This fun little web application called My City vs. Your City lets you compare the music that’s popular in different cities. It’s all based on data from the music site Last.fm
In the wake of learning that 75 percent of the country thinks the stimulus was a waste, here’s a look (larger after the jump) at how the American public ranks the top priorities of 2010, according to a recent Pew study
Teens Care Less About Driver’s Licenses These Days
Remember running off to the DMV when you turned 16 to get your driver’s license and—finally—your independence? That’s not the rite of passage it once was. More teens are waiting longer to start driving. The chart above shows the declining number of 16-year old drivers in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Approximately two-thirds of the United States’ adult population is overweight This is because, on average, adults in the United States are eating upwards of 3,500 calories each day, when 2,000 calories a day is plenty for an active adult. Both types of foods, and the amount of daily calories an adult chooses to consume can have a significant impact on their health, as you can see by the distribution of calories in diets around the world. Click here to see the full infographic.
Do We Have the Best Health Care System in the World?
Some prominent politicians are out there saying that we have the “best health care system in the world.” Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) just said so. So did Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK). Rush Limbaugh said it a few weeks ago.
Stupid Republican Senators thinking they know what’s what. Except Mr. Limbaugh… he’s a wannabe Senator
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