What I Learned This Week - 6/6/14

1.  I cannot believe I own a fifteen year old girl today.
2. No, I still have no idea why the formatting for this list is stripped out in the mobile device views. Retyping it into FB doesn’t work.
3. The “Wonder Years” last episode was 21 years ago. You’re welcome.
4. No matter how talented the band, they should never, never-ever perform a cover of a Bee Gees tune. Ever.
5. Several different studies have discovered a link between breast cancer and braziers. Basically, women who wore bras for 12 hours or more a day greatly increased breast cancer risk compared to women who wore bras less. I wonder how many researchers witnessed the duration.
6. Audi announced that the company’s founder and the company exploited slave and prisoner labor during WWII and kept close ties with the National Socialist regime. The company said that it carried “moral responsibility” for the deaths of 4,500 inmates and would “look into” compensating any former laborers who were still alive. I’m glad they are so proactive – 70 years later.
7. After reading NWS’s press release on official forecast condition descriptions, I can tell you cloud cover conditions are measured in “oktas” or one eighth of the sky.
8. Aside from spelling, I still can’t tell you the difference between NWS’s definition of “partly sunny” and “mostly sunny”.
9. That lovely smell in the air just following a rainstorm after a dry spell is called, “petrichor”. Sadly, I won’t remember that.
10. Some people believe the Facebook comments are a form of e-mail.
11. “Why yes, that IS origami” has been added to my list of “Things I never thought I’d hear in an executive meeting.”
12. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is in a debate on the trade marking of the Greek letter and beloved symbol "π." Apparently it is trademarked to Paul Ingrisano, (aka “Pi Productions Corp”), but he fails to use the symbol as his company brand missing the point of the trademark law. Use  "π" while you can!
13. Google unveiled its version of the self driving car. I don't care how ugly it is, if it works and can get me two to three hours a day of time lost focusing on my horrors of commuting - it will be my next car.
14. According to the teens that frequent my house, yawning is your body's way of telling you 10% battery left.
15. Contrary to depictions in movies and TV, only about 2% of adults who collapse and receive CPR recover fully.
16. Everyone has a dance switch and some peoples switch is activated by playing ACDC’s “You shook me all night long.” Activation causes awesomeness.
17. Sometimes celebrating small victories is more gratifying than celebrating big ones.
18. I think I enjoy the comrade and the reminiscing of an activity more than I enjoy the activity.
19.  There is such a thing as a “Combine Demolition Derby”…..and it is glorious.
20. According to my youngest, “endorphins” are tiny fish in your body that swim around and tickle your insides to make you feel better. The thought of that releases my endorphins.
21. You know your bike training is lacking when your Garmin goes into “auto-pause” mid hill climb. It is only slightly less demoralizing than getting passed by a hiker later on the hill.