Link: In June, on days when Mitt Romney tweeted himself and Delaney tweeted about Romney, Delaney’s tweets got re-tweeted more often 44% of the time.
That according to a study commissioned by Business Week.
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One of the great joys of listening to NPR is not knowing where the next story will take me. Will it be the Steppes of Mongolia? A prison in Alabama? The inside of the Federal Reserve?
Often embedded within these pieces are facts, figures, and fascinating trivia; but the smooth, dulcet tones of the reporter distract me, allowing the information to slip out the back. I will attempt to collect these morsels of hard data and post them here.
If you hear something, share something. But only the facts; not subjective thoughts, loose approximations, or unprovable claims.
Often embedded within these pieces are facts, figures, and fascinating trivia; but the smooth, dulcet tones of the reporter distract me, allowing the information to slip out the back. I will attempt to collect these morsels of hard data and post them here.
If you hear something, share something. But only the facts; not subjective thoughts, loose approximations, or unprovable claims.
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Link: The first recorded instance of Supreme Court justices attending the State of the Union was in 1957.
From that period forward, they attended in force. Up until 1980 there were at least eight justices, on average, there. It has fallen off since 1980, and particularly in the - the early 2000s; Justice Breyer alone was in attendance at three of the addresses.
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Link: Based on Facebook and MySpace statistics, more internet users say they live in Afghanistan and Zimbabwe than actually live there.
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe are the countries alphabetically at the top and the bottom of those sites’ possible countries lists.
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Link: Spoilers don’t actually spoil stories; rather, they seem to enhance their enjoyment.
At least when it comes to books. That according to a recent study from the University of California, San Diego.
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Link: A 13,000 square-mile radio frequency-free zone surrounds the world's largest steerable radio telescope in Green Bank, WV.
All cell phones, Wi-fi, things that would emit any sort of electromagnetic radiation, are banned so as not to interfere with the telescope’s work.
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