OOD DAY FOR:
Stacking 'em high
In honor of Pancake Day, an Australian chef breaks the world record for the tallest, unsupported stack of pancakes. [Global Post]
Dolphins
Scientists present years of research that suggests dolphins have a high level of self-awareness, and therefore deserve the same rights as humans. [BBC]
Gambling addicts
New research sheds light on a chemical imbalance that leads some people to gamble their money away, opening the door to potential treatments. [Newser]
BAD DAY FOR:
Health awareness
Experts announce that deaths due to Hepatitis C are on the rise, and that half of infected Americans aren't even aware that they have the disease. [The Consumerist]
Would-be attackers
An innovative company creates an iPhone case with a built-in cannister of pepper spray. [TIME]
Dropouts
A new report shows that half of American high school dropouts over the age of 25 are out of work. [Huffington Post]
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: February 17, 2012
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- The culture war is over, and conservatives lost
- The FBI has purposefully — and, it says, justifiably — shot 150 Americans since 1993
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- Has Snowden crossed a red line?
- Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
- The world is way, way bigger than you
- This is what 213 severed bear paws looks like
- 72 years together: The couple who died holding hands
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