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What States in America Use the Most Energy?

Mike Adams — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:30:50 +0000

Americans use a lot of energy. A LOT. In fact, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the United States burned up a whopping 98 quadrillion BTUs of energy in 2010, up from 95 quadrillion a year prior—a mind-boggling amount of energy consumption for a country that only makes up about 4.5 percent of the global population. Worldwide BTU usage is approximately 500 quadrillion, so that means that nearly a fifth of the world’s energy is being consumed by the United States.

U-S-A, U-S-A!

Are You Living in the Happiest State in America? Find Out

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:55:53 +0000

If you’re still feeling the winter blues, you might want to consider taking a little trip to one of happiest states in the United States. A new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index asked 353,000 randomly-selected people questions regarding the quality of life where they live. Unsurprisingly, the happiest state in the US is… … Hawaii. Aloha State [...]

Supercut of All 50 State Capitals Mentioned in Movies [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:30:11 +0000

This supercut video of movie characters reciting all 50 state capitals combines the best of viral videos with the basics of a fourth-grade geography class. Check it out below, and see how stars of films like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ and ‘Forrest Gump’ handle capital cities from Pierre, SD to Montpelier, VT. [via The Daily [...]

Author Points Out 50 State Stereotypes in Two Minutes [VIDEO]

B105 Staff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:36:22 +0000

Every state has its good points and its bad ones, right? Well, author Paul Jury playfully points out the bad ones in a promo video he calls '50 State Stereotypes in Two Minutes.'

Jury, who just wrote a book called 'States of Confusion: My 19,000-Mile Detour to Find Direction,' squeezes out the hate from sea to shining sea in a mere 120 seconds.