America by the Numbers
44.9 — Elon Musk’s compensation package as head of Tesla, in billions
45,811 — Average salary of non-CEO Tesla employee, in dollars
20 — Multiple of average worker compensation earned by US corporate CEO in 1950
271 — Multiple of average worker compensation earned by US CEO in 2016
3,580 — Current depth of man-made Lake Powell, in feet
5,280 — Depth of water covering the surface of Mars if released from a gigantic underground reservoir recently discovered by NASA’s InSight Mars lander, in feet
15 — Years that the asteroid-hunting telescope NEOWISE orbited the earth protecting us all from a catastrophic asteroid hit before being retired by NASA this summer
1234 — Most common PIN code in America, as derived from recent data breaches
25 — Percentage of students at Columbia …
Agricultural Digest
While it has been common practice for many Homeowners Associations to prevent their members from raising chickens, the Missouri General Assembly has now given HOA members the freedom to choose. Based on a new law signed last month by Governor Mike Parson, HOA members will be able to have their chickens and eat them too, starting on August 28 — as long as the homeowner in question is sitting on at least one fifth of an acre. They may have up to six chickens, if they wish.
Opponents of the law say that the new provision infringes on the rights of individual communities. Elia Ellis, an attorney and the chair for the CAI Missouri Legislative Action Committee, stated: “And those communities that don't want to have those should be allowed to not have chickens.” Lawmakers anticipated the pushback, including language that provides for each community to “adopt reasonable rules, subject to applicable statutes or …
American Glossary
Brat summer — How to go from 0 votes to 91 million votes in three months
Permission structure — How they make you think their thoughts
Donald J. Trump — William Jennings Bryan plus the Pillow Guy
The Gilded Age — Who says history doesn’t repeat itself?
Great Britain — No Constitution or Bill of Rights
Democratic Party — Last held a Presidential primary campaign in 2016
Republican Party — See: Donald J. Trump
Cyber Truck — A truck that doesn’t climb uphill in mud
Electricity — Don’t take it for granted anymore
Trad wife — Cans peaches on Instagram
