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Saturday Stuff - October 1st, 2011

Explore the weird search query of the week: a choropleth of jehovah witness population that's capturing attention.

ByRazib Khan

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1) Weird search query of the week: "choropleth of jehovah witness population." 2 Your weekly fluff fix:

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