• 16 (or more) named storms could pose a threat this season source

• 300+ the death toll counted by the Nigerian government other counts vary
• 492 the death toll counted by Nigeria’s Civil Rights Congress
• 250 the number counted by Nigeria’s League of Human Rights source

• This floor looks overloaded with people. It’s a freaking mess, and it’s all caused by one guy who decided to shoot a couple of Pentagon police officers. The injuries to the officers weren’t life-threatening, by the way. Careful out there, guys. (Photo by @whrobinson) source

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• The last 24 hours have been crazy seismically. There was a 7.0 earthquake in Japan yesterday, and now this 8.8 earthquake in Chile (just upgraded by the USGS, which tracks quakes) sounds especially scary. It’s already prompted tsunami warnings in neighboring countries. We’ll keep you posted. It’s already quite awful. source

• Protip: If you see a screen like this with a URL like that after clicking on a link labed “This You????”, avoid logging into Twitter. It’s a pretty tricky phishing scheme that has nailed lots of people already. Don’t let one of them be you! source

• eight number of root canals the rapper/wannabe rocker had
• eight number of hours the surgery took on Tuesday (yikes) source

• 13 of 17 passengers rescued from a remote part of West Virginia source