New England has the lowest birth rate in the US

least fertile region in the country

Source: CDC
Tags: demographics new england birthrate
Added: 2012-03-13T10:57:14Z by anders
micromort

A micromort is a unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death

Source: wikipedia
Tags: death probability statistics
Added: 2012-03-12T18:44:24Z by anders
peanut butter contains small amounts of carcinogen

“Virtually all sources of commercial peanut butter in the United States contain minute quantities of aflatoxin”

Source: wikipedia
Tags: toxicology carcinogen peanut butter
Added: 2012-03-12T18:40:18Z by anders
Descartes on animals

compared them to nonfeeling machines put on earth to serve man.

Source: NYT
Tags: animal rights descartes
Added: 2012-03-12T17:23:43Z by anders
@cache_control decorator for django

very handy for preventing back button issues.

from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_control

Source: stackoverflow
Tags: django cache web development python
Added: 2012-03-12T17:17:57Z by anders
LSD shows promise as a treatment for alcoholism

Six studies from the 50’s through 70’s when re-examined with rigorous statistical methods show that a single dose of LSD is as effective as daily use of most modern medications currently prescribed.

Source: thelocal.no
Tags: drugs lsd alcoholism psychology treatment science
Added: 2012-03-12T17:10:45Z by anders
CSS px are an angular measurement

“It is recommended that the reference pixel be the visual angle of one pixel on a device with a pixel density of 96dpi and a distance from the reader of an arm’s length”

Source: inamidst.com
Tags: css measurement displays
Added: 2012-03-12T17:04:44Z by anders
The American Booksellers Assocation sued B&N and Borders for Preferential Pricing

Spent $18 million in legal fees on the suit. Won $4.7 million settlement.

Tags: business books law monopoly price-fixing
Added: 2012-03-12T17:00:27Z by anders
"Nothing" was Elizabethan slang for vagina

As used by Shakespeare in “Much Ado About Nothing”. From the pun that a woman has “nothing” between her legs.

Source: wikipedia
Tags: slang shakespeare language
Added: 2012-03-12T16:54:49Z by anders
Women Leaving Religion

The number of American women attending church dropped by 20% from 1991 to 2011.

Tags: religion demographics
Added: 2012-03-12T14:52:18Z by anders
Plastic Eating Fungi

Two distinct isolates of Pestalotiopsis microspora have been found that have the ability to break down and utilize polyurethane.

Tags: science fungi environment
Added: 2012-03-12T10:44:41Z by anders