Ubiquity

On This Day In History
1996: The Macarena begins its reign atop the U.S. pop charts

Quote Of The Day
"You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena."
(Jon Stewart)

Bonus Quote Of The Day
"Popularity breeds contempt."
(Quentin Crisp)

Fifteen of the most popular things in the world:

1.) Michael Jackson's Thriller: 110 million copies sold worldwide
2.) Tetris: 100 million paid downloads
3.) The Holy Bible: over five billion copies sold
4.) Rubik's Cube: 350 million sold
5.) McDonalds: 35,000 outlets worldwide
6.) Avatar: grossed $2,787, 965, 087
7.) Farrah Fawcett: sold six million red bathing suit posters
8.) Super Bowl XLIX: had 168 million viewers
9.) Snickers: sold $3.6 billion worth of chocolate bars
10.) Finding Nemo: sold 40 million DVDs
11.) Snow Beer (from China): sold 61million hectolitres
12.) The Guiding Light: 18,262 episodes
13.) "Soccer" (football): 3.5 billion fans
14.) "When Will You Marry Me?" by Paul Gauguin: the most expensive painting at $300 million.
15.) World Peace Festival, North Korea: largest attendance at a wrestling tournament with 190,000 people

Which of these popular things do you hold in contempt?

The Number One Song In Heaven (God, I hope so!)