Curiosities, quirks, oddites, and items from around the Bay and beyond
Forget the Double Down: Here’s a map of the Bay Area’s best fried chicken spots
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The privacy-scoffing overlords at Facebook have created a nefarious, new metric to measure the country’s emotions: it’s called the Gross National Happiness. Unsurprisingly, Americans seem most happy just before Christmas and very unhappy around Tax Day. Don’t like no privacy? Try this, maybe soon.
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Fry toys: Scientific American picks 169 best illusions
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“It’s not you, it’s me” : An insider explains why your favorite TV show was canceled.
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On-street bicycle parking on Valencia now a reality.
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RIP Doris Eaton Travis, last of the Ziegfeld Girls