u.s. elite team that took him out has four legs. yes, man s best friend was used in the raid on the terrorist leader s hideout. man s best friend, of course s the dog. and that s the subject of today s big breakdown. canines and combat. it is not surprised to learn that a dog was learned in the mission, because dogs have been fighting alongside u.s. troops for hundreds of years and playing a pivotal role in the u.s. operations. from being in combat zones to comforting soldiers in the aftermath of duty. new york times quoting david petraeus as saying that the dogs are useful because of the capability they bring to the fight cannot be replicated by man or machine. so, how exactly are they so useful? h well, they are intelligent, alert, and they have heightened senses, especially the smell, an endurance and run faster and jump higher than humans and they can get into smaller spaces with a camera attached to their head to feedback video, and just like
there s all sorts of ways to rank states. what if you wanted to rank the smartest states? states where citizens are the most educated, that s the subject of today s big breakdown. the kaufman foundation looksed at percentages of advanced degrees and some college education. the resulting map shows the ten states with the most brain hour. how do they rank among each other. there it is, new jersey often gets ribbed by comedians but it s home to princeton and according to the rankings the nation s tenth smartest state. in ninth place, the state of washington home to microsoft and ear high-tech companies, 10% of washington residents have advanced degrees, 64% attended some college. minnesota is next, number eight. 9.9% of minnesotans have advanced degrees. 63% spent time in college. in seventh place, virginia where