Cognitive dissonance is two headlines days apart:

Today was the warmest day on earth in 125,000 years.

Today was the day with the most planes in the air at one time ever in history.

@bethsawin

Unscientific but overwhelmingly obvious in every local car park:
Today is the day with the record weight of gas-fuelled vehicles on the road.

I frequently can't see to get out of parking spots because I'm surrounded by trucks with door handles as high as my car's roof.

@EricLawton @bethsawin I used to think that was an American thing, but the infection has spread :(

@silasmariner

The US & Canadian auto industries have been too closely integrated, including their massive PR campaigns, for their customers to think differently.

@bethsawin