Going To Mars Is Boring AF

The Supreme Court Justice Who Shot A Senator, What's Your Pay Gap?, Can't Sleep? This Custom Mattress Will Change That, What's It Like To Go To Mars And Back?, WATCH: Something Is Wrong With This Dirt, Jelly Belly Family Sued Over WWII Tank Death

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The Supreme Court Justice Who Shot A Senator

HE WAS THE LAW
The Supreme Court Justice Who Shot A Senator
theawl.com
In the pantheon of salty, contemptuous bastards in American politics, not many can out-do Judge David Smith Terry, a bowie-wielding, ardently pro-slavery Texan with a volcanic temper.

HARRIET TUBMAN CAN'T FIX THIS
What's Your Pay Gap?
graphics.wsj.com
Women earn less than men in 439 of 446 major US occupations. This interactive from the Wall Street Journal shows what the gap is in your industry.

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IT'S BORING AF
What's It Like To Go To Mars And Back?
popsci.com
Imagine being trapped in your house for a year and a half. The only people you get to see are your five roommates. All of your meals come out of a can or microwavable pouch. You have no internet access, and your communications with the outside world are limited. Such was the experience of the Mars500 crew.

DIGGING UP SOME STRANGE DIRT
WATCH: Something Is Wrong With This Dirt
digg.com
Soil liquefaction occurs when earth gets partly wet, loses strength after an applied stress, and then turns all loosey-goosey. It's goofy.

NOTHING SWEET HERE
Jelly Belly Family Sued Over WWII Tank Death
thedailybeast.com
The husband of the candy maker's CEO accidentally killed a man with a WWII tank at the company chairman's "Tank Barn."