Tuesday, October 30, 2012

FIPID - 10/30/12


Fun Interesting Pertinent Information Dissemination


Top Picks
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Time to Get Ready for Halloween





Mmmm, fresh baby

Army to Congress: Thanks, but no tanks

Number of Protestant Americans Is in Steep Decline, Study Finds

Crooks Now Use Technology to Pick Pockets (You need to be aware of RFID .)

Want Your Union to Last? Marry in New Jersey (Graphic show divorce rates in all 50 states)

The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent

Want to Ruin Teaching? Give Ratings

You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer

Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril

2012 Texas State Fair Deep Fried - Pics of what there is to eat

Just One More Seriously Breathtaking Video of the Earth From Space







Politics and Business
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Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945 (Read last paragraph of summary.)

Which Presidential candidate has the better plan for reviving the economy? We asked economists what they think.
Why Are Elections On Tuesdays?




Comparing the actual policy positions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

John McCain: Citizens United Is 'Worst Decision Ever' ... 'Money Is Money,' Not Free Speech

Brad Pitt blasts U.S. 'War on Drugs,' calls for policy rethink

USA GDP growth compared to other countries

Heavy advertising spending by Monsanto Co and others opposed to a California ballot proposal to require labels on grocery products containing genetically modified organisms is paying off

Ask A Banker: What Do Investment Bankers Actually Do?


Science and Technology
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Antiscience Beliefs Jeopardize U.S. Democracy

Stingrays: The Biggest Technological Threat to Cell Phone Privacy You Don't Know About

Study: Assisted suicide legality does not increase patient death wish

Navy’s Top Geek Says Laser Arsenal Is Just Two Years Away

“Can you fix my Windows 95 computer?”: How to troll a tech support scammer

What Psychopaths Teach Us about How to Succeed

Red Bull Stratos (more info on Felix Baumgartner)

Underground river 'Rio Hamza' discovered 4km beneath the Amazon

Google's Street View Goes Into The Wild

Giant Sea Worm Terrorizes Aquarium (pic)

How a Google Headhunter’s E-Mail Unraveled a Massive Net Security Hole

Best Reason to Have Sex: Your Health
"Men who have sex three times a week can decrease their risk of heart attack and stroke by 50 percent, while women who enjoy sex tend to live longer than those who don't"

What's Halfway Between 1 and 9? Kids and Scientists Say 3

Body Fat Percentage Guide: Clinically Verified Pictures of Men and Women at 10%, 20%, and Up

9-Billion-Pixel Photo of Milky Way’s Center Is Full of Stars

How to eat a Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus tore the head off armoured prey to reach the tender neck meat.

Swarm Robots Cooperate with AR Drone



Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
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Cross in the Closet: Straight Christian Lives a Year as Gay Man

Camaro owner records mechanics abusing car, scheming to get damages paid for (UPDATED)

What Are They Feeding You? 50% of U.S. Cats and Dogs Are Overweight

Small Penis Contest In Denmark A Big Deal, Sex Experts Say

Make your own clothes, don't touch your husband and sleep outside: How one woman spent a year living according to the Bible

Italian church to be stripped of tax exemption from 2013

Shaquille O’Neal Earns Doctorate Degree

Take control of those cables on your desk (pic set)

Trampoline bridge could let you bounce across the Seine

6 Weirdest Things Men Do to Their Penises
"Sheets of cadaver harvested tissue are attached to the penis to increase its girth."

Average yearly earnings for a stripper - $125,000

The Ejection Tie Club
Did ditch your plane to save you life?  Congrats!  Here is your tie.

The famine-genocide of Ukraine, 1932-1933.

North Korean army minister 'executed with mortar round'

Videos
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Make sure you know the height of your truck before driving under this bridge. It is like a can opener.

Dogs, they know shame.



Twins mimic daddy's hiccup

Raccoon steals a carpet


Michael Phelps 153 ft putt

Man gets charged by gorilla

How McDonald's Canada Makes their World Famous Fries

Imagine what you will know tomorrow

3 Men With Tourettes On A Holiday  

Cute dogs

Which is it?!  Bath or walk?

How to tie a bowtie

This is a test of the emergency doggie system






Pics
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(Rt-mouse click the link or pic and choose Open Link in New Tab to see a full size pic.)









Pizza Hut in Canada

Nail Clippings

Trucks taking a nap



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