What I Learned Today: The Pee Revolution

The Wichita Lawrence Bureau is watching the History Channel:

The phosphorous, nitrogen etc in a person’s urine will over a year provide enough fertilizer to grow enough corn and wheat to feed the person.

Three Things I Learned on a Nine-Hour Flight

Nothing like a long plane ride to help you catch up with The Economist. If you can believe it:

• Cancun has an average of 190 flights a day.
• Admitting Romania more than doubled the European Union's population of bears.
• Half the world's population enjoys fuel subsidies.
  
  
  

Something Else I Learned Today: Polished Corners

Per the BBC's Quote, Unquote, I learn that there is a British girl's school that urges its charges to "be as polished corners of the Temple." Cf. Psalms 144.

What I Learned Today: Nepal

Nepal has 59 recognized ethnic groups (link).

What I Learned Today: Brownstone

The brownstone in New York brownstones comes from a quarry in Middleton CN. Thanks, Rhea.