Statistics And Other Lies

The Danish Christmas Tree Conspiracy

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2007-12-20 13:15.

A Danish Nordmann tree, popular for its long, green non-drop needles, has increased by about 10 per cent, up from £5.50 per foot last year to £6.

Father Names One Boy 'Winner' And Another One 'Loser'. Guess How Their Life Unravels?

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2007-12-19 09:38.

In 1958, a New York man named Robert Lane decided to call his baby son Winner. The Lanes, who lived in a housing project in Harlem, already had several children, each with a fairly typical name. But this boy – well, Robert Lane apparently had a special feeling about this one. Winner Lane: how could he fail with a name like that?

It Ain't No Texas - Denver Is The 'Drunkest City' In US

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2007-12-18 09:45.

Colorado and Texas residents may like their drink a little too much.

That's at least according to a study conducted by Men's Health magazine to determine the nation's most dangerously drunk cities.

Topping the list as the nation's "Drunkest City," according to the study, was Denver. Fellow Colorado communities Colorado Springs and Aurora rated third and 19th respectively. Denver was rated the most dangerously drunk city in 2006 as well.

The Economics Of Food TV

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2007-12-17 10:11.

You can find chef Emeril Lagasse’s name and face all over a dozen cookbooks, 10 restaurants, lines of pots and pans, knives, Wedgwood dishes, spices, salad dressings and pasta sauces, and even a deep fryer.

But as of last week, it will no longer be found on new episodes of his signature “Emeril Live” show on the Food Network. The program taped its last installments and laid off a half-dozen staff members, bringing an end to an impressive 11-year, every-weeknight run.

The Blog Post That Just Wouldn't Stop Making Money

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Sat, 2007-12-15 09:33.

Get this – even if you don’t finish reading this post and don’t click a single link, I’ll still make 10 cents off you. That’s because the post has eCPM of a little over $100, meaning I get hundred bucks for every 1000 impressions (as long as most traffic comes from US). I’ve actually tested this post for two weeks on my other blog that deals with weird business ideas and eCPM there was in the $96-$112 range.

Human Calculator's New Record

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2007-12-13 09:44.

World's fastest human calculator today broke his own record for working out a 200-digit number using nothing but brain power to produce the answer in just over 70 seconds.

Alexis Lemaire, a 27-year-old Frenchman, correctly calculated the 13th root of a random 200-digit number from a possible 393 trillion answers.

The so-called 'mathlete' produced the answer of 2,407,899,893,032,210 in 70.2 seconds, beating his previous record of 72.4 seconds, at London's Science Museum.

Number Of Boob Jobs As Economic Indicator (Fascinating)

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2007-12-12 10:50.

The latest sign that growth in consumer spending, the mainstay of the U.S. economy, is slowing? A nip and tuck in spending on cosmetic surgery.

100 million pennies displayed in NYC

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2007-12-11 10:38.

ePoll.Com - How To Get Paid For Your Opinion

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2007-12-10 12:01.

The E-Poll Market Research Panel was founded in 1997, and has a primary focus on gathering research on consumer attitudes and behavior towards entertainment and media. Members are invited to take mostly entertainment and media related surveys, and membership to the panel is free.

Kangaroo Farts May Solve Global Warming Problem

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2007-12-06 12:52.

Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.

Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence contains no methane and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who emit large quantities of the harmful gas.

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