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Emergency crews responded to Indianapolis’ near-northeast side Tuesday after a train collided with a semi, spilling a load of pineapples onto the road…. Police said they had to stop spectators from stealing the pineapples.[MORE]

Big Changes in Formula One This Year!

The first race of the 2014 F1 season is over and it was a very interesting race. BIG changes this year with the cars. The 18,000 RPM screaming V8 has been replaced with a 15,000 RPM turbo charged V6. Totally different sound & lots of reliability issues thus far. The KERS system has been updated to allow for 33 seconds of boost vs the 6 seconds in the past.

Red Bull put together this video (it’s a little corny) that explains some of the changes & the new technology in the cars. It’s going to be an interesting year!

Hoagy, Grinder, Sub; What do YOU Call It?

The Atlantic had an interesting article that focused on a Harvard study about how people speak. Specifically what they called various items and said various phrases. The english language is quite diverse, and when you add in the various dialects from around the United States it can be incredibly complicated for people to learn.

Interesting stuff!

Sriracha the Movie!

After news of a partial plant shutdown (due to upset neighbors) a 33-minute documentary is available on Vimeo ($5 to view). The trailer below looks pretty interesting. Might be just the thing to watch tonight and forget about these cold temps in Central Indiana!