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A Lesson In Failure — The Rise Of The Mars Candy Company, The Infuriating Thing About Jon Stewart Is Also Why He'll Be Missed, Why Are Mattresses So Expensive?, VIDEO: The Evolution Of Batman In Film, I, Tituba: Working as a Historical Reenactor in Salem, House Of Squirrels The Daily Digg Wednesday, February 11, 2015 CANDY CRUSHED A Lesson In Failure — The Rise Of The Mars Candy Company todayifoundout.com Unlike Willy Wonka, in a real life candy empire there are a lot more failures, hard work, father/son disputes and an unfortunate lack of oompa-loompas. What follows is the tale of how the Mars candy company went from a small candy business started by a polio stricken teen to one of the largest candy companies in the world. JUST JOKING AROUND The Infuriating Thing About Jon Stewart Is Also Why He'll Be Missed bloomberg.com Jon Stewart would take some strong political stance on his show, or as a guest on someone else's show, and then when he was challenged on it, he wouldn't cede exactly, but he would immediately defend himself with some variation on, "Hey, I'm just a comedian!" STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Why Are Mattresses So Expensive? tuftandneedle.com Mattresses are marked up 6-12 times from manufacture to point of sale. That means you're mostly paying for bad TV commercials, retail markups, sales commissions, and wholesaler's profits. Sounds like a waste of money to us. Luckily Tuft & Needle is here to fix the problem. BAT TO THE FUTURE VIDEO: The Evolution Of Batman In Film digg.com From corny and cute to a macho brute, here's how The Caped Crusader has kept up with the times. WHICH WITCH? I, Tituba: Working as a Historical Reenactor in Salem the-toast.net For them, it was a logical conclusion: they assumed that because I was Black, I had to be Tituba. Most of the time it was middle-aged dads or teachers leading a group of students on a field trip. "Hey, Tituba! Can we get a picture with you?" they'd shout, waving their arms for me to come closer. The first time this happened, I rolled my eyes before explaining that I was Zipporah, a servant girl, not a witch. But they remained unconvinced. WORSE THAN A HAUNTED HOUSE House Of Squirrels thebillfold.com I could hear a scratching sound as I moved some of my things into my bedroom from the living room. Matthea nodded. "Yeah, there are squirrels that live in the storage closets. Just don't ever open those doors because then they'll run out." It was my first apartment and I didn't know anything about squirrels yet. Get more stories on Digg.com → TRULY STEAMY ROMANCE A worker walks past a garden shed set in the display garden "The Romance of Steampunk" while preparing it for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, in Seattle. The 27th annual show, themed "Romance Blossoms" this year, opens Wednesday with 23 display gardens, dozens of product exhibitors and more than 100 seminars. Highlights include ideas for urban farming and people living in condos and apartments. The show runs through Sunday. Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014