Your News Feed Is Controlled By A Lot Of Dudes In Hoodies

Who Controls Your Facebook Feed?, A Militia Took Over An Oregon Wildlife Refuge, And Other News, Excel Hacks Cause You Know You Need Them, One Year, Two Races: Inside The Republican Party's Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015, VIDEO: Man Is Sick And Tired Of These Logs...Oh Wait It's Moving, Do Ruthless People Really Get Ahead? The Daily Digg Monday, January 4, 2016 A LOT OF DUDES IN HOODIES Who Controls Your Facebook Feed? slate.com Slate visits Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park to dissect the algorithm that shapes the way you see the world. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND A Militia Took Over An Oregon Wildlife Refuge, And Other News digg.com ​While you frantically tried to get Uber credit back for that $100 ride you took on New Year's Eve, the Internet kept on rolling like the cabs that strategically avoided you. Catch up on what happened: a militia took over an Oregon wildlife refuge; a guy spun a hammer like it was a ninja dagger; and one of the world's most expensive melons thrived, then died. FROM THE DIGG STORE Excel Hacks Cause You Know You Need Them store.digg.com You know how you lied on your resume about being proficient in Excel? Well, let 2016 be the year you actually become proficient in Excel. (We won't tell your boss.) IT WAS A HUUUGE YEAR One Year, Two Races: Inside The Republican Party's Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015 washingtonpost.com "It is clear now that there were two halves to the year for the Republican Party: BT and AT, Before Trump and After Trump." WE'D TAKE THE LOG VIDEO: Man Is Sick And Tired Of These Logs...Oh Wait It's Moving digg.com A man bicycling with his GoPro encounters what he thinks is a log on the path and begins to gripe about it...until he realizes that it's not a log. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO VOLDEMORT Do Ruthless People Really Get Ahead? bbc.com Does a dark personality actually help you get to the top of business? The truth is more complex. Get more stories on Digg.com TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF People dressed in costumes take a break while marching during the Vijanera Festival, in the small village of Silio in northern Spain. The Vijanera masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. It involves the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing.​ Credit: AP Photo/Francisco Seco Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

Champions Under Pressure

This Is The Best Reaction Anyone Has Ever Had To Anything Ever, Freddie Mercury's Isolated Vocals From 'We Are The Champions' Are Something Else, Power Strips Are So 2015, Obama And Jerry Seinfeld Roll Around The White House, What Happens When You Mix Coke With Bleach?, George Lucas Explains Why He Had To Break Up With 'Star Wars' The Daily Digg Sunday, January 3, 2016 :^0 This Is The Best Reaction Anyone Has Ever Had To Anything Ever digg.com Yes, this is just a promo for "Australia's Got Talent 2016," but it looks like this kid just witnessed the birth of God. COULD FIT A HUGE HOME ON HIS RANGE Freddie Mercury's Isolated Vocals From 'We Are The Champions' Are Something Else digg.com Even if you aren't a big Queen fan, Mercury's voice is undeniable. DIGG STORE Power Strips Are So 2015 store.digg.com Upgrade to the fastest and smartest way to charge all your USB devices at once. PRESIDENTS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE Obama And Jerry Seinfeld Roll Around The White House digg.com As much as Jerry Seinfeld would like to take President Obama on the open road, it's not so easy getting Barry out of the White House. That being said, a tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ain't so bad. IT BECOMES DELICIOUS...? What Happens When You Mix Coke With Bleach? digg.com It might look like Crystal Pepsi but please, don't drink this. EX-WINGS George Lucas Explains Why He Had To Break Up With 'Star Wars' digg.com "It's a very very very hard thing to do." George Lucas​ explains how both he and "Star Wars"​ split so both could both move on. Get more stories on Digg.com *BASS RIFF FROM 'UNDER PRESSURE' PLAYS* What happens when you put everyday objects under 100,000 pounds of pressure? Credit: Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 News.me Inc. 29 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY 10014

Welcome To The Year 2157!

