based evolution
Alana Edwards
My favorite color is pink.
Amanda Mendez
Favorite color is pink
Andrew Pham
Running in 4.0 speed and 9.0 incline for 30 minutes only burn about 300 cals
Annie Huynh
My sister and I have the same birthday but we are born 3 years a part
Crystal Tliourane
I enjoy spicy foods!
David Le
I built my own computer.
Gustavo Gutierrez.
The reason Tarzan was clean shaven even though he was raised in the jungle is because in the novel he found his dads shaving kit and used it growing up. The movie doesnt show that part.
Jason Johnson
I've had two goldfishes.
Jeeho Lee
I was stuck in Haiti for a day because I forgot to bring my green card
Joanna Rodriguez
I have 2 cats and 1 dog
John Paul Fababaer
I was born in Florence, Italy and was named after Pope John Paul II
Jose Montes De Oca Morfin
A fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia ._.
Jose Pantoja Jr
The average colour of the Universe is beige. The Universe may appear like a vast expanse of darkness but the average colour is actually beige, according to scientists.
Kiowa Scott
I love Shrek
Lateef Idris
Illinois is a state
Mary Webby
I fear mascots and puppets
Maurius Hill
Chicago is currently ranked 6th with major sports championships.
Reid Aumann
My parents share the same birthday
Rohan Mendiratta
I was born on the day of the Superbowl
Salvador Castaneda
I have visited 16 cities (outside the US)
Sera Oraha
I can read and write Assyrian
Shafaq Juda
I can bake Cake
Vincent Pham
I like taking walks in Chicago's Museum Campus
Winnie Wu
I am terrible at sports
Eduardo Villa
Orcas and humans share an ability for culture-based evolution
Benjamin Guzman
I have met Gherbo before
Alana Edwards
My favorite color is pink.
Crystal Tliourane
I enjoy spicy foods!
Lamont Sampson
Earth is pretty big, but it's tiny compared to the rest of the universe. For perspective : Around 1,000 Earths can fit inside Jupiter. Around 1,000 Jupiters can fit inside the sun and over 1 billion suns can fit inside the star Betelgeuse.
2024-5.1
Name
Fun Fact
Yusra Ahmed
The moon is slowly moving further away from Earth each year.
Jan Niewielski
I am the first in my family to graduate from university
Natalie Demyanenko
Check out this address a couple of stations north of here for a stunningly beautiful Art Nouveau space! --78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Reza Husain
I played basketball with an ex-NBA player.
Rebecca Herrera
If the Earth doubled in size, trees would immediately fall down.
Fadi Baker
I'm half Jordanian half Armenian
Benny Joram
I have 2 dogs and 3 cats
Aizat Ibraimova
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
Arpan Patel
I sleep walk
Kevin Calva
My favorite color is orange.
Jan Niewielski
I am the first in my family to graduate from university
Adolfo Nava
Male horses have 40-42 teeth while female horses could have 36-40
Jeremy Baxter
I like saying/typing emojis instead of using them smirk emoji
Ray Gunawidjaja
Rice is no longer my staple food
Ricardo Juarez
I used to make pastries for celebrities
Maya Sheriff
I love Lucky Daye; great music!
Young Song
My biking speed is slower than running
Jennifer Rahman
I love frogs!
Aleksei Borovikov
I would love to visit Japan.
Herman Contreras
Combine blue and red to make purple
Brandon Varner
Alabama's Cahaba River is known as "America's Amazon"
Chinemelum Iloegbunam
I've been skydiving multiple times and in the proccess to get my license
Kurt Mauritz
The Earth is always flat on a map.
Dylan Sarikas
The Fun Fact about "eating 8 spiders in your sleep during your lifetime" is actually a myth