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  1. A UFO Is Closing in on Earth and NASA Is Covering It Up, According to YouTubers

    A UFO Is Closing in on Earth and NASA Is Covering It Up, According to YouTubers One of the nice things NASA does is stream live footage from the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth 16 times a day. It's pretty calming stuff—un

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  5. Fourth of July

  6. Fireworks from July 4th

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  8. How To Catch Pokémon In 'Pokémon Go'

    How To Catch Pokémon In 'Pokémon Go' Get up off the couch, you've got some walking to do. July 10, 2016 at 04:42AMvia Digg di.gg

  9. Dime After Dime: A Gripping History of Claw Machines

    Dime After Dime: A Gripping History of Claw Machines The components may have changed, but that hypnotic interaction between player and claw has been going on for nearly 100 years. Some amusements historians believe the machines existed as e

  10. Researchers say nearly all books follow one of these six emotional arcs

    Researchers say nearly all books follow one of these six emotional arcs Researchers from University of Vermont mapped the sentimental fluctuations of over 1,700 books. Turns out, you can change the details, but the narrative arcs stay the s

  11. What Do You Call the Corner Store?

    What Do You Call the Corner Store? What you call the store on the corner says a lot about where you live. July 10, 2016 at 04:40AMvia Digg bit.ly

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  17. Momentum Machines robot-powered restaurant is opening in San Francisco

    Momentum Machines robot-powered restaurant is opening in San Francisco In 2012, secretive robotics startup Momentum Machines debuted a machine that could crank out 400 made-to-order hamburgers in an hour. It's fully autonomous, meaning the

  18. How to Make a Cantaloupe Baby

    How to Make a Cantaloupe Baby It's better than a vodka watermelon. July 3, 2016 at 01:14PMvia Digg bit.ly

  19. “Fingermouthing” Is The New Hot Pose For Selfies

    “Fingermouthing” Is The New Hot Pose For Selfies Perhaps you have noticed this on Instagram. A beautiful young woman posts a selfie with a specific pose: her fingers dangled in front of her mouth languidly. July 3, 2016 at 01:14PMvia Digg b

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  21. Where Did 'Dumpster Fire' Come From? Where Is It Rolling?

    Where Did 'Dumpster Fire' Come From? Where Is It Rolling? These days, more or less every politician, sports team, mediocre TV show and annoying celebrity has been compared to a receptacle full of burning waste. Have we reached peak dumpster

  22. The Deep-Fried Burger

    The Deep-Fried Burger "At first, I assumed it was just a gimmick dreamed up by a chef in search of something new. But what I discovered was a tiny gem of American culinary history." June 25, 2016 at 10:43PMvia Digg bit.ly

  23. Inside the World of Large-Scale Food Heists

    Inside the World of Large-Scale Food Heists "There’s a black market for everything. We’ve found stolen beer, stolen food, but this is the first time we’ve found stolen cheese." June 25, 2016 at 10:42PMvia Digg bit.ly

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  25. The Cold War Between Reddit And Imgur Has Officially Begun

    The Cold War Between Reddit And Imgur Has Officially Begun Neither site will say it, but a cold war between Reddit and Imgur is officially underway — a standoff that will show us whether the sites actually still need each other. June 23, 20

  26. Rubbery Power Source Makes Electricity When It Bends

    Rubbery Power Source Makes Electricity When It Bends Use it to make a bracelet and the material itself could power flashing LEDs.​ June 23, 2016 at 12:38AMvia Digg bit.ly

  27. Archaeology of Street Names

    Archaeology of Street Names From avenues named after IKEA and to the nameless streets of Japan, a look at how street names define and explain cities' histories. June 23, 2016 at 12:37AMvia Digg bit.ly

  28. Zika: The Epidemic at America's Door

    Zika: The Epidemic at America's Door Zika may have already infected 80,000 Americans, just in Puerto Rico, and Congress has refused to act — what if Miami or New York is next? June 19, 2016 at 12:13AMvia Digg rol.st

  29. How 'Dirty' Words Got Dirty

    How 'Dirty' Words Got Dirty Words chronicle the rise and fall of empires, the deeds of the earliest people, and humanity's greatest secrets. By breaking down the roots of modern language, we can also find out where our favorite swear words

  30. Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves For The Second Time — Here's What To Read

    Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves For The Second Time — Here's What To Read Months after researchers made the historic discovery of gravitational waves, physicists announced today they have detected waves for a second time — cementing g