The "now you know" department

Six things I would never have known without the Internet:

1. We may be running out of oil, but Peru is running out of shit. (New York Times)

2. Aggressive medical treatment can shorten your life. (Consumer Reports)

3. The stock market prefers Democrats to Republicans. (Slate)

4. High gas prices are forcing rural school districts into four-day weeks. (ABC News via Huffington Post)

5. Kiss likes Condi. (Reuters via New York Times)

6. "Goodnight constitution/And goodnight evolution." (Amazon.com)