Today is Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Happy Groundhog Day.
Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil is correct only 24 percent of the time. This goes back to 1990 according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The average lifespan of a groundhog is six to eight years, but according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, there is only one Phil and he has been making weather predictions since 1887. Their website states that he drinks a magical “groundhog punch” each summer at the Groundhog Picnic and gains seven years of life with each sip.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club also says that Phil relays his weather prediction to the president of his “Inner Circle” by speaking “Groundhogese”. Phil’s predictions are not premeditated, according to the club, and the special language can only be understood by the club’s current president.
Owning Google
A Massachusetts graduate student who pointed out a glitch that allowed him to briefly “own” the world’s most heavily trafficked website has been awarded more than $12,000 from Google.
The Boston Globe reports that Babson College MBA candidate Sanmay Ved believed he bought the Internet domain Google.com for $12 when he was using the Google Domains website registration service last fall.
The former Google employee documented his improbable path to purchasing the domain name. His order was verified, his credit card was charged and he received email confirmation. A minute later, however, Ved received word that his order was canceled.
Google revealed that the company gave Ved $6,006.13 — “Google” spelled numerically — for discovering the bug. Google doubled it after learning Ved had donated his reward to charity.
It’s Still Groundhog Day
Check out this screaming groundhog.
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