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Tyler Cowen shares assorted links covering Virginia culture, hand sanitizer effectiveness, shoe theft, and Bohlen-Pierce music. via Marginal REVOLUTION

A 2010 article shared findings from Geography blog FloatingSheep, which determined that the ratio of bars to grocery stores in Illinois and Wisconsin create the “beer belly of America.” via The source of this content is Consumerist.

This "Poster of the Day" on the Dvorak News Blog features Sarah Palin with the caption "The World Ends 2012," sparking humorous comments about her political prospects. via The source of this content is Dvorak News Blog.

Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok share six links, including one profiling chef Peter Chang. via Marginal REVOLUTION

Tyler Cowen shares five assorted links on Marginal Revolution, including links about pigeons mastering the Monty Hall dilemma, the future of internet censorship circumvention, and what can be learned from Victor Niederhoffer.

via The source of this content is Marginal REVOLUTION.

Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution highlights a well-written opening paragraph on the self-described practices of "scrapheap transhumanism" from someone calling themself "Lepht Anonym." via marginalrevolution

The sidebar of the Marginal REVOLUTION blog by Alex Tabarrok provides links to subscribe, contact the authors, and view their other work.

Facebook and AOL partnered to let AIM users chat with their Facebook friends. via Readwriteweb

People in South Korea are using snack sausages as styluses for their iPhones during the cold weather because they are similar to human fingers in terms of electrostatic conductivity. via kottke.org

The Irish Times website is showing a 404 error for the requested content, but suggests checking out other recently published stories.

The page at http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/0209/1224264028864.html appears to be a 404 error page, but suggests checking out some recently published stories instead. via The Irish Times

Jason Kottke shares his experience using Chatroulette, where he encountered a wide range of users and situations. He also links to a New York magazine article that discusses the platform.