What I Learned This Week - 2/21/14

1.  "Netflix, Oreos and sweatpants" is apparently a valid Facebook relationship status.
2. All streets in a neighborhood of Geldrop, Netherlands are named after Lord of the Rings characters.
3. Polar bears are invisible to night vision cameras due to the efficiency of their hide retaining 99% of their body heat.
4. To put things in perspective, the minor planet Pluto is smaller than Russia.
5. E-cigarettes are now available with integral Bluetooth headset and speakerphone....because it was needed.
6. You can never go wrong with a coke flavored Icee.
7. According to my kids, the noise you make when one stretched is called, "baby dinosaur".
8. When attending an industry conference where I meet loads of strangers I have a strong desire to acquire a silver briefcase and hand it to someone at the conference and state, "you have already received your instructions for completion within the next hour."
9. AOL still makes about $600 million from dial-up internet. Yes now.
10. I agree that the winter Olympics are pretty much 48 different versions of sliding.
11. After spending a good deal of time traveling to the City I've decided that topless bars that advertise no cover a redundant.
12. Thank you airport symposium for giving me the word, "Funtaneous".
13. Every City agency deals with a group of CAVE people - CAVE meaning " Citizens Against Virtually Everything."
14. Never taunt a Canadian.