September 2009
12 posts
Some US airports use falconry (hunting of game with falcons) “to scare off birds that can be hazardous for airplanes.” http://bit.ly/YxmYX
Farthest you can get from a McDonald’s in the USA: 107 miles as the crow flies, 145 miles by car. http://bit.ly/19nlFS [Thanks @epakurar]
Billionaire Roman Abramovich’s new mega-yacht is protected from paparazzi by camera detecting laser shield http://tinyurl.com/mg8gej
In 1862 Ulysses Grant issued Gen. Order 11 order expelling the jews frm TN, MS, KY. http://bit.ly/Bl3u2
“Chance a U.S. household that owns a Prius also owns an SUV: 1 in 3.” http://bit.ly/O5p5B
Wal-Mart has “revenues that exceed those of Target, Home Depot, Sears, Kmart, Safeway, and Kroger — combined.” http://bit.ly/19ym0k
The Washington Post loses $1.10 per copy. http://bit.ly/b3s8v
After Israel declared independence in 1948, (not-yet-Dr.) Ruth was trained by the Israeli military as a sniper. (via @mental_floss)
The IKEA Catalog is the 3rd most printed publication in the world after the Bible and Harry Potter. http://bit.ly/Q9Lzl
Switching to LED lighting for signage will save Holiday Inn an estimated $4.4 Million a year. http://bit.ly/hZ2ul
18 million links were shared on Facebook in August. http://bit.ly/102tLu
“Men buy an average of 3.4 pairs of underwear in a year.” http://bit.ly/19sMtR