In his New Hampshire victory speech last night, Donald Trump told America and his supporters not to believe America’s 5% unemployment number. He’s hearing the number is more like 42%…Really? We have… 3 Explanations We Have For What Trump Is… Read More ›
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Wal-Mart Is Turning Up The Heat! Literally. We Mean Higher In-Store Temperatures.
CNBC reports that Wal-Mart is turning up the heat in its stores. Literally. To make employees happier. Apparently the temperature in the stores is determined at a central location and not by the individual stores. To help them with this… Read More ›
3 Reasons We Think Marco Rubio Apparently Liked The Finale of Mad Men
Spoiler Alert! We think enough time has gone by for you all to have seen the finale of Mad Men, so we’ll write about it, too. And we’re not saying this because we just watched it this week… anyway, after… Read More ›
Women Wins Over $250,000 In Sweepstakes, Then Wins Book Deals
Yahoo Finance reports that a Canadian woman, who recommends not spending more than an hour or two a day entering sweepstakes, has won over $250,000 in prizes in sweepstakes. She has been winning prizes for at least 34 years, and… Read More ›
Intelligent Aliens May Weigh 650 Pounds
CNET reports that a cosmologist has used a mathematical formula to estimate that intelligent alien beings may be 650 pounds. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Will they eat you if they come to this planet? We’re hoping… Read More ›
Polls Show That Polls Aren’t Always Very Useful
CNET reports that various polls taken recently indicate that between 3% and 30% of Americans are very likely to buy an Apple Watch, depending on which poll you believe. 3 Things We Know For Sure 1. People share information of… Read More ›
Bride Walks Out On Groom After He Demonstrates Weak Math Skills
The AP reports that a bride walked out of a wedding ceremony in India after she asked the groom the following math question: 15+6. Hint: the answer is not 17, like he thought. Which made the bride feel that he… Read More ›
Blackberry Paying People To Sell Their iPhones
CNBC reports that Blackberry is offering people up to $550 to sell the company their iPhones. The catch: you have to buy a Blackberry that retails for $500. 3 Things We Imagine Nobody Is Saying About This Deal Before Black… Read More ›
Baseball Fan Uses Math To Suggest Derek Jeter’s Last At Bat At Yankee Stadium Was Staged
The Bleacher report reports that an anonymous person on the internet has suggested, using math, that it was highly unlikely that Baltimore Oriole pitcher Evan Meek would throw an 86.1 mile per hour fastball to Jeter, resulting in a walk-off… Read More ›
More In Restaurant News: Restaurant Adds “Minimum Wage Fee”
Yahoo Finance reports that a Minnesota restaurant has added a minimum wage surcharge of 35 cents per check to customers’ checks following an increase in the minimum wage in that state to $8 an hour for large employers and $6 an hour for… Read More ›