Caffeine and Energy Drinks Infograph

Caffeine is the world's most popular psychoactive substance. Info Poster by Randy Krum. [Click on graph to enlarge].

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80% of US college admissions departments check your Facebook Profile

A recent Kaplan survey found that admissions departments at 80% of US top colleges “visit potential students’ online Facebook profiles during their recruiting process.” The obvious advice is to keep your Facebook profile private.

Read more here: Report: 80% of College Admissions Departments Check Applicants’ Facebook Pages | Geekosystem

How to beat the IBM Watson supercomputer

How to beat our new computer overlord Watson:

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Geekolinks: 2/24 | Geekosystem

World's biggest family

Mr. Ziona Chana is the leader of a polygamous sect in the Indian state of Mizoram. He has 39 wives, 94 children, 14-daughters-in-law, and 33 grandchildren - which probably makes it the world's largest family. See more pictures of their 100-room house here.


Read more here: The Presurfer: The Man With 39 Wives, 94 Children And 33 Grandchildren

Real-life fairy tale houses

Picture Source: http://www.weirdomatic.com/fairytale-architecture.html

Would you like to live in real-life fairy tale house? See this collection of Amazing Fairy Tale Houses.

Geek Hierarchy Chart

Funny geek hierarchy chart: Which geeks consider themselves less geeky than other geeks.

You might also be interested in the Geek Maslow pyramid of needs and the Evolution of Geek.

NY Times Geek Flowchart (Click to Enlarge)

Geek Diagram

Detroit plans to close half of the city's schools

Detroit Public Schools plan to immediately implement a plan to close half its schools!

The Detroit News says the financial restructuring plan will increase high school class sizes to 60 students and consolidate operations.

Read more here: Detroit Schools Closing: Michigan Officials Order Robert Bobb To Shut Half The City's Schools