May 25--U.S. pork production, now at record levels, is poised to surpass beef production for the first time. So now it goes: This little piggy went to market ... and that's pretty much it.
A New York City hot dog vendor exposed by WNBC-TV charging tourists and other visitors up to $30 for a hot dog and $15 for pretzels has been fired by the owner of his cart. Imagine what the guy charged for Alka-Seltzer.
Richard III may not be the only English king whose remains wound up beneath a parking lot. The Telegraph says researchers believe the same may be true of Henry I. Turns out even royal families sometimes forget where they're parked.
Security questions are a lousy way of protecting passwords, according to Google's Online Security Blog. If you speak English and the question is your favorite food, for example, hackers have a 19.7 percent chance on their first try by guessing "pizza." Damn you, Domino's.
China's military newspaper has called for the nation to protect itself from Western influence via the Internet. The great firewall the editorial seemed to advocate for China would cost it globally, but a paywall probably is out of the question.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's $20 million compensation for 2014 just goes to show that nickels and dimes really do add up at the bank. Especially when the bank does the nickel-and-diming.
Mondelez is putting out a limited edition Martha Stewart Triscuit. Stewart says its toasted coconut and sea salt flavors pair well with both savory and sweet. But the woven cracker makes lousy bedding, despite its thread count.
It was 119 years ago Tuesday that Charles Dow introduced what we know as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Of its original 12 component companies, only General Electric is among the 30 tracked currently. The index opened at 40.94, then an all-time high.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
