Chad’s News

India definitely has a different way of setting up marriages than we do in the United States. I wonder how the bride felt about this.

Link: http://www.reuters.com/…

Take a close look at the picture in the linked article. There is something very, very wrong with it.

Link: http://www.iambetterthanu.com/…
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Lassie was famous for saving Timmy when he was in trouble. And there have been some real-life cases where a dog went to extreme lengths to help a human in danger. Along this line, researchers decided to put average dogs to the test: would the dogs get help when their owners were in trouble? The answer is a resounding “No.”

Link: http://www.neatorama.com/…

Here’s an unintended consequence of daylight saving time. A woman had twins in the early morning of Nov. 4th. The first one was born at 1:32am, and the second at 2:06am—but the clock had turned back at 2am, so the second was officially born at 1:06am. Which makes her the oldest. Or does it?

Link: http://www.wral.com/…
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Saturday was the 32nd anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (made famous by Gordon Lightfoot). The video has some neat clips of the ship—I had no idea it was so big.

Link: http://www.neatorama.com/…

Here in Denver, several of the radio stations are announcing that they also broadcast HD radio. It’s a higher-quality, digital signal and is transmitted at the same frequency as the regular signal. HD radio is free but requires a special tuner. Has anyone tried it out yet? Let me know in the comments section.

Link: http://komando.com/…

This is the story of Alexander Selkirk, the man who inspired the book Robinson Crusoe. He argued with his captain over the seaworthiness of their ship, and the captain decided to leave Selkirk on a deserted, remote island while the rest of the crew continued on. Selkirk was right about the condition of the boat, and the few sailors who survived the sinking were imprisoned by the Spanish. But that didn’t change the fact that he was stranded on the island, alone, for four years.

Link: http://www.damninteresting.com/…

This article describes me perfectly. I had already learned this stuff before reading the article, but I wish I’d know it when I was younger—especially the part about group social situations draining my energy and alone time charging me back up.

Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/…
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According to this study, food in McDonalds packaging tastes better than the same food without the packaging.

Link: http://www.newscientist.com/…

Turns out that Aquafina bottled water is just tap water (with some processing to make it purer and better tasting).

Link: http://consumerist.com/consumer/…