Mercredi, septembre 16, 2009
From Harper’s “Index” and “Findings”— — Chance a U.S. household that owns a Prius also owns an SUV : 1 in 3 — Average number of calories by which Americans underestimate the total in a hamburger and fries : 463 — Minimum number of Americans named either John or Jane Doe : 212 — Number of spam emails sent for every one that receives a response : 12,414,000 — Estimated number of U.S. adults who believe the media did not adequately cover Michael Jackson’s death : 6,500,000 — [M]ale orchid bees stick out their legs to remain stable in high winds, and…bumblebees stay aloft through brute force. — Invasive wasps were eating pheasants in Hawaii. “You see them flying with their balls of meat,” said an entomologist of the wasps. — Engineers created a “95 percent accurate” thought-controlled wheelchair, a tongue-controlled wheelchair, and a dune buggy for the blind. — Bathwater may be bad for babies.

From Harper’s “Index” and “Findings”—

— Chance a U.S. household that owns a Prius also owns an SUV : 1 in 3

— Average number of calories by which Americans underestimate the total in a hamburger and fries : 463

— Minimum number of Americans named either John or Jane Doe : 212

— Number of spam emails sent for every one that receives a response : 12,414,000

— Estimated number of U.S. adults who believe the media did not adequately cover Michael Jackson’s death : 6,500,000

— [M]ale orchid bees stick out their legs to remain stable in high winds, and…bumblebees stay aloft through brute force.

— Invasive wasps were eating pheasants in Hawaii. “You see them flying with their balls of meat,” said an entomologist of the wasps.

— Engineers created a “95 percent accurate” thought-controlled wheelchair, a tongue-controlled wheelchair, and a dune buggy for the blind.

— Bathwater may be bad for babies.

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