What I Learned This Week - 4/18/14

1.  In the 1980's Al Sharpton was an FBI informant known as "CI-7" and helped the joint FBI/NYPD task force the “Genovese Squad” target leaders of the country’s largest and most feared Mafia organization.
2. A snobby foodie website documented (with timestamps) all the food that the beloved character "Chunk" ate during the movie, "The Goonies". Yes, they also had a calorie count - 2,791.5. I was more impressed that they also documented all of his food references outnumbering what he ate four to one. I had forgotten, "bullet holes the size of matzah balls!!"
3. Car theft is nearly a crime of the past in NYC and is down 94% since the 1990s. Apparently, they can’t find a place to park either.
4. Buying a corporate jet actually pays for itself due to a tax instruction that assumes a jet's useful life is only 5 years. 
5. If you’re a food label reader in the US, you probably already know that some “Organic” foods without the USDA seal are only made of at least 70 percent organic ingredients, with the USDA seal it is at least 95 percent. Unless the label reads “USDA 100% organic”, it’s not.
6. A student from Cornell University has conducted experiments wherein he allowed bees to sting him in some very sensitive areas. According to the study (full article here), “A sting to the scrotum is painful but to the nose is far worse”. Du-ude.
7. A deviled egg made from an ostrich egg is absolutely frightening. Egg jello shots are worse.
8. According to my wife, “Instagram” is putting Grandma on speed-dial.
9. 81% of Americans who are 100 years old and older are women. There’s a nagging joke there - somewhere.
10. I admire those who truly live, "until death do us part". They are my heroes.
11. Thanks to the influence of my cousins, all blue rectangular-shaped vehicles are now fondly called “CARDIS”.
12. F-16’s are distinctly louder than commercial aircraft taxi-ing and can be heard through four walls of an office building. Yes, they are temporarily residing at my airport again and I’m in heaven.
13. It’s that time of year when the answer to typical question relating to breakfast consumption of “eggs” needs further explanation. Apparently “Cadbury’s” in lieu of “scrambled” or “over-easy” is acceptable, but only until Monday.
14. Using drones to spray paint graffiti is a new level of laziness….and kind of cool.
15. Best dog name of the week, "Ozzy Pawzborn, the Prince of Barkness".
16. If you are a Star Wars nerd that owns a Toyota and has not covered the "Y-O-T-A" portion of the logo with a sticker of Jedi Master Yoda - consider your nerd card revoked.
17. 2048 is way easier than Flappy Bird.
18. I am in the minority for understanding the resurgence of putrid 1970’s ball caps (aka “trucker hats”). I don’t think I’ll ever understand why the wearers believe a straight bill blocks out more light than actually giving it shape for low angle light.
19. My older daughters are now old enough to tell/comprehend matzah ball jokes. I’m not sure how I actually feel about this, but retorts of “OOHHH! Right in the matzah balls” makes me laugh.
20. Apparently the "Crips" lost the battle of the moon this week.
21. Everyone loves getting big boxes in the mail. 
22. Labrador Retrievers actually know how to properly use bubble wrap and its far more entertaining than it sounds.
23. Approximately 37 percent of the roughly 781 million games registered to various Steam accounts haven’t even been loaded a single time.
24. My knee is officially preventing me from participating in any future IM or half IM event, but it won't keep me from being the Super Fan to friends that are.