Headlines from February 14, 2014

Right now Florida is the only state in the U.S. completely free of snow. #weather
Indonesian volcano erupts; 200,000 evacuated while airports as far as Australia cancel flights due to ash.
Moscow has money and resources, and lacks Brussels’ patronizing tone. Hungary strengthens ties with Russia.
In the U.S., 40% of children are born to single mothers—indirectly related to the 40% of women married to men without college degrees.
The world’s largest solar plant has 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors that redirect the sun’s light to turbine-generating towers.
Using calculations and historical research, mathematicians conclude there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie. #video
Seagulls in the Netherlands abandon their usual diet of small fish for landfill food.
Darwinilus sedarisi. Entomologist finds unnoticed beetle discovered by Darwin himself; names beetle after Darwin and Sedaris. #nature
Facebook says Colorado Springs and El Paso are the easiest places to find relationships; San Francisco, New York the worst.
See also: Facebook adds 50 different gender options to profiles, as well as “he,” “her,” and “their” as pronoun options.
you must first lose your / shit in an elevator /in front of a man you do not know. “To Get to Zen” by Brett Elizabeth Jenkins. #poetry
New etiquette challenges may make the MTA’s Wi-Fi and cell service underground expansion more trouble than it’s worth.
Do not wear a suggestively shaped sword. Love’s do’s and don’ts, according to medieval manuscripts. #photos
See also: He-gassen, a circa 1850 Japanese scroll, depicts an anti-colonialist battle of farts—perhaps NSFW.
Innovative candle comes in a wax-catching holder that creates a new candle from itself.
We’re off on Monday for President’s Day, and here’s the truth behind why that day exists. #tmn