MARTHA COAKLEY, SCOTT BROWN, AND “THE KENNEDY SEAT”

Today there is a special election being held in Massachusetts to fill the US Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy until his death from brain cancer this past August.

ODE TO FAILED JUNK FOOD PHENOMENA

There are some long-gone junk foods I will never stop loving: those super-weird foods that for a brief time, came, stayed, and left, leaving a greasy stain on American history. I'm talking about failed junk food phenomena.

ODDS IN THE NEWS: VERDICT IN ABORTION DOCTOR MURDER

Look inside to find odds related to this month's current events.

VIDEO: "WHAT'S MORE LIKELY"—BOSTON

Are you more likely to die drowning in a bathtub or falling out of bed? Is it more likely that a woman owns a firearm or that a man has faked an orgasm? Are there more black people with the last name "White" or white people with the last name "Black"? Think you know the answers? Click to find out and see hilarious responses to these questions in Book of Odds' newest video: "What's More Likely—Boston."

CHARITABLE GIVING: WHICH STATES ARE THE MOST GENEROUS?

How does your state compare to the rest of the country when it comes to charitable giving? Click to find out.

MY WORLD CUP LOTTERY

Next summer I travel to South Africa for the World Cup. Ten days in country, two games, LOTS of fun—I…can’t…wait. But here’s the catch: I have no idea which teams I will be seeing.

VIDEO: PLAY THE "WHAT'S MORE LIKELY?" ODDS GAME

Play the “What’s More Likely?” Odds Game

Cash Cab isn’t the only game show for the streets.

Book of Odds recently asked pedestrians in Los Angeles, “What’s more likely?”

Contestants were asked several questions, including:

• Is it more likely an adult owns a Bible or that a US banknote contains traces of cocaine?
• Is it more likely a person attacked by a shark will survive or that a man owns a t-shirt?

Think you know the answers? Not so fast – find out if you’re right by watching the Book of Odds video: “What’s More Likely?”

PRONOUNCING PECAN

While perusing the beer selection at a convenience store during a recent trip to New Orleans with a few friends, a local selection, Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale, caught my eye. “Let’s try this ‘PEE-can’ beer” I offered innocently enough. Apparently, my few years in the Northeast already tangibly altered my vocabulary, as I was instantly rebuked by my Southerner buddies with the correct pronunciation of ‘pee-KAWN.' The informal survey of various passers-by and fellow watering hole patrons that followed yielded the conclusion that I was the one out of 20 people that used that particular pronunciation.