Whips, Chains, And Bigger Brains

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: You will probably fail the Wason selection task, the Australia out-Americas America and conservatives aren't way wrong about gun control.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Nov 04

STRANGE BRAINS WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK A Simple Logic Puzzle Will Make You Feel Dumb And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: You will probably fail the Wason selection task, the Australia out-Americas America and conservatives aren't way wrong about gun control. GET THOSE CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING How Kinky Sex Might Make You More Creative medium.com Research suggests that BDSM can help people achieve altered states of consciousness. STYLE WE DIGG | SPONSORED The Gentlemen's Guide To Style gentlemansbox.com The Gentleman's Box doesn't just hook you up with stylish products, it gives you tips on how to look, feel and act like a modern gentleman. Subscriptions are just $25 a month and you can pause or cancel yours whenever you want. Use the promo code DIGG and get $5 off your first box. JOGGING YOUR MEMORY DIGG DIALOG What's It Like To Never Forget A Single Day? Ask Someone Who Has An Autobiographical Memory digg.com Nima Veiseh has an autobiographical memory which means he can recall nearly his whole life in vivid, minute detail. It's a blessing and a curse. Ask him what it's like to live with a perfect memory today at 12:00pm ET. CAN WE USE ROLLER CHAIRS? How Fast Would You Run A Marathon? projects.fivethirtyeight.com No matter your age, sex, size or skill level, this calculator can estimate how fast you'd run 26.2 miles based on your training regimen and your performance in just one recent race (or two, if you want a more fine-tuned assessment). HIGHWAY ROBBERY THE BELLAGIO BANDIT How One Man Robbed Vegas' Biggest Casino And Almost Got Away rollingstone.com Tony Carleo stole $1 million in chips — then checked himself into casino's hotel to live like a king. THEY DID NOT GET THEIR KICKS Why Black Americans Are Not Nostalgic For Route 66 theatlantic.com America's favorite highway usually evokes kitschy nostalgia. But for black Americans, the Mother Road's lonely expanses were rife with danger. VIDEO OF THE DAY WIND NOISE Listen To What Chicago Sounded Like After The Cubs Won The World Series digg.com Though the Cubs won the final game of the series in Cleveland, the party raged into the night back home in Chicago, as this video (taken a mile away from Wrigley Field) clearly shows. IN THE NEWS US Mounts Unprecedented Effort To Counter Cyber Meddling By Russia On Election Day FBI Finds New Emails Related To Hillary Clinton's State Department Tenure US Employment Growth, Wages Seen Picking Up In October Happy Friday! Enjoy your last weekend before all democracy and decency breaks down. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Take That, Ya Dumb Goat

The neurosurgeon who was making more than just mistakes, the missing kids from "Runaway Train," and more of the best long reads of the week.

Digg Editions Morning · Thu, Nov 03

ON CHANGING EXPECTATIONS The Brief Reign Of Dr. Death, And Other Stories digg.com The neurosurgeon who was making more than just mistakes, the missing kids from "Runaway Train," and more of the best long reads of the week. NORMAL INTERNET STUFF, IN PRIVATE The Dark Web Isn't All Dark theatlantic.com Despite its reputation for illegal activity, much of what goes on underneath the surface of the internet is legit. IN A MOMENT OF ZEN How Jon Stewart Took Over 'The Daily Show' and Revolutionized Late-Night TV vanityfair.com In an adaptation from "The Daily Show (The Book)", Chris Smith gets Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, and others to talk about the battles of that first year, and how the show found its radical voice. JOURNEY TO THE RED PLANET WATCH: This 15-Year-Old Girl Could Very Well Be The First Person On Mars digg.com Alyssa Carson has devoted her entire adolescence training for a manned mission to Mars. She doesn't plan on having kids. She doesn't plan on getting married and she doesn't plan on coming back. EMAILS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Holiday Promotions People Actually Want to Receive constantcontact.com Constant Contact has made it their business to make your business' email marketing suck less. They've got clean templates, smart tutorials, and lots of helpful hacks so you make the most of your marketing...just in time for the holidays. FOOD, BABIES FROM THE WRITER OF 'ACHEWOOD' Carl's Jr., And The Thing That Happened There eater.com It was 1982. We were young. There was only one urinal. PREGNANT WITH SUPERSTITION The Weird Things 'Sims' Players Do To Get The Perfect Baby kotaku.com "Sims" players have held weird beliefs about sim pregnancies for years now, and much of it seems to stem from the need for control. EAT SHIT OR DIE Are You Ready To Swallow A Pill Full Of Poop? wired.com To fight a Clostridium difficile gut infection, doctors must fight fire with fire. VIDEO OF THE DAY INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL Watch Pixar's Latest (And Absolutely Lovely) Short 'Piper' digg.com If you saw "Finding Dory" and didn't get to the theater late, you've probably already seen "Piper." But now you can watch the adorable and visually breathtaking short online. IN THE NEWS Chicago Cubs Win Instant Classic Game 7 For Their First World Series Since 1908 Two US Service Members Killed In Afghanistan's Kunduz Province Police Investigate Black Mississippi Church Burned And Vandalized With 'Vote Trump' Hulk Hogan Settles With Gawker For $31 Million Poop pills sound bad until you remember that 100% of babies don't poop in pill form. Happy Thursday! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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There's No Such Thing As Free Shipping

