Friday, February 15, 2013

Miss Cellania's Links

Ol' Jay's Brainteasers.

Economic recovery in the US actually made 99% of Americans poorer, top 1% captured 121% of gains. (via Boing Boing)

Neil Freeman created a map of the United States that divide the nation into fifty states with populations that are almost equal -about  6,175,000 people. (via Marginal Revolution)

Images and Tweets from the Carnival Triumph Cruise Ship. Passengers had little else to do but share their experiences while waiting for the disabled boat to be towed to shore.

New Study Points Toward Alien Earths Everywhere in the Galaxy. The nearest could be a mere 13 light years away -if you care to call that "near."

15 Acclaimed Actors Who Look Nothing Like the Famous People They Played. It didn't matter a bit, thanks to raw talent and a great makeup department.

Is Winning Best Album The Worst Thing That Could Have Happened To Mumford & Sons? Other Grammy winners tend to see their careers go downhill after the award.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Books You Read In High School. Not one of these was required reading at my school, although one was in elementary -and I read the others anyway.

Flubbed Headlines that actually ran in newspapers, creating a fine list for posterity.

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