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Tuesday 30 August 2016

It's All A Lie. Everything You Thought You Knew.

Exercise is actually bad, smiling can't make you happy, and more commonly-accepted truths that science has overturned this week.
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WELL THAT JUST CAN'T BE RIGHT
HAPPY MONDAY
Almost Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
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Young people hate bar soap, exercise is actually bad and smiling can't make you happy — these are just a few commonly-accepted truths that science has overturned this week.
THE MESSAGING CURE
Facebook Keeps Suggesting A Psychiatrist's Patients Friend One Another
fusion.net
Facebook was inadvertently outing people with health and psychiatric issues to a psychiatrist's network. And she couldn't figure out why.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE PHRASE CAME FROM
The Mystery Of Ancient Brain Surgery
bbc.com
Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery called "trepanation" that involves boring holes through a person's skull.
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The Most Comfortable Clothes You'll Ever Own
onepiece.com
Just in time for fall, Onepiece has expanded their line of ridiculously comfy clothes to include sweatpants, hoodies, jackets and tees. Stylish clothes that feel like pajamas? We'll take one of everything, thanks.
END OF THE LINE
GONE WITH THE WINDS
The Way We Retire Hurricane Names And Jersey Numbers Is Eerily Similar
thebaffler.com
The all-time greats are hanging from the rafters of the Hurricane Hall of Fame.
WAIT, WHO'S THE MAN NOW?
Who Killed YTMND?
gizmodo.com
In its heyday, You're The Man Now Dog (YTMND) rode the cresting wave of early mainstream online communities, alongside its brethren like 4chan, Something Awful, and Newgrounds. Today, it lies in digital ruin. What happened?
RIP
WATCH: Gene Wilder Was The King Of Flipping A Shit
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We're gonna miss this guy and his amazing ability to freak out on cue.
THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
WA-OH-WA-OH REALLY?
The 'Millennial Whoop' Is Taking Over Pop Music
thepatterning.com
The Millenial Whoop is a sequence of notes that alternates between the fifth and third notes of a major scale, typically starting on the fifth. A singer usually belts these notes with an "Oh" phoneme, often in a "Wa-oh-wa-oh" pattern. And it is in so many pop songs it's criminal.
GO, CHECK YOUR DRIVEWAY
Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
wsj.com
Adoption of electric vehicles will not be gradual, because the factors required to unlock demand for them are in place.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
IT PROBABLY ALSO SMELLED LIKE SWEAT
Watch Nirvana Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' At A Tiny Club In 1991
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This concert is from a small Connecticut show on September 26, 1991. Two days prior, the band released the album "Nevermind" which would later become one of the greatest albums of all time and sell approximately a bajillion copies.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
European Regulator Rules Ireland Should Recover Up To $14.5 Billion From Apple
Israel Quietly Legalizes Pirate Outposts In The West Bank
WATCH: Stuntwoman Makes 'American Ninja Warrior' History With Absolutely Dominant Run
Russian Telescope Detects 'Strong Signal' From Sun-Like Star
Everything else may be wrong, but Tuesday is still confirmed to be a bad day of the week. Stay strong.

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