. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron JONESTOWN MASSACRE 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION On November 18, 1978, over 900 members of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana committed what their leader, the Reverend Jim Jones, termed “an act of revolutionary suicide protesting the conditions of an inhumane world.” The members of Peoples Temple – [...]

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron “OH, NO! HERE COME THE VILLAGERS!” EDITION Universal’s 1931 version of Frankenstein was banned in Kansas upon its original release on the grounds that it exhibited “cruelty and tended to debase morals.” . Awesome Lego Work and Photo Credit: Andrew Becraft

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP EDITION Standard mousetraps will catch mice withing 24-48 hours of being set out and have a lethality rate of 88%.

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron ONCE YOU POP, YOU JUST CAN’T STOP EDITION Courtesy of George Will’s column in today’s Washington Post: The Center for Responsive Politics calculated that, by today, $2.4 billion will have been spent on presidential campaigns in the two-year election cycle that began in January 2007, and [...]

Along with making us all a bit more intelligent with his bi-weekly Thought Chucks, Charles Cron can often be found in the comments section often, saying something funny and insightful — like this, which he posted after last week’s Political Physics post: “Personally I like to vote in person. It makes me feel connected to [...]

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron “IT’S A DOG’S LIFE” EDITION Jack Warner claimed that Rin-Tin-Tin was the best of the Warner Bros stars because he was the easiest to work with.  

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron MOUNTAIN CLIMBING EDITION Mount Everest is so tall that snow “settles” rather than “falls” on its summit. . Photo Credit: markyatd/flickr.com

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron   “DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200” EDITION More money is printed every day for the game Monopoly than by the U.S. Treasury.

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron UM… EDITION Texas and Michigan state laws allow the legally blind to obtain hunting licenses.

. A Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron According to Chuck Jones, the Warner Bros.’ Wagnerian spoof “What’s Opera, Doc?”, featuring a Valkyrian Bugs Bunny in drag and a Siegfriedian Elmer Fudd intoning “Kiww de Wabbit!”, took 6 times as much time and effort to create as the average Looney Tunes cartoon.