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PIVOTAL DECISIONS JER-RY, JER-RY, JER-RY How A Group Of Punks Scammed 'Jerry Springer' And Became DIY Legends vice.com Ahead of a plethora of new releases, San Diego noise lord Justin Pearson revisits the bizarre TV hoax that put The Locust on the map. DECKING OUT The Best $141 I Ever Spent: A Skateboard vox.com It took me 15 minutes to decide that what I needed to do during the pandemic was learn how to skateboard. STICKER SHOCK A Doctor Went To His Own Employer For A COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984 propublica.org Physicians Premier ER charged Dr. Zachary Sussman's insurance $10,984 for his COVID-19 antibody test even though Sussman worked for the chain and knows the testing materials only cost about $8. Even more surprising: The insurer paid in full. HISTORY'S MYSTERIES A Medieval Metropolis Existed In What's Now St. Louis, Then Mysteriously Disappeared In The 14th Century openculture.com In our current epoch of human history, when populations of major cities swell into the tens of millions, an urban center of 30,000 people doesn't seem very impressive. 1,000 years ago, a city that size was larger than London or Paris, and sat atop what is now East St. Louis. GROOMING WE DIGG | SPONSORED 20% Off MANSCAPED™ Tools For Your Family Jewels manscaped.com Last year there were 171,321 reported ER visits related to personal grooming injuries. Fortunately, MANSCAPED™ engineered the first trimmer with SkinSafe™ Technology! Use code DIGG20 for 20% off + free shipping. BEHIND THE SCREENS FULL OF FAKES Amazon's Murky World Of One-Star Reviews bbc.com Companies are trying to manipulate online feedback — and one-star reviews have become the latest weapon. HARD DRIVES Was Osama Bin Laden Sending Coded Messages In Porn? thedailybeast.com The new National Geographic special "Bin Laden's Hard Drive" analyzes the porn collection found in the slain terrorist's compound — and presents a curious theory about the XXX stash. WUBA DUB LUB LUB 'Rick And Morty's' Most Gruesome Deaths denofgeek.com Featuring flaying, disembowelment and a huge amount of disgusting squelch, we count down Rick and Morty's most stomach-churning deaths so far. MARVEL IN HORROR The Proportion Of Original Movies To Sequels Among The Highest-Grossing Movies Worldwide, Visualized digg.com It seems like in the past few years the only movies Hollywood has churned out are remakes or sequels, but just how accurate is this popular conception that Hollywood movies are getting less creative? VIDEO OF THE DAY NOT KIDDING AROUND Kid Gives Simple But Profound Answer When His Dad Asks Him Why He Doesn't Like Smiling In Pictures digg.com Sometimes the best nuggets of wisdom come from your children. IN THE NEWS As California Burns, The Winds Arrive And The Lights Go Out Brexit Poker Begins: UK Ramps Up No-Deal Preparations Michael Cohen Explains Why Trump Likes Putin And What Trump Really Thinks Of His Supporters Saudi Court Issues Final Verdicts In Khashoggi Killing FROM THE DIGG STORE | SPONSORED Set Up A Ping-Pong Table Anywhere With This Portable Kit store.digg.com Love ping-pong? Set up a table anywhere with this Home Portable Table Tennis Set. It's complete with paddles, an adjustable net and a ball. FROM THE ARCHIVES NEW LIFE AND DEATH How Many People Have To Die Before We're Done With Gender Reveals? (2019) theatlantic.com Sadly, this is not a hypothetical question. A REAL WHEREDUNNIT When The World's Most Famous Mystery Writer Vanished (2019) nytimes.com On a cold December night in 1926, Agatha Christie went out in her beloved Morris Crowley roadster and didn't return home for 11 days. Here's how her disappearance played out. Don't let yesterday take up too much of today. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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