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The FREAK-est Links

There’s a scarcity of Obamas in the U.S. (HT: Going Like Sixty) Does having a weird name make you more likely to play football for L.S.U.? (HT: Nathan M. Gaudet) (Earlier) If you still didn’t get a flu shot, take a look at some vaccine economics. In election predictions, the bettors beat the pundits. (Earlier)



The FREAK-est Links

Here are the stats and algorithms that explain why Kevin Garnett is an MVP. (HT: Phil Notick) (Earlier) Justin Wolfers‘s alumni magazine dubs him “The Seeker.” (Earlier) Who’s making the fat jokes? Stanley Druckenmiller is happy he didn’t buy the Steelers. Chicago’s schools have third-world math scores. (Earlier)



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Does an “unpopular” name make a criminal? (HT: Ryan Barker) (Earlier) A teenager makes plastic rot faster. Professor threatens to sue over student “anti-intellectualism.” More ways to use less gas. (Earlier)



The FREAK-est Links

Election fraud by the numbers. (Earlier) Tax alcopops and they go for the strong stuff. (HT: Mathew Linley) Debunking myths about the developing world. (HT: Benjamin Childers) Museums love impostors.



The FREAK-est Links

The statistics of the one-hit wonder. (HT: David Fortune)(Earlier) How to donate your organs and get paid leave. (HT: Nick Mulcahy)(Earlier) Bad business? It’s Hollywood’s fault. An insurance policy against extinction? (HT: Spectre)



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Can texting make people more health-conscious? (Earlier) Are men really that visual? For those who are serious about their weather.(HT: Eric Floehr)(Earlier) The changing face of the “business expert.”



The FREAK-est Links

Don’t fret about age — they’ll drink anyway. Are boys’ clubs and families the real glass ceiling?(Earlier) The amazing 11-foot computing engine.(Earlier) Pregnant women, watch your soft drinks.



The FREAK-est Links

Congestion pricing for Disney World?(HT: Todd Eades)(Earlier) For when you don’t even have time to surf the Web. (HT: Clint Parson) How to trademark a dance fad. Don’t take your vitamins.



The FREAK-est Links

Germany had good intentions when it began hoarding solar panels.(HT: Saad Abdali) Hemingway’s haunt offers charity to American subprime victims.(Earlier) Student of law and economics gives it up for a career in fast food and amazing videos.(HT: David Black) Are male geishas the new handbag?