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Use of Prescription Drugs in Kentucky and West Virginia [???]
February 23rd, 2014I was reading this piece about the most miserable states in the U.S. when I came across this sentence in the section on Kentucky: The state’s population was the nation’s most reliant on prescription drugs, with 19.3 prescriptions filled per capita in 2011, tied with West Virginia. 😯 Would that be a world leading statistic? […]
Chief of the Korea Division of the National Security Agency Charged with Murder of Adopted Son
February 19th, 2014The person who heads the “Korea Division” of the NSA is only thirty six years old? Via: NBC: A Maryland man has been charged with the murder of his adopted 3-year-old son, Montgomery County police said Tuesday. Brian Patrick O’Callaghan, 36, of Damascus has been charged with first degree murder and child abuse. In court, […]
Eerie Parallels: Chart of Dow Jones Industrial Average 1928-1929 vs. Today
February 12th, 2014Queue your Twilight Zone mood music… Via: CBS: There are eerie parallels between the stock market’s recent behavior and how it behaved right before the 1929 crash. That at least is the conclusion reached by a frightening chart that has been making the rounds on Wall Street. The chart superimposes the market’s recent performance on […]
China Starts Televising Sunrise On Giant TV Screens Because Smog Is So Thick
January 18th, 2014Via: Time: Air pollution in the Chinese capital reached new, choking heights on Thursday. Those who still felt the urge to catch a glimpse of sunlight were able to gather around the city’s gigantic LED screens, where this glorious sunrise was broadcast as part of a patriotic video loop.
Atmosphere Processors for Beijing [???]
January 10th, 2014Do not miss the conceptual visualization of the pH Conditioners: Via: Next Big Future: In the past 30 years, China has suffered from air pollution and heavy haze created by fast industrial growth and economic expansion. An Environmental Chemistry Letter research journal article reviews the techniques for remediation of air pollution. A geoengineering method is […]
Indiana Guardsman Stopped for Speeding in Madison County Had 48 Bombs
January 8th, 2014Update: Chemical Weapons Charge Added Via: Dayton Daily News: A former Fairborn resident and Wright State University graduate reportedly had more than 80 explosives devices, plus the materials to make more, inside his van when he was stopped on Interstate 70 New Year’s Day, the Columbus bomb squad commander testified Friday. Andrew Scott Boguslawski, 43, […]
Gamers Who Play for Hours ‘Prone to Hallucinations’ [???]
January 8th, 2014I just assumed that a crew from 4chan was responsible for this, because I’ve played games for hours and none of this stuff has ever happened to me. See the bit in bold at the bottom. Via: Telegraph: Gamers who play for hours are prone to hallucinations and seeing distorted versions of reality, according to […]
