"In 2008, NASA beamed the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space, sending a message of peace to any extraterrestrial who happens to be in the region of Polaris, also called the North Star, in 2439." (PhysOrg)
While waiting to checkout at the super-market I find myself overwhelmed by a re-occuring notion: we (humans) are idiots.
Check out this article that showcases some of the data that Earthlings have been beaming up to the cosmos. Some of my favorites after the break.