Friday, August 20, 2010

Eggs-treme Recall

1. Over 300 million eggs from Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. Experts say returning the eggs will be expensive for the distributor, and very painful for the chickens.

2. According to a new Associated Press poll, 6 in 10 Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan. When presented with a map of Afghanistan, the remaining 4 in 10 couldn't locate their own pointer finger.

3. It was reported on Thursday that North Korea opened its own Facebook account. US officials confirmed the page's legitimacy after the rogue nation's first status update, "Nukes 4eva!"

4. A new study concerning the Creation Museum in Kentucky says that the depository may alienate more visitors than it attracts with it creationism message. Though when told you are technically related to everyone you've ever dated, perhaps a little alienation is just what the doctor ordered.

5. According to a new study, eating fish oil with a low fat/high carb diet may decrease your cholesterol. Researcher add, however, that it will also increase your distance from other people.

High five.