February 4, 2014
By The Morning News
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- WHO says there will be 22 million new cases of cancer each year within two decades.
- Alaska has the highest rate of reported rape in America, three times the national average.
- South Koreans consume around 14 shots of liquor a week; Russians consume 6 and Americans consume 3.
- History of the Saturday Night Live after-party is mainly dreary, unless you're partying with Horatio Sanz.
- Related: Long, wide-ranging interview with SNL's Lorne Michaels.
- "I think Woody Allen probably did it, though, of course, I could be wrong. But it’s OK if I’m wrong."
- Controversial 2008 Burger King documentary went looking for people who'd never eaten a hamburger.
- Democratic Republic of Congo has the ideal climate for producing fancy cheeses like camembert or soft gruyere.
- Indian reserve launches app that tracks tigers' movements in order to prevent poaching.
- Snowy owls, native to the Arctic, are appearing in New England, the Midwest, even Bermuda.
- Scientists reveal a pecking order within string quartets, where a leader is followed by the rest.
- Pharmaceutical companies would have every older man worrying about a new disease called "low T."
- OfficeMax sends grieving family a piece of junk mail addressed to "Daughter Killed in Car Crash."
- Early draft of Carl Sagan's famous "Pale Blue Dot" quote.
- The Morning News seeks an intern for Spring 2014.
- A name like Sherlock Holmes da Silva, pronounced SHARE-Lockee WHOLE-mees in Brazil, certainly does have a distinctive ring to it.
