In other Monopoly news, in 2008 the American board was changed to bring it more in line with foreign versions. There were several changes, but the most important was that Luxury Tax no longer included a 10% option. Heresy.
Heathers 2, unlike like Ferris Buehler’s Laid Off, is a bad idea.
CNN: “From the first elements we have, it would be a man who’s around 50 years old, who was wearing a suit and a Borsalino-style hat, who, like any client, walked inside the jewelry store, held up employees with a handgun, was then given items displayed in the window.”
Yeah, just like any client.
Two Coke facts:
1. The price of Coca-Cola remained at one nickel for seventy years.
2. In the 1950s, Coca-Cola requested that the US Mint begin printing a 7.5 cent coin.
Did anyone realize that the New Madrid fault line in Missouri had three 7.8+ earthquakes in three months in 1811/1812? Was anything still standing at the end of that?
Sand Sharks are terrifying: ” Reproduction – Sand sharks only develop two embryos, one in each uterus. The strongest pups eat other embryos and any other unfertilized eggs in a process called ‘intrauterine cannibalism’ before being born.”
Girl who named Pluto dies at 90.
My head is confused. EDIT: this one’s better.
Sanjay Gupta endorses the elbow bump as a new form of hygienic greeting.
Too many women in your cabinet? No problem, we know how to deal with that. Via the BBC.
“DVD sales historically have been how the studios earn a profit on movies, because ticket sales are barely enough to offset production and marketing costs”
I’m pretty sure the Chicago Tribune’s sense of the word “historically” is different than mine.
Crispin Glover reads Jack and Jill and Little Miss Muffet. He’s like a modern day William Shatner, only terrifying.
It’s amazing how every picture of NAZIs is visually engaging. I see three possible explanations for this: (a) only good pictures survived, (b) there’s something about looking back at those people in that time that’s unique and makes the images more interesting than they would otherwise be, or (c) the NAZIs just knew how to pose. Via Reddit.
Am I the only person who finds the People Mover at Disney World to be the most fun thing in the park? Plus, no lines! Why am I alone on this?
Worst bartender ever: A Berlin barman has gone on trial accused of having served a 16-year-old boy 45 tequila shots, which killed him…. The 28-year-old barman, identified only as Aytac G, allegedly had a drinking bet with the schoolboy, but poured mostly water for himself. Via Barzelay.
“The American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to encouraging and communicating economic research and analyses and exchanging ideas in wine economics.”
“‘The panda is a national treasure, and I love and respect [him], so I didn’t fight back,’ Zhang said. ‘The panda didn’t let go until it chewed up my leg and its mouth was dripping with my blood.’” Somehow I suspect an agent of the Chinese government spoke to Zhang before he was allowed out of the panda pen.
Voice of America will pronounce names for you. I think the longest name in their system is “AL-TIKRITI, IBRAHIM AHMAD ABD AL-SATTAR MUHAMMAD.” Via the Georgetown Law Library Blog.
Kimberly is the happiest real estate agent in America. Via Reddit.
“The FDA has approved Latisse, the first drug to promote eyelash growth.” Phew. Via Lore Sjoberg.