• No Distractions: An NFL Veteran Opens Up On His Sexuality
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    There is not a single openly LGBTQ player in the NFL. Defensive end Ryan Russell wants to change that. "Whatever I was to you before this letter, I'm still that now. We just know each other a little better."
  • What It's Like To Eject Out Of A Military Jet
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    When things go terribly wrong in a military aircraft, the pilot's last resort is the equipment they're sitting on: the ejection seat. And it cannot fail, ever.
  • The 26-Year-Old Defense Attorney Whose First Two Clients Were El Chapo And Jeffrey Epstein
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    In April 2017, Mariel Colón Miró was four months out of law school and looking for a way to earn money while she waited on the results of the New York State bar exam. When she found a job listing on Craigslist for a Spanish-speaking...
  • Inside Steinway Piano's Secret Underground Vault
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Only three people have access to the vault, where the pianos start at $250,000.
  • Why The United States Government's Plan To Distribute $1 Coins To The Public Was An Unmitigated Disaster
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Why the United States government's plan to distribute dollar coins was a complete failure.
  • Torture And Stunning Neglect Ends In Suicide At Privately Run ICE Prison
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.
  • What's Our Legal Beef With Topless Women?
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    In short: Their nipples harm children, public peace and traffic
  • Bad Metaphors: Recharge
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Reconfiguring life as a series of depleting cycles.
  • How Not To Get Scammed, According To A Former Con Artist
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Frank Abagnale of "Catch Me If You Can" fame explains why we're in the golden age of scamming.
  • Even Amazon's Own Products Are Getting Hijacked By Imposter Sellers
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Sellers are finding old AmazonBasics listings and using them to sell weighted blankets, knives and clocks.
  • Tanya Gersh Was The Target Of A Neo-Nazi 'Troll Storm.' Then She Fought Back And Was Awarded $14 Million
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Now, she's ready to tell her story.
  • Speed Eater Wins The Dubious Honor Of Scarfing Down The Largest Amount Of Mayo In Three Minutes
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Michelle Lesco has three Guinness World Record titles to her name, and we can definitely see why.
  • Of Course Citizens Should Be Allowed To Kick Robots
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Seen in the wild, robots often appear cute and nonthreatening. This doesn't mean we shouldn't be hostile.
  • German Shepherd Fetches Owner Beer After She Says She's Had A Long Day
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    He also wasn't shy about indicating that he would also like a sip of that cold, sweet beer.
  • Overheated German Shepherd Hilariously Cools Off In A Bird Bath
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    A dog discovered a perfect way to cool off on a hot day.
  • Welcome To Metropica, A Supposed City Of The Future
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Florida developers have long promised utopia. Will their latest attempt — an Instagram-friendly, experience-led community-slash-shopping mall — finally deliver?
  • The Colleges In The United States With The Best And Worst Return On Investment, Visualized
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Redditor -Newfangled- crunched the numbers and created an interactive chart of the colleges with the best return on investment.
  • Football Doesn't Let You Leave
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    While Andrew Luck's decision to retire has baffled many fans, every NFL player — like myself — understands why he's doing it.
  • Why Restaurants, Stores And Kylie Jenner's House Are Absolutely Covered In Flowers
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Natural, attention-grabbing installations are everywhere right now.
  • A Hole In The Head: A Complete History Of Trepanation
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    A survey of trepanation, or trephination, the oldest surgical procedure known to humanity.
  • Dude Pulls The Most Inventive And Impressive BMX Tricks We've Ever Seen
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    We would say Tate Roskelley is a genius on two wheels. We would say that. But, uh, for some of these tricks his bike only has one wheel. So instead we'll just say Tate Roskelley is a BMX genius.
  • BMW Made A Vantablack X6, And Oh My God We Want It
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    In terms of safety, a car that absorbs light and is nearly impossible to see at night is a terrible idea. In terms of being extremely cool, however...
  • Unix At 50: How The OS That Powered Smartphones Started From Failure
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Today, Unix powers iOS and Android—its legend begins with a gator and a trio of researchers.
  • A Windswept Plain, A Sea Of Oil And A Mountain Of Money
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    A Chevron-led joint venture among several energy companies is spending billions of dollars in Kazakhstan to expand an oil field remarkable for its longevity, promise and risk.
  • Jessi Combs Killed In Land-Speed Record Crash
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Jessi Combs — vehicle builder, racer, fabricator, TV personality, and all-around automotive legend — was killed on Tuesday in a crash while attempting to break her own land-speed record in southeast Oregon. She was 39.
  • When Vegan Influencers Quit Being Vegan, The Backlash Can Be Brutal
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Popular YouTubers like Rawvana and Bonny Rebecca gave up veganism to save their health. But the fallout from their fans has been immense.
