Headlines from January 28, 2014

Out of 3 billion airplane passengers last year, only 244 died—significantly fewer than the 2,900 deaths triggered by hippos.
“No, an Abandoned Ship Full of Diseased Rats Is Not Floating Towards Britain.”
Anti-Corruption Foundation honors Sochi’s five most distinguished money siphoners profiting off the Olympics.
Mayor says Sochi has no gay people; patrons of gay clubs disagree.
In support of the Broncos, every flight at the Denver airport to or from Omaha is not to or from Omaha, but to or from Omaha!
Despite NCAA rules, women’s soccer players are regularly recruited for college out of the eighth grade.
China uses $132,000 of taxpayer money in an attempt to buy a smile from Li Na; China fails.
There is no such thing as a wrong note just as long as you’re singing along. Pete Seeger dies at 94.
Ex-reporter Stephen Glass rejected by the California Bar in part for misrepresenting some facts to the court.
Poll of former smokers finds 48% attribute their success to quitting “cold turkey.”
Marlboro Man Eric Lawson becomes latest Marlboro model to die from a smoking-related disease.
Related: Artist draws what it’s like to go into surgery. #tmn
Fascinating story of the radio reporter who discovered his grandparents were on-air mentalists with millions of fans. #audio
See also: Winners of the 2013 Third Coast International Audio Festival.
Vertigo-inducing view of France’s King Aragon’s Stairs makes it difficult to tell which way is up.
Scientists capture video footage of the brain processing a memory, which looks different from the brain processing a thought.