Imagine A World Where Gen X-ers Love Millennials

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important fact from the past few days. This week: Both young and old need to get along, Q-Tips are bad for your ears and George Lucas can't even give away his museum.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Jan 06

OLD DOGS, NEW TRICKS, ETC WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Gen X And Millennials Do Not Like Each Other, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important fact from the past few days. This week: Both young and old need to get along, Q-Tips are bad for your ears and George Lucas can't even give away his museum. IT'S WAY BETTER THAN IT SOUNDS Fixing College Football, Using... High-School Debate Tournament Rules fivethirtyeight.com Conference championships, which play a large part in determining which teams get to the playoff, don't make much sense as currently devised. But arranging the season using the power-pairing procedure deployed by high-school debate tournaments could be an elegant solution. THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR GOLDENS When Big Business Happens To Your Pet bloomberg.com A wave of corporatization is hitting the veterinary industry, but does a one-size-fits-all approach work? COUNSELING WE DIGG | SPONSORED Therapy Wherever You Are, Whenever You Need It betterhelp.com BetterHelp brings counseling into the 21st century. The message-based app lets you connect with licensed, accredited therapists online in a discreet and convenient way. Try it out today and get your first week free. HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE KA-VROOM The Story Behind This Photo Of A Car Crashing Into A Wall Of TVs atlasobscura.com Upon invitation to "Media Burn," John Turner knew he should bring his Pentax camera. He didn't know how lucky he'd get. DEEP COVER The Secret Nuclear Bunker Built As The UK's Last Hope bbc.com Once home to a secret airplane factory during World War II, they were later repurposed to protect the UK in the event of a nuclear war: it's from here that the government would have continued to run the country. And today, the tunnels have largely been forgotten. LESS THAN IDEAL An Animation Illustrating This Winter's Alarming Global Sea Ice Decrease digg.com ​A few months back, a graph popped up showing how current global sea ice area levels compare to past years. It looked pretty grim. This new animation illustrates it a bit differently, but the takeaways are the same: Things are bad. IS NOTHING SACRED? Now Hackers Are Targeting People's Smart TVs With Ransomware infosecurity-magazine.com Japan alone has reported more than 300 ransomware attacks on smart TVs this year, marking a sharp increase in cyberattacks targeting internet of things (IoT) appliances 2017: THE YEAR OF ILLUSIONS Blurry Ham/In Focus Ham Is The First Great Optical Illusion Of 2017 digg.com At first glance, this appears to just be yet another blurry photo of a stack of pre-sliced ham. ​But reader, we beckon you to take a closer look. YOU BET YOUR UNLUCKY STARS SHORT ANSWER: YES Was 2016 Especially Dangerous For Celebrities? An Empirical Analysis. medium.com Using data to figure out if 2016 really did kill more famous people than any other year in recent memory. THE INTERNET NEVER, EVER FORGETS When Celebrities Used Myspace theguardian.com An old Tyler, The Creator song was recently unearthed on Myspace. That's nothing compared to the uncomfortable Wayback Machine trip of seeing an A-lister's mid-2000s profile. VIDEO OF THE DAY LOST IN TRANSLATION A Short Film On Loving Our Imperfect Partners digg.com There are no dream girls or dream guys out there. Everybody has morning breath and issues left over from childhood and an affinity for lame stuff. And that's what makes loving someone else a truly beautiful act. IN THE NEWS Trump Taps Ex-Senator Dan Coats As Director Of National Intelligence — Here's What You Need To Know Trump Will Ask Congress, Not Mexico, To Pay For The Wall Bluefin Tuna Sells For $632,000 In Japan Top US Intelligence Official: Russia Meddled In Election By Hacking, Spreading Of Propaganda Giant Iceberg Poised To Break Off From Antarctic Shelf Here's to a wonderful weekend and no one ever discovering your old Myspace profile. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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No Boys Allowed

The unsettling disappearance of a fisheries observer sparks questions about safety on the high seas and the fate of the fish stocks they attempt to monitor.