The Best Space Photos Of The Month, What The Internet Thinks Will Happen In 2016, Work Out Anywhere And Get In Shape, Why You Still Feel Shitty Even Though You Just Chugged That Coffee, How A Japanese Group Of Scientists Earned The Right To Name Element 113, VIDEO: Worm Charming Is A 'Sport' That Could Only Exist In Britain The Daily Digg Friday, January 1, 2016 2016: A SPACE ODYSSEY The Best Space Photos Of The Month digg.com As we welcome a new year, satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from December. DIGGING INTO THE FUTURE What The Internet Thinks Will Happen In 2016 digg.com Here's what the uncertain fate of 2016 may hold for the human race — from gravitational waves to craft beer — according to the Internet. WORKOUTS WE DIGG SPONSORED Work Out Anywhere And Get In Shape kenzai.me Getting to the gym can be worse than the actual working out part. Kenzai teaches you how to get fit and stay in shape a different way. Join the 90-day Kenzai Body online program and learn how to exercise and eat right with a community of trainers, nutritionists and fellow users. Use promo code DIGG2016 to get $100 off for the next 24 hours. BUZZKILL Why You Still Feel Shitty Even Though You Just Chugged That Coffee mic.com It's true, you can build up a tolerance to caffeine, but your tolerance probably has little to do with that weird, revved-up fatigue you're feeling. What matters more is what you consume in addition to caffeinating. ONEHUNDREDANDTHIRTEEN-IUM? How A Japanese Group Of Scientists Earned The Right To Name Element 113 deepstuff.org Element 113, discovered by a research group led by Kosuke Morita, has become the first element on the periodic table found in Asia. NO RELATION TO SNAKE CHARMING VIDEO: Worm Charming Is A 'Sport' That Could Only Exist In Britain digg.com Who thought of this? Are there rules? What do they need this many worms for? The video left us with so many questions. Get more stories on Digg.com HAPPY NEW YEAR! Fireworks explode in front of Malaysia's landmark building, Petronas Twin Towers, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Credit: AP Photo/Joshua Paul Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

What You Learn When You Lose $200 Million

Why Do We Sing 'Auld Lang Syne' On New Year's Eve, Anyways?, Should We Solar Panel The Sahara Desert?, New Year, New You, New Kick-Ass Fitness Plan, What You Learn When You Lose $200M, And Other Great Stories, Meet 'Sledgehammer Shannon,' Uber's Worst Nightmare, VIDEO: These Expertly Designed Spinning Tops May Never Stop Spinning The Daily Digg Thursday, December 31, 2015 BECAUSE WE'RE DRUNK? Why Do We Sing 'Auld Lang Syne' On New Year's Eve, Anyways? digg.com Most of us don't actually know the words to "Auld Lang Syne," which hardly stops us from drunkenly slurring along to the instantly-recognizable tune at our annual New Year's Eve parties. But why do we sing it every year? WHO NEEDS WATER WHEN YOU HAVE POWER? Should We Solar Panel The Sahara Desert? bbc.com Could one solution to climate change be to harvest the power of sunlight where it shines brightest on the planet? WORKOUTS WE DIGG SPONSORED New Year, New You, New Kick-Ass Fitness Plan kenzai.me It's time to get your mind and body right. Kenzai's community of personal trainers, nutritionists and fellow users provide you with personalized exercises, diet plans and support so that you can reach your fitness or weight-loss goals in 90 days. Use promo code DIGG2016 to get $100 off for the next 24 hours. WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK What You Learn When You Lose $200M, And Other Great Stories digg.com What it was like to lose hundreds of millions of dollars during the 2008 financial crisis, the strippers who stole from their wealthy clients, and more of the best longform journalism from this week. SHE'S THE UBERMENSCH Meet 'Sledgehammer Shannon,' Uber's Worst Nightmare motherjones.com Is Uber ripping off its drivers? The woman who beat Starbucks and FedEx in court says yes. HAVE WE BEEN INCEPTIONED? VIDEO: These Expertly Designed Spinning Tops May Never Stop Spinning digg.com A team of master craftsmen squared off against a team of engineers to see who could create the perfect spinning top. They both did a very good job. Get more stories on Digg.com GOLDILOCKS' REVENGE ​People wearing bear furs perform during a festival of New Year ritual dances attended by hundreds in Comanesti, northern Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 30 2015. In pre-Christian rural traditions, dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs, toured from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, in the present the tradition has moved to Romania's cities too, where dancers travel to perform the ritual for money. Credit: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002