Interesting stuff. I’m not sure about Pennsylvania being included here. I’m not lawyer but it sounds like it protects religious people from being disqualified from holding public office. As for the other 6, so much for the separation between church and state. ilovecharts: motherjones: We learned something new today. Er. (via) The passages cited: Arkansas, Article 19, Section 1 No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of thisState, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court. Maryland, Article 37 That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God. Mississippi, Article 14, Section 265 No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state. Pennsylvania, Article 1, Section 4 No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth. South Carolina, Article 17, Section 4 No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution. Tennessee, Article 9, Section 2 No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state. Texas, Article 1, Section 4 No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being. View high resolution

Interesting stuff. I’m not sure about Pennsylvania being included here. I’m not lawyer but it sounds like it protects religious people from being disqualified from holding public office. As for the other 6, so much for the separation between church and state.

ilovecharts:

motherjones:

We learned something new today. Er.

(via)

The passages cited:

Arkansas, Article 19, Section 1

No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of thisState, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court.

Maryland, Article 37

That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God.

Mississippi, Article 14, Section 265

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state.

Pennsylvania, Article 1, Section 4

No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth.

South Carolina, Article 17, Section 4

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.

Tennessee, Article 9, Section 2

No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state.

Texas, Article 1, Section 4

No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.

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That’s class.

That’s class.

Challenge Accepted! ilovecharts: A snail can sleep for three years and you will never find an occasion to use that knowledge. -taciturntactician  View high resolution

Challenge Accepted!

ilovecharts:

A snail can sleep for three years and you will never find an occasion to use that knowledge.

-taciturntactician 

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This is the way to get the perfect soundtrack for your ride.

But what about liquor? Ready for the follow up study here. ilovecharts: Beer gets mosquitos all hot and bothered. When exposed to the smell of someone who has drank a beer, mosquitos move around more (“Activation”), and is attracted to that person’s scent (“Orientation”). This doesn’t happen after you drink water. Click on the graph for the complete paper, and an awesome picture of the set-up that they used to do this study.  View high resolution

But what about liquor? Ready for the follow up study here.

ilovecharts:

Beer gets mosquitos all hot and bothered. When exposed to the smell of someone who has drank a beer, mosquitos move around more (“Activation”), and is attracted to that person’s scent (“Orientation”). This doesn’t happen after you drink water. Click on the graph for the complete paper, and an awesome picture of the set-up that they used to do this study. 

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What I get from this is that all the citizens of the 50 smallest countries work for Walmart but maybe I’m reading this wrong.. motherjones: Just how big is Walmart? Really freaking big!  More charts here.  View high resolution

What I get from this is that all the citizens of the 50 smallest countries work for Walmart but maybe I’m reading this wrong..

motherjones:

Just how big is Walmart? Really freaking big! 

More charts here. 

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Alergicos a la penicilina - just in case while in Uruguay. (Taken with instagram) View high resolution

Alergicos a la penicilina - just in case while in Uruguay. (Taken with instagram)

I lie and assume everyone using web applications I build is going to lie, also. Lawyers keep making me include this seemingly pointless step. ilovecharts: Frequency of Lying via Steve Lin View high resolution

I lie and assume everyone using web applications I build is going to lie, also. Lawyers keep making me include this seemingly pointless step.

ilovecharts:

Frequency of Lying

via Steve Lin

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Undoubtedly, the best part about Texas so far. (Taken with instagram) View high resolution

Undoubtedly, the best part about Texas so far. (Taken with instagram)