October 24, 2013: Morning
- Hubble finds galaxy 1.3 billion light years away—the most distant cluster of celestial bodies discovered yet.
- German Foreign Minister summons the American ambassador to Berlin over allegations the U.S. tapped Chancellor Merkel's cell phone.
- Der Spiegel says the NSA and British GCHQ worked jointly to crack smartphones.
- Sheldon Adelson suggests the U.S. should begin negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program by launching a nuclear strike on the Iranian desert.
- Self-proclaimed magazine expert says magazines are being replaced by "bookazines."
- Round-up of '60s spy novels that tried to profit from the success of The Avengers and James Bond.
- The father of four has something in common with the childless man: people’s thoughts turn toward his genitals.
- Study finds that men will walk slower if they feel romantically inclined toward a woman.
- Number of reported cases of stalking hit 19,920 in 2012 in Japan, up 36.3% on the previous year; rise partly attributed to old men.
- See also: Creepy pictures of men spying on lovers in Tokyo parks in the '70s.
- The "average woman" waits a good four weeks before allowing a man she fancies to gaze upon her bare, makeup-free face for fear of scarring him.
- Facebook appears to no longer allow users to post videos of people being beheaded.
- Graphs depict the most and least lucrative college majors—petroleum engineering vs. early childhood education.
- In advance of the World Series, battle of the brass sections of the St. Louis and Boston Symphonies.
- Five things to know about this World Series.
- Related: Tobias Seamon's brief history of baseball’s dark traditions.
- Unlike the Washington Redskins, the Florida State Seminoles honor Native American heritage and receive tribal support.
- Facts about Tallahassee corralled to correct anyone who's ever used the phrase ‘pocket billiards’ and thought of Florida.
- List of philosophical things said by toddlers.