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An exabyte is a billion gigabytes. Experts from the University of Southern California have estimated that humans have accumulated 256 exabytes of knowledge.  That means that the sum of all human knowledge is 1.2 billion average-sized computer hard drives.  That’s an average of 15 libraries per person on the planet Earth.  That’s a whole lot […]

According to a resent study conducted by the International Facility Management Association, the average size of the worker cubicle is shrinking.  In 1994, each worker had about 90 square feet to work in; that number has shrunk down to 75 feet in 2010, and is expected to shrink even smaller.  Experts are predicting the death […]

The cassette deck in the car is a thing of the past, sadly.  However, just because a record format is gone does not mean it is forgotten.  There are always stalwarts like Bucks Burnett who strive to keep the past alive.  Bucks Burnett is the man behind the Eight Track Museum, a music museum dedicated […]

As usual, Eminem lead the way in Grammy nominations, racking up a staggering 10 nods from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.  Again as usual, Eminem was not the big winner at the Grammys, snagging only two of the ten awards he was up for.  The big winners last night were newer acts […]

If bears breaking into cars to steal beer wasn’t bad enough, now we’ve got deer breaking into apartments. Over the weekend a deer burst through the window of an apartment in Eagan, Minnesota and wound up trapped in the bathroom. According to police officers who responded to the call Saturday morning, the animal was bleeding […]

The website reads: “Flowers wilt. Chocolates met. Roaches are forever.” No, that’s not a reference to the recent infestation of bedbugs in New York City. Nor to the city’s winter battle with garbage. It’s the Bronx Zoo’s unique take on Valentine’s Day: for a $10 donation, the zoo will allow lovers to name Madagascar hissing […]

The United States is filled with a thirsty bunch of citizens. We love our beer. We’ll partake of it in marshmallow form, deep fried or in deep-space mode. And those thirsty six-pack, growler and keg-toting citizens are proudly loyal to their local brews. Microbreweries are popping up seemingly on every corner.  Even 7-11 is getting […]

In an ever increasingly competitive workforce, it gets more and more difficult to stand out from the crowd. It seems like every job opening has an endless supply of eager potential workers anxious and willing to fill the every need of the employer. So the question becomes how to stand out from the crowd whether […]

Diet soda is a unique animal.  Sold for the calorie-conscious and those that have diabetes as a healthier alternative to the sugar-filled sodas we really want, it seems as though diet soda is too good to be true.  According to a recent study conducted by Dr. Steven Greenberg, a neurologist from Harvard Medical School, it […]

Since the first book of the Vampire Diaries, author LJ Smith has been involved in every aspect of the creation of the world, but that involvement is coming to an end.  Author LJ Smith has been fired from the Vampire Diaries series that she started 20 years ago.  It’s strange to see an author fired […]

The cassette had a good run as a form of media, but now it’s just another piece of scrap on the scrap heap of history.  In October, Sony killed the cassette Walkman after a 25-year run.  The writing was on the wall.  According to Mental Floss, 2011 will be the first year where no car has […]

Robots can do a lot of awesome things, including frighten me and enter the job market, but one of the things that humans can do that robots cannot, it’s share information.  Humans are social animals; our primary mode of learning is to communicate with one another.  However, robots are generally independent units that don’t share […]

The sun has always been a source of heat, light, energy and even food for man. The big bright orb in the sky has proven to be a touchstone of religious movements in centuries past with the ability to scare those who worship it when it disappears temporarily. Legend has it that Archimedes tried to […]

When he was at Congress, he was Representative Chris Lee, a 49-year-old married father of a young son who campaigned on family values.  When he was on Craigslist, he was Chris Lee, a 39-year-old divorced lobbyist who sends shirtless pictures of himself to women.  Unfortunately for Representative Lee, a Republican from New York, he tried […]