The Q-Tip Industrial Complex

What People Were Saying About Facebook Before It Got Big, The Strange Life Of Q-Tips, The Most Bizarre Thing People Buy, The Electric Toothbrush Subscription Everyone's Buzzing About, How To Pull Off A Bank Heist, And Other Stories, What I Learned From Hacking My Sleep Schedule And Going 'Polyphasic', What Does Free Speech Mean On The Internet? The Daily Digg Thursday, January 21, 2016 'A NEW PESTILENCE' What People Were Saying About Facebook Before It Got Big digg.com An addiction, a dating website, the next Friendster — here's what people had to say about Facebook before it took over the world. HOW THESE THINGS COTTON The Strange Life Of Q-Tips, The Most Bizarre Thing People Buy washingtonpost.com We continue to twist Q-tips in our ears thanks to a simple truth: it feels great. Our ears are filled with sensitive nerve endings, which send signals to various other parts of our bodies. Tickling their insides triggers all sorts of visceral pleasure. SUBSCRIPTIONS WE DIGG SPONSORED The Electric Toothbrush Subscription Everyone's Buzzing About getquip.com Sleek, cheap and so fresh and so clean, clean. WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK How To Pull Off A Bank Heist, And Other Stories digg.com Why it's gotten so hard to pull a successful bank heist, where "Making a Murderer" got it wrong, and more — here are the best long reads of the week. SPILLING THE SLEEPYTIME TEA What I Learned From Hacking My Sleep Schedule And Going 'Polyphasic' motherboard.vice.com The promises of polyphasic sleeping are seductive. But for all the earnest stories of polyphasic sleeping as a lifestyle panacea, I couldn't find much discussion of the compromises. DIGG DIALOG What Does Free Speech Mean On The Internet? digg.com "Freedom of speech" gets thrown around on Twitter, Facebook and various Internet comment sections. Beyond its constitutional meaning, what does "freedom of speech" mean to you, especially on the Internet? Leave your thoughts here. Get more stories on Digg.com DANCING IN THE STREET Traditional "Parachicos" dancers wearing wooden masks perform on the street during a Catholic celebration in Chiapas De Corzo, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. The festivity, which has been included in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, takes place from Jan. 4 to 23 every year in honor of the Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony Abbot and Martyr Saint Sebastian. Credit: AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo 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