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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. How To Tell If a Lion Is Happy

    How To Tell If a Lion Is Happy By combining experiments and observations with rigorous empathy, animal well-being experts can go Doctor Doolittle. June 19, 2016 at 12:10AMvia Digg bit.ly

  5. Thanks To Women and Walmart, Americans Spend More on Restaurants Than Groceries

    Thanks To Women and Walmart, Americans Spend More on Restaurants Than Groceries For the first time in recorded history, Americans are spending more at bars and restaurants ($54.857 billion) than they are than they are on groceries ($52.503

  6. Welcome to Jail Inc: how private companies make money off US prisons

    Welcome to Jail Inc: how private companies make money off US prisons Getting locked up is unlikely to be good for your health but it’s “terrific, terrific” business for the booming private industry supplying doctors and nurses to jails and.

  7. How Cereal Marketers Invented the Modern Version of Breakfast

    How Cereal Marketers Invented the Modern Version of Breakfast Before breakfast was “the most important meal of the day,” it was, occasionally, oysters, boiled chickens, and beefsteaks. June 19, 2016 at 12:03AMvia Digg theatln.tc

  8. Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Reconquer the World

    Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Reconquer the World The newly customer-friendly tech giant is bulking up on data centers, betting its future on cloud computing, and learning to be agile again. June 7, 2016 at 11:57AMvia Digg for.tn

  9. Bring on the Men: Sweden Sees Male Surplus For First Time in Centuries

    Bring on the Men: Sweden Sees Male Surplus For First Time in Centuries Sweden is experiencing a male surplus of around 12,000 men, which doesn’t seem like a lot when compared to a population of 10 million, but researchers expect there to be

  10. Every Party Has A Pooper — That’s Why You Need This LED Toilet Light

    Every Party Has A Pooper — That’s Why You Need This LED Toilet Light You’ll never trip, fall or miss again with this color-changing toilet bowl. June 5, 2016 at 10:49PMvia Digg di.gg

  11. Blue Shift: How the Panic Over BPA Accomplished Nothing

    Blue Shift: How the Panic Over BPA Accomplished Nothing All this fear about BPA is overblown. We could get sidetracked by blaming media hype, poor science reporting, or even how scientific research is funded. But while these things are high

  12. Why It’s So Hard for Snack Makers to Create Fake Salt

    Why It’s So Hard for Snack Makers to Create Fake Salt With a new push from lawmakers and health officials to reduce salt consumption, snack makers are rushing to find a good salt alternative. Here's why it's so hard to find a new NaCl. June

  13. How to Listen to and Delete Everything You've Ever Said to Google

    This is just a tad disturbing. If you use Ok, Google, it keeps EVERY copy of your voice.   gizmodo.com

  14. Paralyzed Dad Uses Robotic Suit to Walk His Daughter down the Aisle

    "Lying in a hospital bed having found out he was paralyzed Chris Palmer thought about how he never would be able to walk his daughter down the aisle on her wedding day. But on Saturday (21/5), almost four years later, Mr Palmer has done jus

  15. This Facebook Group Is Dedicated to Spreading Coriander Hate

    Submitted by: (via I Hate Coriander) Tagged: hate , failbook , facebook Share on Facebook Image unavailable: Image for This Facebook Group Is Dedicated to Spreading Coriander Hate. This image was not available in the recovered arc

  16. 8 Red, White and Blue Dishes to Whip Up for Memorial Day

    Memorial Day, the year’s first formal celebration of summer, is the perfect opportunity to make seasonal dishes in a patriotic palette. Kick off grilling season with the American spirit in mind when you try these sweet and savory recipes.

  17. Hoverboards are coming back

    Swagway, one of the most recognizable names in the combustible hoverboard market, is back. The company told Mashable that its new rolling balance board, the SWAGTRON (they use all-caps for the trademark, but we'll lowercase from here on ou

  18. A Striking View

    May 28, 2016 A Striking View Photograph by Christoph Schaarschmidt, National Geographic Your Shot Streaking from a sky as red as th

  19. We Have No Idea How Most Species Age

    We Have No Idea How Most Species Age Our lack of knowledge of how other organisms cope with time's unstoppable march directly affects our own understanding of human aging. May 28, 2016 at 12:11AMvia Digg bit.ly

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  21. Ancient floppy disks are still used in U.S. nuclear computer system

    Many government agencies, U.S. and international alike, have a reputation for sometimes using tools that are horribly out of date.  But according to a report from a congressional watchdog agency, a particularly vital arm of the U.S. govern

  22. Dream House

    May 26, 2016 Dream House Photograph by Tobias Hägg, National Geographic Your Shot During the last ice age, Sweden was covered by a

  23. At least 3 wounded in shooting at TI concert in New York, report says - Fox News

    At least three people reportedly were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting before rapper T.I. was set to perform in New York. Sources told PIX 11 that a woman

  24. Why I Bought a Chromebook Instead of a Mac

    Why I Bought a Chromebook Instead of a Mac Formerly a lifelong Mac user, I bought my first PC ever in the form of a Chromebook. And I’m never looking back. May 26, 2016 at 12:29AMvia Digg bit.ly

  25. It's OK to let your baby cry himself to sleep, study finds

    It's OK to let your baby cry himself to sleep, study finds A new study adds support to the idea that the method is effective and does not cause stress or lasting emotional problems for babies. May 26, 2016 at 12:29AMvia Digg cnn.it

  26. This man had no idea his mind is ‘blind’ until last week

    This man had no idea his mind is ‘blind’ until last week Imagine realising that you’ve spent your whole life unable to visualize anything in your mind. May 26, 2016 at 12:28AMvia Digg bbc.in

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