Good day, bad day: March 5, 2012

GOOD DAY FOR:

Job hunters with impressive Facebook pages

Research suggests that Facebook profiles are better than IQ at indicating a person's potential job performance. [Business Insider]

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Computer-game addicts

A high-tech eyewear manufacturer comes out with a line of computer-gaming glasses that the prevent the eye strain overzealous players can suffer. [Discovery News]

Eye contact

An English couple spends $13,000 on plastic surgery for their bloodhound (including a doggy facelift) to save him from blindness. [Huffington Post]

BAD DAY FOR:

Making amends

The Georgetown University law student whom Limbaugh recently called a "slut" rejects his apology, as do at least nine of the conservative radio host's advertisers. [The Daily What]

Death-defying stunts

A Sri Lankan man trying to set the record for the longest time spent buried alive dies before being unearthed. [Newser]

The hirsute

A new study shows that women prefer clean-shaven men to their bearded brethren. [Daily Mail]

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