Jeremy Taylor
Six-Year Old Girl Foils Burglary While ‘Home Alone’
She didn’t use booby traps, but a six-year-old New Jersey girl dealt with a home invasion just as effectively as Macaulay Culkin’s character did in the classic holiday film ‘Home Alone.’
32 Percent Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day
Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.
Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority — Survey of the Day
Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.
White and Silver Are the Most Popular Car Colors in the World — Survey of the Day
According to the DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report, which has been tracking worldwide trends in car colors for 59 years, white and silver tied for the most popular car colors on the planet in 2011, each grabbing 22 percent of the market share.
Is Your Computer Password Among the 25 Worst of 2011?
Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the “worst computer passwords of 2011″ based around the most commonly stolen password data. It should come as no surprise that the password “password” topped the list of no-nos.
New York Is the City Where Americans Would Most and Least Like To Live — Survey of the Day
A new survey has found that New York is the city Americans where they would most and least like to live.
Duke Beats NC As the Most Popular College Basketball Team — Survey of the Day
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski won his Division 1 Men’s Basketball record 903rd game on Tuesday. According to a Harris Interactive poll, it seems like most people are sharing in the Blue Devils’ success as the highest percentage of Americans pull for this college team.
Billy Crystal or Eddie Murphy? Guess Who Public Prefers as Oscar Host — Survey of the Day
Last week Eddie Murphy quit as 2012 Academy Award host and was quickly replaced by Billy Crystal, and apparently it was the right choice.
According to a new survey from Poll Position, more people prefer Billy Crystal over Eddie Murphy when it comes to hosting the Oscars.
Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day
With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.
Super Cute Kitten is Acting All Super Cute [VIDEO]
There are a lot of cute cats on the Internet, but this wide-eyed furball is known as the super cute kitten. What do you think? Does is it live up to the moniker?
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day, Are We Text Addicts?— Survey of the Day
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.
How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.
Amazing Two-Legged Dog Can Walk and Jump Like a Person [VIDEOS]
A chihuahua in Hawaii was born with only two legs, but through an incredible adaptation it was able to learn how to walk on it’s back feet. Watch as this adorable pup joyfully skips and hops around despite its disability. (Good luck not getting misty-eyed.)