Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Today in the World.....

Wednesday November 16, 2011


10 facts about today:

Toast sandwich is UK's 'cheapest meal'

Britain's 'cheapest' lunchtime meal was unveiled by scientists on Wednesday - the toast sandwich.












Wizard of Oz Munchkin Karl Slover dies aged 93.

Actor Karl Slover, who was best known for playing a Munchkin in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, has died aged 93.  

Suspected tornadoes, storms cause damage in Louisiana, Mississippi

Severe weather including suspected tornadoes swept through parts of Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday, causing some structural damage, officials said.


China school bus crash kills 20, state media say







Eighteen children and two adults died after an overloaded school bus collided with a coal truck Wednesday in northwest China's Gansu province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Facebook and the fight against spammers
The wave of pornographic and violent images that flooded Facebook over the past few days has drawn attention to a side of the social networking mega-site most of its users don't think about: Facebook is a coveted prize for hackers.
Breakfast buffet: National fast food day
While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.











Take it on the run, baby - November 16 is National Fast Food Day!

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