Sick of hearing about politics? Because I know I am. Hearing all this talk about whether or not Trump's hair is real or not has me wanting to put my focus on other news. Quench your knowledge on six more satisfying things to ponder about than democrats and republicans.
Pluto is still not a planet, but it’s scientifically considered “less boring.”
Long story short, Pluto has still been demoted from being a “planet” to being, essentially, a floating ball of nitrogen snow and methane ice. However, new findings that have been published in the journal “Science” say that Pluto is in fact, still a floating ball of ice, but one that possess a “dazzling variety of landscapes from soaring mountains to flat plains." Incredibly more fulfilling that watching Donald Trump embarrass himself on stage during his campaigns.
The Estimated Disney Revenue from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Although the exact numbers are never released for general knowledge, media analyst Michael Nathanson of MoffetNathanson recently came up with some estimates from the newest “Star Wars” movie, from everything to book office sales to consumer products. In total, Nathanson estimates that Disney will make upwards of $2 billion from all the combined components of the movie. So while Bernie Sanders discusses tuition-free college, lets' all acknowledge the fact that Disney is make enough money from one movie to cover a few students’ college educations (mine).
Twitter Sticks to its 140-character limit on tweets.
A few months ago, many of the most dedicated twitter users complained about the well known 140-character limit that Twitter sets for all tweets on their social media platform. Although Twitter acknowledged the outcry, they have decided to stick to their strict character limit to continue to “allow for of-the-moment brevity”, described by Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and chief executive. Maybe the political debate moderators should follow along in Twitter’s footsteps and only allow the candidates (looking at you, again, Donald Trump) 140-characters or less to express their ideas.
Universal Studios Hollywood Set to Open New Harry Potter World
On April 7, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is scheduled to open to the public, offering newer, fancier, and less sickness-prone rides. The amusement park’s updates will include a more spacious area for “Ollivander’s Wand Shop”, a more upscale wizard-themed eatery, complete with a full-scale British menu, and a grandeur Hogwarts castle, which boasts a more realistic look than the other look-alike castle in Florida. Maybe a trip (and a long, long stay) at the Hogwarts castle will do all of the presidential candidates some good.
New Data Shows That Simple Looking at Pictures of Greenery Lowers Stress Levels
You no longer even have to travel to the outdoors in order to reap the benefits of walking outside and observing lush trees and forestry. A board of doctors, predominately from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, tested students stress levels after a particularly challenging math test, both before they viewed pictures of the outdoors and after. The students’ heart rate lowered and experienced reduced stress levels for a short period of time in the minutes following the viewing of the pictures. This tactic should be applied to during every single political campaign when Donald Trump goes off on a racist tangent and Bernie Sanders starts flailing his hands to express his point.
A baby eaglet is born!
At the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., on Friday, a baby bald eagle was birthed -- and the whole thing was caught on a live webcam that the workers previously attached to the nest. This is great news for the bald eagle population, which reached record lows in 1963 when the population decreased to 487 nesting pairs, marking this species as one that was extremely close to extinction. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same thing for extremist political figures.
