Stupidity at Large! no. 1

Another new feature to the blog! When I seem something that reinforces my belief that people in general are stupid, I'll create a "Stupidity at Large!" post. This is the inaugural post.

I'm not sure if I should laugh or lament this particular article from Gallup. According to this article, a good portion of Americans are some combination of stupid, ignorant, or misinformed- gravely misinformed.

I'm not sure what's more surprising, the fact that 18% of the US population believes the Sun revolves around the Earth or the fact that someone actually believes the US gained its independence from China of all places.