Interesting tid bits…

Learned a few things today

• “If Verizon’s 70 million customers leave or check messages twice a weekday, Verizon rakes in about $620 million a year.” – From NYTimes via Matt
• “the creation of the modern police force came about in london following the creation of mass-produced cheap gin, which produced so much violence in the streets and homes that a professional force to keep order had to be created.” – via List Serve
• 1/8 of all APSR, AJPS, and JOP (political science journals) articles misuse the term multivariate regression – via Grad Student Friend

Interesting little nuggets of knowledge…