Spare the 16 hours

A few years ago I found myself in a psychology classroom surrounded by the nuts of the universe. They riveted my attention to nearly everything. From the cause of my obsession with lampshades to the way I bit my nails until my fingers bled- there was just that: a cause. Honestly, did you know the reason you start to stumble and slur your speech at about three in the morning is due to the fact that every hour you are awake after sixteen hours of consciousness is the same as one shot of whiskey to your body. Spare me the sixteen hours fact and tell me why Pluto is no longer a planet. Who were the idiots that skewed my entire scientific up bringing? Not that I had much science in my system to begin with, but why ruin every kid's rendition of the "planet song" and break the Final Jeopardy question about the Mickey's dog/planet? I realize this kind of issue was something to fight about before now but it just hit me: what difference does it make?