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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 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 digg.com 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 digg.com 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. Get more stories on Digg.com TIES THAT BIND ​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 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