Babies are about to get some stiff competition for worst thing to be seated next to on a long flight.

We've all been there, posing for Good Housekeeping magazine while inhaling the zesty aroma of a pasta dish so succulent that there's a little movement— ooh— aahh— please turn to page 162 for stain removal tips.

NPR data journalist Matt Stiles recently posted this informative infographic of the most common birth dates in the United States.

Soda: the fizzy plague. The nectar of diabeetus. The bubbles of death. The artificial flavors and colors of tongue fun. Americans are drinking less soda these days, what with the undeniable public realization that that shit is poison, and the associated social shaming that goes with being a poison drinker. And thank god for that. But to be clear: you, Americans, you fools, still drink way too much poison swill of doom (soda).

A U.S. District Judge in California has allowed a suspected armed robber to remain out of jail while he awaits trial on condition that he spend at least an hour and a half each day reading and writing book reports.

Posted on Chris Christie's YouTube account after premiering at the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondents Club Show yesterday, this comedy sketch featuring the Garden State governor and his archnemesis, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, is not half bad.

Terminator 3's Nick Stahl is currently missing. According to the police report his wife filed with the L.A.P.D. on Monday, she hasn't seen Stahl since May 9th.

Police in Australia are being accused of using a human shield in order to stop a speeding driver.

Well well well. The sun is shining in the sky above and the frost has melted from the ground, meaning summer is nigh. Law requires you to journey to the beach, where people will gaze judgmentally upon your naked flesh. What shall you do, then?

A Reed College undergrad has an unreasonably tough time solving the Wheel of Fortune Bonus Round puzzle.

A Wisconsin man charged a local restaurant with false advertising after he was told to stop eating during an all-you-can-eat fish fry.

City officials in Ichihara, Japan have just opened what they are calling "the biggest public toilet in the world," The Japan Times reports.

On May 23, one week from Wednesday, something historic is happening. An event so important, future generations will refer to it as "an historic event" rather than "a historic event."

On tonight's Late Show with David Letterman, NBC news honcho and Gawker correspondent Brian Williams chatter with David Letterman on a variety of subjects, one of which was his kids. When Letterman suggested that Williams might hire his son, as aspiring sports journalist, Williams joked about that being nepotism. Hey Brian, using your celebrity to connect your daughter to Girls producer Judd Apatow is nepotism too.

Upfronts continue! Today ABC unveiled their fall schedule which fit into the general trends of the year: investing in comedies on Tuesday and opening up Fridays for scripted fare. Even though ABC has some big shows, with legit hits Modern Family and Once Upon A Time, the buzzy Revenge, and the still strong Grey's Anatomy, they have a lot of holes to fill and are trotting out seven new shows either in the fall or a little later. Which will be winners? Which will suck worse than Work It? Let's take a gander.

The Wall Street Journal ran a story Tuesday featuring whiny people whining about how their old therapists let them whine too much.

Elementary school standardized tests are quickly becoming arid wastelands of proper procedure rather than the lush, experimental adult imaginariums the test writers would like them to be.

Turns out it might not be your laziness, stubbornness, or general God-given incompetence making you stupid: it could just be all the delicious high fructose corn syrup you eat.

Bookending this day is yet another awesome dad/kid combo: Urged on by her father, a 5-year-old girl uses homemade tools to demonstrate her lock picking skills on a genuine "tough under fire" Master Lock.

Along with NBC, FOX announced their fall schedule yesterday and released trailers for their new shows. The big ticket item is The Mindy Project, which looks great and would probably be a sure fire hit even without the successful and compatible New Girl lead in.