Everyone Should Know about this

A New York dairy farmer sent President Jackson an interesting gift: a 1,400-pound cheese. Jackson left it in the Entrance Hall of the White House to age for two years. In 1837 the President invited the public to come and eat it. The cheese was gone in two hours, but the stain and smell in the Entrance Hall lasted for a long while.

Not as cool as aliens

I like Christopher Hitchens. He's a hilarious drunk. He's a little bit hostile to religion, but his latest column in slate is worth the 120 seconds it takes to read. Here are some nice excerpts:

Isn't it amazing how self-pitying and self-aggrandizing the religious freaks in this country are?

...I will on no account vote for a smirking hick like Mike Huckabee, who is an unusually stupid primate..

Why is this called news?

I've known about this I was in high school. Why is it called news?