  • What Does America Have Against Vacation?
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    As summer-getaway season draws to a close, it's time to face a tough reality: America is not a great vacation nation.
  • The Crazy Lifestyle Of A Pop Star's Personal Photographer
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    As the world's paparazzi continue to overstep boundaries, prying into the personal lives of the world's pop elite, there are a handful of people — entrusted by these pop star's teams — to capture every element of a musician's life.
  • Two 'Simpsons' Fans Recreate Homer's New Orleans Food Tour Montage Scene-For-Scene
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Two Swiss girls visiting New Orleans on a "32-restaurant culinary tour" paid homage to "The Simpsons."
  • The Rapid Rise And Sudden Fall Of A Kratom Kingpin
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    He built at $60,000-a-month business selling opioid alternatives out of his apartment. His clients say he saves lives. The government wants to shut him down.
  • Privacy Fundamentalism
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    A critique of Farhad Manjoo's New York Times article on internet data trackers and the ongoing privacy hysteria.
  • This AI Gives Emojis Real Faces And The Results Are Horrifying
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    If you train a machine learning tool to find human features in emojis, the results are not pretty.
  • The Man Who Couldn't Take It Anymore
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    "I had no choice but to leave," General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump's secretary of defense.
  • The Air Conditioning Trap: How Cold Air Is Heating The World
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?
  • What Happened To John Travolta's Career?
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Twenty-five years ago, "Pulp Fiction" revived John Travolta. Now, after decades of hits, he's stuck in a straight-to-video void. Is Travolta's phenomenal movie-star run finally finished?
  • A Travel Influencer Is Admitting To Photoshopping Her Photos After People Noticed Multiple Instagrams With The Same Cloud Formation
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    "I really don't see the big deal [here], I never lied about it."
  • The Way These Bagels Are Made Is Oddly Satisfying
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Watch the quaintly soothing process that bagels take to get made.
  • Guys, Blockbuster Wasn't That Great
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Nostalgia is a funny thing. Sometimes, when we glance backward through our rose-colored glasses, images can blur.
  • How China Uses LinkedIn To Recruit Spies Abroad
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Western intelligence officials say Chinese agents are contacting thousands of foreign citizens using LinkedIn, including former government officials.
  • This Pinhole Lens Lends Some Classic Charm To Modern Cameras
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Pinhole cameras are about as old as it gets when it comes to photography, but you can harness that primitive tech to make incredible images with this awesome 18-36mm lens.
  • Once You Try Towels With a Waffle Weave, You Won't Go Back
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Made from super soft long-staple cotton, these towels from Onsen use a large waffle weave to quickly grab the moisture off of your skin. And since they're designed to dry quickly too, you won't have to deal with smelly towels.
  • Get This Masterclass Training In Data Analytics For 96% Off
    August 29, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    Learn to develop deep insights out of data patterns and trends with this Data Science for Business Mastery Bundle: discover how to use Python and R programming, machine learning and more to start a lucrative career in data analysis.
  • Boat Is Way Too Close To The Eruption Of Italy's Stromboli Volcano, Is Forced To Flee The Scene
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    It's a powerful reminder of how terrifying volcano eruptions can be. Luckily, there have been no injuries reported so far from the eruption.
  • 4-Year-Old Boy Expertly Maneuvers Parallel Parking In His Toy Car
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    We're not even exaggerating when we say he parallel parks better than we ever will.
  • Dog Accidentally Destroys His Favorite Toy, Is Utterly Devastated
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    After Pablo broke his favorite toy, he was forced to come to terms with his actions.
  • Digg Book Picks: Warehouse Retail Dystopia, Confronting Our History And Navigating Between Cultures
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    This month's picks involve living in a hyper-capitalist retail nightmare, dealing with a history of racism, and struggling with cultural identity.
  • It's Not A Backpack And It's Not A Purse — All Hail The Return Of The Fanny Pack
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    We picked five fanny packs, which you're welcome to call bum bags or hip packs if you prefer.
  • The Size Of A Candy Bar, This Camera Wants To Film Your Next Indie Pop Video
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    With mechanical gimbal for stabilization and impressive video quality, the Osmo Pocket is cute but mighty.
  • Florida Golfer Is Totally Unconcerned Of An Extremely Large Alligator Crossing In His Path
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    It was just another day on the links for this Florida golfer.
  • Why Hundreds Of People Around The World Carry Passports Of Countries That No Longer Exist
    August 28, 2019 from Digg Top Stories
    The purpose of these passports, called camouflage passports, is to fake the nationality of the passport holder in emergency situations.
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