Things I learned lately 11 Aug

• There are still about 1000 homes without electricity in Puerto Rico one year after Hurricane Maria.
• It takes Kylie Jenner just over 2 hours to make as much money as the average American makes in a year.
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a man by crucifixion in Mecca on 8 August amid waging a public-relations battle with Canada over human rights. The man was accused of murder, theft, and attempted rape.
• Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte will debut on August 28 this year, according to internal documents.
• KFC announced on 6 August that the newest celebrity Colonel is Jason Alexander, best known for playing George Costanza on "Seinfeld."
• Facebook has been in talks with banks about accessing users' financial data and integrating it into its platform. Facebook is reportedly considering showing users their bank balance or potential fraud alerts, as well as encouraging people to use its Messenger app more, if the partnerships ultimately go ahead. Needless to say, after what's been happening to user data, most people are not thrilled with this development.
• McDonald's employees typically have a hard time getting the smell of fries out of their clothes.
• In the new version of GMail, you can send messages in 'confidential mode', where the recipient won't be able to forward, copy/paste, download, or print your email. You can also enable an SMS pass-code requirement to open the email.
• The Mercatus report on Bernie Sander's plan to extend Medicare to all Americans cost of $32.6 trillion from 2022 to 2031 doesn't take a few things into account. For one, it doesn't allow for the concept of lowered costs due to mass purchasing power. It doesn't allow for reduced insurance costs when profit isn't priority one. It doesn't take into account that one of the reasons healthcare costs are as high as they are is because uninsured people tend to wait until their illness is serious, which tends to cost more to cure. When people don't hesitate to go to their doctor, problems can usually be solved before they get out of control.