Wednesday, January 21, 2009

I have a Bacon Rating of 2, and other short observations

My LinkedIn profile is separated from Kevin Bacon’s by only one shared contact. I am so much cooler than I thought.

Did you know there are entire catalogs for salt? Did you know that some salt is ridiculously expensive?

More people watched American Idol yesterday than watched the Inauguration. That explains a lot.

USA Today has an article today about washing your hands. This apparently qualifies as news to the hopefully-soon-to-be-bankrupt paper.

The movie Fireproof cost about $500,000 to make, and has earned more than $33 million. A 6600% return on investment isn’t too shabby. That’s better than Exxon.

Former French president Jacques Chirac was rushed to a hospital after being mauled by his own 'clinically depressed' pet poodle. The upcoming jokes probably won’t help the dog’s disposition. Or France’s.

Canada is concerned that compact fluorescent bulbs emit harmful UV radiation. Once again, differing alarmist ideologies clash. Who will win this round: the save-Nature-at-all-costs camp or the save-people-from-themselves team?

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