Monday, August 8, 2016

Do You Speak It?

The Incredible Benefits Of Being Bilingual
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WORDS TO THE WISE
The Incredible Benefits Of Being Bilingual
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Most people in the world speak more than one language, suggesting the human brain evolved to work in multiple tongues. So are those who speak only one language missing out?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Iran Becomes First Country To Ban 'Pokémon Go'
Delta Computer Failure Grounds Flights Worldwide After Power Outage
Phelps Claims 19th Gold Medal, Ledecky Crushes Her World Record
Walmart Is Buying Jet.com For $3 Billion, Will Announce The Deal Monday
BANKING WE DIGG
A Smarter Banking Solution Because ATM Fees Are The Worst
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The Summit Account from Aspiration lets you earn up to 100x more interest on your checking account. Plus, they have no monthly service fees and free access to every ATM in the world.
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
IS THAT KIM JONG UN'S COMPUTER?
Mapping Every IP Address In The World
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The internet is growing quickly around the world, but it's penetrated certain regions and countries faster than others. This map, which was generated by pinging every IP address on the planet and mapping the ping responses, is a rough look at internet access around the world.
WORTH THE RISC
Where War Reporters Learn To Stay Alive On The Front Lines
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Conflict zones are dangerous for all journalists, but freelancers are especially at risk. Enter RISC: an organization that provides freelance journalists and photographers with a four-day crash course in battlefield medical response.
PAST IS PROLOGUE
How A 125-Year-Old Mass Lynching Tried To Make America Great Again
buzzfeed.com
In the hysteria following the murder of a New Orleans police chief, 11 Italian-Americans were lynched by a vigilante mob angry about the city's influx of immigrants. Here's how the past and future of American nativism may not be that different.
WRECKING RECORDS
MILLISECONDS AWAY
Are We Reaching The End Of World Records?
scientificamerican.com
As we near the limits of human strength and speed, technology and culture keep moving the finish line.
IN A LANE OF HER OWN
Katie Ledecky Can't Be Stopped
medium.com
Ledecky, who broke her own world record by nearly 2 seconds Sunday night in the 400m freestyle, is simply better at swimming than anyone else is at anything. Her only competition is the clock, and her only limit is the Olympic swimming schedule.
DOING THE ROBOT
WATCH: The Creepiest World Record Is These 1,007 Robots Dancing In Sync
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The dance floor was packed at this year's Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, China. And at the end of it all 1,007 non-human hoofers took home a brand new world record for most robots dancing in synch in one place.
BEFORE YOU GO
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS NOT IN A WELL
Village Bands Together To Rescue A Leopard Stuck In A 60-Foot Well
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Residents of Junnar, India found this poor guy struggling in the bottom of a well, and with a little teamwork and ingenuity they were able to get him out of there.
You may be tired, but at least you're not in a well. Happy Monday!