I stumbled across an article earlier this week (not StumbleUpon... that's a whole different beast) about a Chilean teen who is building up an impressive following on Twitter. He's not singing about days of the week, sharing texts from last night, or starring in movies. He's not a celebrity at all, but people care about what he has to say.
Today marks the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, and the final mission of the 30 year shuttle program. NASA's not giving up on space exploration, but they're retiring the shuttles to both focus on more unmanned exploration, and design the next generation of spacecraft.