Apparently there’s something big coming up in the world of soccer, but I have no idea what it is. I know it’s not the World Cup or the Olympics, and that it’s some European league tournament, but I have absolutely no idea what it’s called or why it matters. My roommate is big into the sport, so I’m sure I’ll find out this weekend at some point. If you were busy waiting in line for Prometheus this week, odds are you missed it.
A Russian hacker winked at you!
LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm were hacked, and millions of members’ passwords were published on a Russian hacking forum. It was later revealed that the infrastructure the sites used to protect the passwords were horribly outdated. So if someone updates your resumé, gets you a date and gives you some sweet tunes, you’ll know you’ve been hacked.
Loco for tacos
Taco Bell announced this week that their Doritos Locos Taco, the taco with a Dorito for a shell, is the fastest-shelling fast food item in the history of the world. Since it was introduced to the world a matter of months ago, 100 million of the tacos have been sold, when it took McDonald’s years to sell that many Big Macs. Also going up in sales around the country in recent months: toilet paper.
I won’t have another
One day before a shot at the coveted Triple Crown of horse racing, I’ll Have Another injured his leg and was scratched from the Belmont Stakes. His trainer announced that the horse is also retiring from racing altogether. So you’ll have to find another excuse to day-drink tomorrow.