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I Ate What? Infographic Reveals What Americans Consume in a Year

Shauna Wright — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:48:56 +0000

From the fine folks at Daily Infographic comes this somewhat frightening visual representation of what the average American eats in a calendar year. For starters, we each inhale about 2,000 pounds of food, with the biggest chunk — 600 pounds — going to non-cheese dairy products. We also take in a healthy amount of vegetables [...]

Americans Are the Coolest People on the Planet, Says the Rest of the World

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:13:59 +0000

A survey of 30,000 people in 15 nations by the social networking site Badoo.com has found that America ranks as the world’s “coolest nationality.”

Other countries singled out for their hip nature were Brazil (second coolest overall) and Spain (coolest in Europe.) Belgium edged out Poland for least coolest nationality status.

Somali Pirate Hostages Killed

My 1035 FM — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:24:55 +0000

It has been reported that the four Americans that were boarded by Somali Pirates have been killed. The Pirates were detained. Mark Memmott – NPR “The four Americans aboard a yacht hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia are dead,” CBS News’ national security correspondent David Martin reports. CNN is also saying it has [...]