My second link courtesy of Slashdot today.

A4 Paper Format / International Standard Paper Sizes. Now it's no big deal that two pieces of A4 make an A3. After all, in our we-hate-Europe-but-we-still-used-English-measurements intransigence, two pieces of letter-sized paper make one tabloid page.

But here's where it gets cool: The ratio of ISO paper proportions is the square root of two. The Square root of two is easier to calculate into a Golden Section, and is therefore more pleasing to the eye because it occurs more frequently in nature.

Yeah, seriously.

Yes, Republicans, a homo-loving terrorist liberal like me has another reason to hate America -- our paper-sizes suck.