The miles of a railroad built out of Legos by 80 geeks in Denmark. (Gizmodo)
The number of times, as of today, that Republicans have voted to repeal Obamacare since taking control of the House of Representatives. That means they’ve spent roughly 15 percent of their time since 2011 trying passing a repeal that won’t be passed by the Senate or signed by the White House. (NYT)
The number of Manhattan McDonald’s locations now charging for ketchup packets. Guess you don’t want fries with that. (DNA Info)
Two clubs battled it out in England the other day. Not unheard of until you find out one was a Doctor Who fan club and the other… a Star Wars fan club. (BBC)
The number of calories in the newly introduced Oscar Meyer bacon hot dogs. Baconlovers rejoice! (Shine)
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