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Thursday, 1 August 2013

Stick It In Your Nose

How To Survive A Snakebite, Two Decades Of American Taste In Wine, Meet The Air Force's Brony Squadron, A Seductive New Monica Lewinsky Message To Clinton Has Surfaced, Oregon's New 'Football Performance Center' Is A Decadent Monstrosity
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
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TAKE IT UP THE NOSE
How To Survive A Snakebite
news.discovery.com
As many as 125,000 people die from snakebites every year; most of the victims die before getting to a hospital. A new nasal spray may change that.
THE FALL OF FRANCE
Two Decades Of American Taste In Wine
qz.com
Wine has become an increasingly popular drink in the US: consumption per capita was 2.73 gallons last year, a 46% increase over 1992. Over those same two decades, American taste in wine has changed dramatically.
TOP BRONIES
Meet The Air Force's Brony Squadron
dailydot.com
Since the 1940s, U.S. Air Force pilots have sported all sorts of colorful patches to denote their fighter squadron and training class. These are usually images like cougars, scorpions, and skulls—symbols that exude courage and masculinity. Recently, though, they've adopted another animal: pink cartoon ponies from a children's TV show.
FROM THE TIME BEFORE SEXTING
A Seductive New Monica Lewinsky Message To Clinton Has Surfaced
theatlanticwire.com
In the ultimate "remember the '90s" nod, a seductive new electronic message sent from Monica Lewinsky to Bill Clinton has surfaced. For those too young or old to remember, the message was an audio recording encoded onto a cassette tape. Because in 1997, when this was recorded, that's how it worked.
HAS A 'COACHES ONLY' GROTTO
Oregon's New 'Football Performance Center' Is A Decadent Monstrosity
deadspin.com
The University of Oregon just opened a brand new $68 million, 145,000-square foot football facility that would make Ozymandias—but not Phil Knight—blush. It is completely bananas. Let's take a look at some pictures that perfectly illustrate everything that is wrong with college sports.
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PEACE AND RIOT
Image: Turkish riot policemen arrest an anti-goverment protestor during clashes at Taksim square on July 31, 2013 in Istanbul.
Turkish riot policemen arrest an anti-goverment protestor during clashes at Taksim square on July 31, 2013 in Istanbul. Credit: OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom
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