Sunday, August 29, 2010
Be a Good Citizen
Fact- The Connecticut State Police Force is the oldest state police force in the country, formed in 1903.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Depressing
Fact- 17% of those in nursing homes never have any visitors
Although this sounds very sad, it was attached to a news story about a new invention that will allow the elderly to remain close to their families and independent longer. The new invention has been nicknamed..."the granny pod"
Never Good
Fact- a Times poll has 24% of Americans believing that President Obama is a Muslim.
An extra interesting tidbit, this is an increase from the number of Americans who believed he was Muslim during campaign season
Technology
Fact- North Korea has its own twitter account and a youtube channel. Now, if I only understood Korean, I could be influenced by their propaganda
Raccoons
Fact- Raccoons actually don't need to wash everything that they eat.
I had heard of the myth that raccoons wash all their food, but when I sent it out to friends, they had no idea what I was talking about. Maybe they are just dumb.
Frightening
Fact- An estimated hundred thousand Americans have gotten away with murder in the last 30 years.
Behind the Scenes- This one really captured my interest, so it gets a behind the scenes plug. I got this fact from NPR, they were talking about a new book which I am off to the library to get. Its called "The Murder Room" by Michael Capuzzo. Its about a cold case club located in Philadelphia called the Vidocq Society.
The Vidocq Society is composed of the world's foremost experts in forensics and investigating. They meet every month to discuss and attempt to solve the most puzzling cold case files.
It is named after the French detective who first influenced the Surete to use the psychology of a criminal to catch murderers. It probably helped his success that he was a former criminal himself.
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