April 2010
96 posts
Nate Silver breaks down odds in World Cup group... →
US: 56% chance to advance, 22% chance to win group
More Great Stuff from Wikipedia
“Contrary to popular belief, Jacobs is not Jewish. This small detail was apparently not known to the Marlins when, on May 28, 2006, as part of the team’s Jewish Heritage Day promotion, they gave Jacobs t-shirts to young fans who attended the game.[4]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Jacobs_(first_baseman)
From Marcias Nguema's Wikipedia page:
This is so bizarre it has to be true:
During Macías Nguema’s regime, the country had neither a development plan nor an accounting system for public funds. Once Nguema had killed the governor of the Central Bank, he carried everything that remained in the national treasury to his house in a village.[5]During Christmas of 1975 he ordered execution of about 150 of his opponents. Soldiers...
Gucci Apartment in Midtown Manhattan Looks... →
There’s no one perfect. … Jimmy Swaggart is a lascivious creature,...
– Mike Tyson
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson
New Balance shoes really 'Made in the USA' as... →
I can’t agree with New Balance’s claim that ‘Made in the USA’ really means ‘Assembled in the USA with entirely foreign-manufactured components.’ Also, I just really like Mizuno shoes.