Super Mario Brothers 2, the black sheep of the Super Mario Brothers series for Nintendo, was actually a remake of an unrelated Japanese game, but with SMB characters edited in to appeal to American audiences.  The real sequel to SMB1 was released in Japan but deemed too difficult for Americans.  It was later released as "The Lost Levels" and included in the game Super Mario All-Stars for Super Nintendo. #entertainment

People are more than willing to offer unwanted help with crossword puzzles.  It seems like whenever I have a crossword in front of me in a relatively public place (say my desk at work or a table at lunch), people like to lean over and tell me their thoughts on answers.  The thing about crossword puzzles is that I don't do them to complete them.  I mean that's the overall goal, but it's not the primary task at hand.  I'd rather sit around and think about it, struggle with some clues, then feel like Superman (a nerdier version of the hero) when I complete the whole thing.  It's not like a homework assignment or some other menial task that I just want to get done so it's done.  I think I offended a girl at work when I told her, "I don't want your help."  I thought about it for a while and decided I couldn't have said it another way. #entertainment

Most people have at least one or two redeeming qualities, as in,

Person 1:  That guy's a jerk.
Person 2:  Yeah but he sure can hold his liquor.

I think I know a person who has absolutely no redeeming qualities.  I was thinking this morning, "That woman is so mean.  But at least she...  Well she has...  That one time she...  Nope.  She's the meanest, grumpiest, most awful person I know."  But I'm still nice to her, hoping that one redeeming quality will someday become evident. #sociology

Great little writeup of Koji Kondo, the Japanese dude who wrote the music for all the Super Mario games (except SMB2).  It was an interesting challenge to write music for "a strange game featuring a plumber trapped in a fungus kingdom ruled by an evil dragon".  I think he did pretty well.  You're probably humming the song right now. #entertainment