Friday, Apr 17 - Make a Circle with Mr. Mark

The Ridgefield Historical Society is working to raise money in an effort to preserve a historic American Revolutionary War battlefield before it potentially becomes the site of new townhouse development. It’s a battle between history and housing, and plenty of people are paying attention. Police also say two residents from New Jersey were arrested after allegedly breaking into an IBM building in Somers. Meanwhile, science is apparently busy doing science things, because researchers have now developed a functional third thumb device. So naturally the big question becomes: what exactly would you do with an extra thumb? Down in Louisiana, police arrested a suspect who reportedly kept a running tally of how many officers he had managed to evade over the years. Confidence is one thing—keeping score is another level entirely. The boys also dug into a comprehensive list of those weird little things everyone experiences but almost nobody talks about. You know, the oddly specific moments in life that somehow happen to all of us. In lawsuit news, a woman in California is suing Carnival Cruise Line, claiming the company overserved her alcohol and left her with a brutal hangover. That’s certainly one way to remember a vacation. Over in Nerd News, researchers say urine collected at festivals can actually be repurposed into fertilizer, proving once again that science never sleeps. Mr. Mark also made his return with an important message about circles, because someone has to keep the public informed. And finally, the guys examined the term “phubber,” which has gone viral yet again. If you’ve never heard it before, it refers to people who ignore those around them in favor of staring at their phones. In other words, you probably know several of them already.