Drones In Flight
2,000,000+ – Number of hours U.S. drones have spent in flight
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HOW HAPPY ARE YOU?
Gallup ranked 143 countries by how great a share of respondents said they had recently had positive experiences such as laughter or enjoyment. A sampling, from greatest to least: 1 – Paraguay 8 – Costa Rica 15 – U.S. 134 – Afghanistan 143 – Sudan
Read moreLake Mead Level Lower Than Ever
Lake Mead, the main reservoir on the Colorado River, is now just 38 percent full — lower than at any time since it was filled in the 1930’s. If the lake sinks lower still during summer months, officials may cut water allotments to Arizona farmers by 50 percent.
Read moreDriving Days
The riskiest hour of the week for fatal traffic accidents is 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. on Saturday. The safest day for driving: Tuesday.
Read moreCANNABIS CONSUMERS
In 2012, some 2.9 million adults and teens tried an illicit drug for the first time. More than 80% of them used pot. Among all pot users, 40% take the drug 20 or more days a month. Two states have legalized it for recreational use.
Read morePrice of A Domain Name
Amount for which the owner of happybirthday.com is attempting to sell the domain name: $2,000,000 Amount for which he sold sex.com in 2010: $13,000,000
Read moreAssault Weapon Deaths
Of the approximately 11,000 people murdered with guns in the U.S. in 2012, just 322 were killed by an assault weapon or any kind of rifle.The vast majority of killers used handguns.
Read moreCoping with rejection
Gerald and Lily Chow of Hong Kong sued Mark Zimny, a college admissions consultant and former Harvard professor, when their two sons didn’t get into an Ivy League university. The Chows say they gave Zimny more than $2 million to get their kids into elite schools by any means necessary.
Read moreHeatwave In India
A farmer sits on his parched land in the village of Gauribidanur in India’s southern Karnataka state on May 26, as a brutal heat wave continued to blister the country, claiming at least 1,100 lives and causing roads to melt in New Delhi. Pre-monsoon showers were forecast to soon provide relief to the south, where temperatures in some areas neared […]
Read moreBad week for:
Color commentary, after Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price used the F-word 77 times in a five-minute rant berating sportswriters for reporting that a player was injured. “Does every f—ing team that we f—ing play have to know every f—ing guy that’s here?” Price complained. “It’s a f—ing disgrace.”
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