Digg Editions Morning · Thu, Jan 05

ENDURING MYSTERIES INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER The Mysterious Disappearance Of Keith Davis hakaimagazine.com The unsettling disappearance of a fisheries observer sparks questions about safety on the high seas and the fate of the fish stocks they attempt to monitor. NAME. NO NAME. The Spy With No Name bbc.com Erwin Van Haarlem was a Cold War spy in '70s England. Erwin Van Haarlem is also not who he says he is. TURNING OVER AN OLD LEAF The Literary Agents newrepublic.com Rethinking the legacy of writers who worked with the CIA. RESULTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Sorry, You're Not The 5% kenzai.com 95% of fitness resolutions fail, but everyone thinks they're the exception. So, uh, how's it working out for you? Kenzai is offering a new approach to fitness that will take your 2017 resolutions and turn them into a strong new body. They're running a 24-hour flash sale just for Digg readers, so check it out. NOTHING CIVIL ABOUT IT AMPUTATION > INFECTION Hauntingly Stoic Photos Of Civil War Amputees timeline.com A major contributor to the Civil War's death toll was infection from maltreated wounds. Doctors were unequipped or overburdened, and often injuries which might have been treatable resulted in bacterial infection and death. Preemptive amputation was often implemented as a pragmatic fix. WAR IS HELL How Civil War Soldiers Gave Themselves Syphilis While Trying To Avoid Smallpox slate.com In an attempt to stave off smallpox, Civil War soldiers would try to self-vaccinate (in a very gross way) in the field. Predictably, things didn't always go smoothly. WELCOME TO THE NEW AGE THE SECOND STRUMMING The New Dawn Of New Age Music floodmagazine.com How the consciousness-raising movement emerged from the margins to become a predominant force in American pop culture — and where the light might shine next. NO ANGELS NEEDED No Boys Allowed: The New Rule Of Co-Working Spaces bloomberg.com "Women are craving community, connection, and confidence, and that's what we're going to give them." VIDEO OF THE DAY STOP WORKING AND WATCH IT One Of The Most Stunning Drone Videos We've Ever Seen digg.com If you've seen "Lord of the Rings," you'll probably recall the spectacular scene where the mountaintop beacons of Gondor are lit. This video from a drone flying up a mountain ridge is kind of like that. IN THE NEWS Top US Intelligence Officials To Testify On Russian Hacking Dementia Rates 'Higher Near Busy Roads' Republicans' 4-Step Plan To Repeal The Affordable Care Act 4 Held After Facebook Video Shows Torture Of Disabled Man By Group Railing Against Trump, Whites Follow All The News From CES 2017 With Our Live-Updating Feed You know what isn't a mystery? Tomorrow is Friday. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Dark Matter's Bright Future

Dark Matter Hunters Are Hoping 2017 Is Their Year

Digg Editions Morning · Wed, Jan 04

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ACTIONS AND REACTIONS DARK MATTER'S BRIGHT FUTURE Dark Matter Hunters Are Hoping 2017 Is Their Year motherboard.vice.com Confirming dark matter's existence would change humankind's perspective on the universe. THIS APPLE FALLS FAR FROM THE TREE A Theory That Challenges Newton's And Einstein's Gravity And Nixes Dark Matter Passed Its First Test qz.com It all started with galaxies far far away. TWINS THAT SPIN Why Rotation Makes No Sense Sometimes nautil.us The basic picture is clear enough: One body is at rest, while the other follows some circular or elliptical path around it. The trouble is just to figure out which body is which. SMILES WE DIGG | SPONSORED A New Year's Resolution You Can Actually Keep smiledirectclub.com The first things people notice about you isn't your abs, it's your smile. So how about making this year's resolution to get the smile you've always wanted. FOOD FOR THOUGHT RICE KRISPIES TAUGHT US THAT How Sound Can Change The Way You Eat cooksscience.com When it comes to cooking — and to eating — there's a lot of noise. And that's the point. OH, SPLENDID... Zero-Calorie Sweeteners Are Making You Fat tonic.vice.com In some cases, research shows they may be even worse for you than real sugar. PUT A SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE How To Make Barbie Salad luckypeach.com The first step involves ripping off the Barbie's legs so you know it's good. VIDEO OF THE DAY HE'S HAD ONE MEME TOO MANY Brave Kid Tries To Dab During His Dad's Congressional Swearing-In, And Paul Ryan Is Having None Of It digg.com During Kansas Representative Roger Marshall's congressional swearing-in ceremony, what many would call a highlight of someone's career, was sidetracked when his son tried to dab during the photo. Despite the prominence of memes in the last election, Speaker Paul Ryan was having none of it. IN THE NEWS Here's The 'Flagship' Electric Car That Faraday Future Promised, The FF 91 Charles Manson Alive Amid Report He's Hospitalized, Official Says Chicago's Record Violence Spills Into 2017 With 28 Shot On New Year's Day Israeli Soldier Found Guilty Of Manslaughter After Shooting Palestinian Dab like Paul Ryan is watching. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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