Document http.STATUS_CODES

This is an incredibly useful thing to know about, and it will likely never change. I can't remember why we didn't ever document it, and people keep suggesting we do so.
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 parse the actual headers or the body.
 
 
+## http.STATUS_CODES
+
+* {Object}
+
+A collection of all the standard HTTP response status codes, and the
+short description of each.  For example, `http.STATUS_CODES[404] === 'Not
+Found'`.
+
 ## http.createServer([requestListener])
 
 Returns a new web server object.