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Thursday, 14 November 2019

Sometimes Wish I'd Never Been Born At All

The Everything Town In The Middle Of Nowhere, The Strange Life And Mysterious Death Of A Virtuoso Coder, Why The Super-Rich Love South Dakota
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ON THE MARGINS
PRIME LOCATION
The Everything Town In The Middle Of Nowhere
theverge.com
Why thousands of Amazon packages converge on a tiny Montana town.
DECIPHERING A CIPHER
The Strange Life And Mysterious Death Of A Virtuoso Coder
wired.com
Jerrold Haas was on the brink of blockchain riches. Then his body was found in the woods of southern Ohio.
'ONLY THE LITTLE PEOPLE PAY TAXES'
Why The Super-Rich Love South Dakota
theguardian.com
South Dakota is known for being the home of Mount Rushmore — and not much else. But thanks to its relish for deregulation, the state is fast becoming the most profitable place for the mega-wealthy to park their billions.
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SHE ATE NUTS AND SHE KICKED BUTTS
The Story Of Squirrel Girl, Told By Those Who Brought Her To Life
polygon.com
"The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl," created by Ryan North and Erica Henderson, turned one of the Marvel Universe's most notorious running gags into one of its most well-rounded superheroes.
GAME OVER, MAN
Fantasy Vs. Reality: The Rise And Fall Of One-Game Wonder Jonas Gray
espn.com
Five years ago, an unknown Patriots running back named Jonas Gray put up a monster performance against the Colts. A few days later, an uncharged phone changed the course of his career.
FROM CRADLE TO COURT
Meet The Man Suing His Parents For Giving Birth To Him
theguardian.com
Anti-natalists view life not as a gift or a miracle, but a harm and an imposition. And their notion that having children is a bad idea seems to be gaining mainstream popularity.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THE AGONY
Dog Panics When His Favorite TV Show Gets Paused
rumble.com
This hilarious dog does not like it when someone pauses his TV program.
IN THE NEWS
The Highlights From The First Day Of Public Impeachment Hearings
Feral Hogs Steal $22,000 Worth Of Cocaine From Drug-Trafficking Ring
Arizona Congressman Spells Out 'Epstein Didn't Kill Himself' With The First Letter Of 23 Tweets
NASA Renames Space Object After Uproar Over Old Name's Nazi Connotations
The Motorola Razr Is Back, Has A Foldable Screen And Looks… Pretty Awesome?
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The 8 Best Gifts For Nature Lovers
digg.com
Does your brother spend every vacation in the wild? Maybe your mom is a daily hiker. Well, the nature lovers in your life will definitely appreciate these top-notch gifts.
Not all heroes have tails.

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Where We're Going We Don't Need Boats

He Told A Kid To Slide. Then He Got Sued, What Life In 2019 Can Tell Us About Life In 2029, We Bought A $1 House In Italy. Here's What Happened Next
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UNEXPECTED TRAJECTORY
A SLIPPERY SLIDE
He Told A Kid To Slide. Then He Got Sued
nj.com
What happened next in an N.J. courthouse threatened to change youth sports forever.
FUTURE IMPERFECT
What Life In 2019 Can Tell Us About Life In 2029
nymag.com
A calendar of predictions about the future, including facial recognition, digital movie stars, AI prejudice, bot-human pidgin, monkey-human hybrids and neo-Victorian repression.
CHEAPER BY THE DENIZEN
We Bought A $1 House In Italy. Here's What Happened Next
cnn.com
It seemed like a deal too good to be true. A new house — and potentially a whole new life — for sale in sunkissed rural Italy for the princely sum of just one euro, or little over a dollar.
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One Princeton Grad's Company Is Knocking The Retirement Industry On Its Head
smartasset.com
When this Princeton alum discovered that 74% of Americans are behind on retirement planning, he launched a free service that helps you find the right fiduciary financial advisor in your neighborhood.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
'TOO HORRIBLE TO BELIEVE'
The Man Who Fell From The Sky
news.sky.com
On June 30th, a man fell from a plane on which he was a stowaway and landed in a London garden. Who was he?
THIS SHIP HAS SAILED
Into The Abyss
newsinteractives.cbc.ca
How the MV Lyubov Orlova, a cruise ship named for a Soviet movie star, met its end as a "cannibal rat-infested ghost ship" in the Atlantic.
CRASH COURSE CORRECTION
How The Dumb Design Of A WWII Plane Led To The Macintosh
wired.com
At first, pilots took the blame for crashes. The true cause, however, lay with the design. That lesson led us into our user-friendly age — but there's peril to come.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BEST WAKE-UP CALL EVER
Rabbit Has Adorable Reaction Waking Up Surrounded By Carrots
youtube.com
When your dreams literally come true.
IN THE NEWS
Venice Partly Submerged By Highest Tides In Half A Century
Two People Just Got The Plague In China — Yes, The Black Death Plague
What To Expect In The Trump Impeachment Inquiry's Public Hearings
Supreme Court Justices Could Side With Trump On DACA Case
No. 1 Milk Company Declares Bankruptcy Amid Drop In Demand
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Here's hoping your dreams come true today too.