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AN ASSAULT TRIFLE I Bought An AR-15 Using Facebook buzzfeed.com Facebook banned the coordination of private gun sales earlier this year, but it's still easy to arrange the purchase of firearms on its platform. I should know: I bought one. WHAT'S HAPPENING US Women's Gymnastics Wins Gold In Team All-Around Final New Study Says It's Probably Better To Have Sex While High Rather Than Drunk Walruses Are Beaching Themselves In Record Numbers One-In-Five US Republicans Want Trump To Drop Out SMILES WE DIGG | SPONSORED How To Get A Killer Smile Without Paying A Fortune smiledirectclub.com If you've ever thought about a better smile but were turned off by the cost and inconvenience of orthodontist visits, SmileDirectClub's got you. They manufacture and ship invisible aligners directly to your door, straightening and whitening teeth remotely, passing the savings on to you. THE BIRDS AND THE TEA IT LITERALLY SHITS ON ITS LEGS The Shoebill: Or, The Most Terrifying Bird In The World audubon.org The shoebill looks funny, eats lizards and makes weird sounds. It also poops on itself to stay cool. TWEAKING THE TEA LEAVES ​Why The British Navy Needs Special Tea motherboard.vice.com The drinking water onboard a warship is different to your regular tap variety, and therefore results in a different brew that can affect the taste of a cuppa. MADE FOR THIS WORLD? PAY FOR PLAY It's Really Hard To Make Money As An Olympian wired.com The Olympics drive athletes to get ever faster, higher, and stronger, to quote its Latin motto: "Citius, altius, fortius." But while the Games show athletes at the peak of human potential, it rarely does much for their earning potential. TESTING THEIR METAL Will The Skyscrapers Outlast The Pyramids? bbc.com Egypt's pyramids were the skyscrapers of their day — and they are still standing 5,000 years later. Do today's tallest buildings stand a chance of outlasting them? IT'S GOT A PEEL The Miracle Of The Modern Banana nationalgeographic.com Explore the dark and dangerous ways the banana became the world's dominant fruit and why its future is at risk. BEFORE YOU GO SURELY THAT'S TOO MANY FLIPS The Opening Of Aly Raisman's Floor Routine Is Bananas digg.com Team USA ran away with the gold in the women's all around yesterday in an effort filled with great performances. But we just can't stop watching the opening pass of Aly Raisman's floor routine. If you need us today, we'll be watching Olympic replays all day. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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