Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ice, Ice, Maybe We Shouldn't Do This?

You might have noticed that there's a change in the air. The Daily Digg is now Digg Editions. Digg Editions still have the same great stories handpicked by our Editors, just with a little more flair, and some top news to freshen things up. Tell us what you think
A Submarine Ride To The Top Of The World
Digg Editions
Morning · Wed, Jun 15
THE ICEMEN GOETH
A Submarine Ride To The Top Of The World
damninteresting.com
In 1931, an unassuming Australian and his crew set out in a antiquated, ill-prepared submarine in an attempt to sail under the polar ice cap to the North Pole.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Clinton Wins DC, Final Primary Of The Year, And Meets With Sanders
Authorities Looking Into Orlando Shooter's Wife
Twitter Invests $70 Million In Streaming Service SoundCloud
Scientists Detect Life-Forming Molecule In Interstellar Space For The First Time
BANKING WE DIGG | SPONSORED
How To Let Go Of Money Anxiety
simple.com
Goodbye, not knowing how much is really left in your account. Goodbye, feeling like all the stuff you want to buy and do is impossible to buy and do. Letting go is as easy as starting new with Simple.
MAP QUESTIONS
BROADBAND ROMANCE
The Ultimate Crowdsourced Map Of Long Distance Relationships
atlasobscura.com
A survey of 600 people trying to make it work over distance reveals quite a bit about how we date now.
TURNING EVERYTHING UPSIDE DOWN
Why Is 'North' At The Top Of Maps?
bbc.com
Despite almost everybody imagining that the world is this way up, there is no good, scientific reason to think of north as being the roof of the world.
THERE'S NO THERE THERE
My Journey To A Ugandan Ghost Town
1843magazine.com
The story behind a failed Chinese investment is stranger than it seems.
JUST HAVING FUN ONLINE
HEY NOW, YOU'RE MAD ONLINE
Smash Mouth's Desperate, Endless Twitter Battle
gawker.com
"Shrek" has probably made Smash Mouth very, very rich. And yet, that's not enough for Smash Mouth's Twitter account, where day in and day out it demands recognition for its other accomplishments.
'THE NEU JORKER'
Here's The Full, Cover-To-Cover Parody Issue Of The New Yorker You Didn't Know You Needed
0s-1s.com
From the cover illustration, to the ads ("Acela: The Train for Nieces"), to the on-point writing style, The Neu Jorker — a full-length parody issue of The New Yorker — is something else.
UNNATURAL DISASTERS
CATCHING FIRE
What Would Happen If All The Volcanoes On Earth Erupted At Once?
digg.com
What would happen if all the active volcanoes in the world erupted at the same time? The short answer is: bad things. The long answer is, well, you'll have to listen to the episode!​
AT LEAST HE GOT THE BEARD RIGHT
A Man Renounced His Humanity And Tried To Live As A Goat
inverse.com
"I was hoping to be able to gallop and just be free of all human concerns, but it was very far from that."
BEFORE YOU GO
RUBBER NOSING
Baby Elephants Frickin Love Tires
digg.com
When you're young, anything is a toy. The same holds true for young elephants, who take a simple tire and have the best day ever.
Go now, find your tire.