Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Shoelaces suspects the Batman has lupus

- Why most people are right-handed:
http://io9.com/5840005/why-are-most-people-right+handed


- Very interactive chart of the top 50 most populous countries:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204528204577009922309104512.html?mod=e2tw


- Do you really need to go to college?  The amount of financial debt you accrue, and the huge number of worthless degrees companies are not interested in, makes college less tempting:
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/11/college-has-been-oversold.html


- It use to be the case that most great scientists made their wonderful discoveries before the age of 25.  That's no longer true:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45198217/ns/technology_and_science-science#.TrnEo1YbfpU


- Further versus farther:
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/further-versus-farther.aspx


Bruce Wayne's medical history, as charted by his physician.  Fun read:
http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blog/2011/11/14/patient-bw-dob-2161971/


- The very first photograph:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/diy-it/the-story-of-the-first-photograph/288


- What is a QR code, and how does it work?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/seo/those-barcode-looking-things-theyre-called-qr-codes-heres-what-they-do/4339


- Historical college football stats:
http://football.stassen.com/records/


- When you woke up Sunday morning, November 27th, did the air you breathe smell a little bit fresher?  Did your food taste better that day?  Perhaps the pain in your hip disappeared? Your dog stopped chewing on your sneakers?  You found a missing $20 bill in your jeans pocket?  You suddenly realized you have more work vacation than you had previously thought?  Your car stopped making a strange noise?  Construction ended on a stretch of freeway you use every day?  This is why:
 FINALLY!!! After eight long, unbearable years of gut-wrenching madness, Michigan defeated The Great Evil.  The universe has been set right.  Love, joy, happiness and purpose return to our lives.