Thursday's tidbits

I didn't have much time to read today as I spent my lunch hour with a lovely friend.  But, like Charlie Sheen's rants on his Vatican warlock powers, I always have something to share - hopefully something more intelligent.
You might not realize it, but there were over 800 new magazines published in 2010.  Some of those will have a few issues and never get off the ground.  Others may grow in circulation to become mainstream.  Check out Mr. Magazine's blog for other odd facts.

Distressing news from the January/February issue of Information Outlook:
The US is home to less than 5% of the world's population, however it houses 25% of the world's prisoners.
Another from Information Outlook:

The US leads the world in leading researchers on climate change with 9,211, so why can't we do anything about it?

I think the answer to the two questions above may be tied to the fact that Charlie Sheen now has over a million followers on twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/charliesheen