Free shipping is a top priority for online shoppers, but many merchants are struggling to keep up with the costs.

Digg Editions Morning · Wed, Nov 02

DISTORTED REALITY NO SUCH THING AS A FREE BOX Free Shipping Is A Lie fastcompany.com Free shipping is a top priority for online shoppers, but many merchants are struggling to keep up with the costs. BAD ROMANCE How Rom-Coms Distort Romance theatlantic.com American culture has long been confused about the location of the line between love and sexual violence. Hollywood deserves some of the blame for that. IT JUST DOESN'T MEASURE UP I Have Reason To Believe Barbara Bush Is Four Feet Tall jezebel.com Siri says Barbara Bush is four feet tall, but the rest of the internet, and her team, give varying answers. What is the truth? STYLE WE DIGG | SPONSORED Five Reasons You Should Invest In A Tailored Suit join.indochino.com A tailored suit always beats an off-the-rack one. It's just science. INDOCHINO lays out exactly why you should invest in one. QUESTIONABLE TACTICS DIGG DIALOG — LIVE AT 1 PM ET Not Sure What's Going On With The Russian Hacks? Ask An Expert digg.com At this point, it's looking pretty clear that Russia is doing what it can to mess around with the 2016 elections — and hack the NSA. Not sure what's going on or what to think? Come chat with writer and scholar Thomas Rid who investigated the hacks for Esquire. A CULT HISTORY The Largest Bioterrorism Attack In US History paleofuture.gizmodo.com In September of 1984, at least 751 people got violently sick in The Dalles, Oregon. A year later, the town finally figured it out: A local cult was trying to swing an election in its favor. The event remains the single largest bioterrorism attack on US soil. A STANDING CROCK Checking In At Standing Rock Probably Isn't Helping Thwart The Police snopes.com A viral Facebook status update urged users to check in at Standing Rock in order to prevent the Morton County Sheriff's Department from geotargeting DAPL protesters. THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE? 10 SMOKE; 20 GOTO 10 To Study Cigarette Smoke, Researchers Built A Chain-Smoking Robot wired.com Forcing a robot to smoke could help scientists solve the mysteries of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — the intense coughing and lung infections that plague smokers. TWO THOUSAND BUCK CHUCK The New MacBook Pros Mark The End Of Upgradeable Apple Computers motherboard.vice.com The move to smaller, thinner and sleeker has sacrificed customizability, repairability, and upgradeability. VIDEO OF THE DAY BUY A SAFE CAR, EVERYONE The Horrifying Differences In International Car Safety Regulations, Visualized digg.com The silver car is the least expensive Nissan model sold in the US. The red car is the least expensive model sold in Mexico. The difference between a crash's effect on each car is... frightening. IN THE NEWS Two Police Officers Shot, Killed In Ambush Attack In Iowa; Police Identify Suspect Slack Pulled A 'Welcome, IBM' For The Launch Of Microsoft's Slack Competitor FBI's Email Disclosure Broke A Pattern Followed Even This Summer Flight MH370 'Made Rapid Descent' Into The Ocean Just six more days, folks. Six more days. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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