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IT'S BEEN A GOOD RUN THAT'S 100 IN INTERNET YEARS The World Wide Web Is 30: Here Are Some Things We Love — And Hate — About It digg.com Here in the year 2019, the current mood of the web is, well, slightly depressed. So in that spirit, we'd like to celebrate the World Wide Web turning 30 with something of a memorial. A remembrance of the things we love, and hate about online. CTRL ALT DEBATE Wikipedia And The Wisdom Of Polarized Crowds nautil.us A new study shows that polarization doesn't poison the wells of information. On the contrary, they showed politically diverse editor teams on Wikipedia put out better entries — articles with higher accuracy or completeness — than uniformly liberal or conservative or moderate teams. CLEARING OUT THE BOWELS OF YOUR BROWSER The Sweet, Sweet Satisfaction Of Closing Your Internet Tabs melmagazine.com Technically, they don't weigh anything — but we all know they're dragging us down. THEY'RE READY TO, UH, AVENGE The Avengers Get A Powerful New Member In The Second Trailer For 'Avengers: Endgame' digg.com Plus, some fancy new matching uniforms. "Endgame" hits theaters on April 26. INSURANCE WE DIGG | SPONSORED Save Up To 70% On Auto Insurance smartfinancial.com SmartFinancial Insurance Calculator compares rates from over 50 carriers side by side to deliver optimal savings. UNSOLVED MYSTERIES FINDING A NEEDLE IN AN ENDLESS HAYSTACK The Epic Hunt For A Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier nytimes.com In 1942, a volley of torpedoes sent the USS Wasp to the bottom of the Pacific. For decades, the families of the dead wondered where in the lightless depths of the ocean the ship could possibly be. Earlier this year, a team of wreck hunters set out to find it. THEY'RE ALL DOWN Why Urban Millennials Love Uniqlo theatlantic.com Will the rest of America learn to love it too? CRASH TEST DUMMIES STUCK IN YOUR HEAD? What Is The Mysterious 'Global Hum' — And Is It Simply Noise Pollution? theguardian.com Up to 4% of people are said to hear a strange low-pitched noise known as the Hum, but no source has ever been found. City life is one possible cause. VIDEO OF THE DAY KRATU FOR PRESIDENT This Dog's Terrible Agility Course Run Is The Most Delightful Thing You'll Watch This Week digg.com Kratu the rescue dog is not very good at running the dog show agility course, but he is literally the best at putting a smile on our faces. IN THE NEWS Beto O'Rourke Announces He's Running For President In 2020 Unreal Images Of The 'Historic' Bomb Cyclone Hitting The Middle Of The US FAA Grounds All Boeing 737 Max Planes Effective Immediately Paul Manafort Sentenced To A Total Of Seven And A Half Years In Prison, And Charged With Mortgage Fraud In NY Alleged Gambino Mob Boss Gunned Down In New York DIGG PICKS Rest Your Weary Brain Case On This Packable, Stuffable Pillow With Heft digg.com Campers and travelers, you need a pillow. This one uses the clothes you already have and packs up small. Happy 3.141 — well, that's about as much Pi as we know — day! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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