Thursday, March 17, 2016

This Is Madness!

America's Whites-Only Weed Boom, Retirees Pulled Off The Biggest Heist In British History, And Other Great Stories, The History Of History's Luckiest Charms, Before Rosa Parks, There Was A 15-Year-Old Schoolgirl Who Refused To Move, The Suspicious Authenticity Of One Of Israel's Best Known National Symbols, Who The Experts (And President Obama) Are Picking In The NCAA Tournament
The Daily Digg
Thursday, March 17, 2016
America's Whites-Only Weed Boom
WHITEWASHING THE GREEN RUSH
America's Whites-Only Weed Boom
buzzfeed.com
Black Americans were disproportionately targeted in the "war on drugs." Now state laws and steep regulatory costs have left them far more likely to be shut out of America's profitable marijuana boom.
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
Retirees Pulled Off The Biggest Heist In British History, And Other Great Stories
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The biggest jewelry heist in British history was pulled off by a bunch of 60- and 70-year-olds, people aren't sure what's going on with Richard Simmons, and more of the best longform of the week.
THEY'RE MAGICALLY AUSPICIOUS SPONSORED
The History Of History's Luckiest Charms
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If you've ever wondered why lucky horseshoes are a thing and how rare four-leaf clovers really are, then prepare for us to drop some leprechaun-sized knowledge on you.
NEVER TOO YOUNG TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Before Rosa Parks, There Was A 15-Year-Old Schoolgirl Who Refused To Move
historybuff.com
Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin refused to move from her seat. However, the NAACP decided not to use her case to challenge the segregation laws.
MAADANA BEGUILES
The Suspicious Authenticity Of One Of Israel's Best Known National Symbols
newrepublic.com
How did a questionable inscription on a seal of mysterious origins get catapulted to mythical status in Israeli culture?
SPARTANS VS JAYHAWKS
Who The Experts (And President Obama) Are Picking In The NCAA Tournament
digg.com
March Madness is upon us, and with it, the bracket challenges. If you're still mulling over your picks, we broke down what the top experts think will happen.
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TIES THAT BIND
Digg Pic Of The Day
​An ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride enters to the men's section of the wedding to fulfill the Mitzvah tantz, in which family members and honored rabbis are invited to dance in front of the bride, often holding a gartel, and then dancing with the groom, during her wedding to the grandson of the Rabbi of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community, in Netanya, Israel. Credit: AP Photo/Oded Balilty
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