Friday, May 5, 2017

Spending Cinco De Mayo In A Bunker

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: An impenetrable bunker exposed, an innocent cyclist murdered and an unreachable video game room entered.
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SHIFTING TERRAIN
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
An Indestructible Bunker Sleeps In Colorado, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: An impenetrable bunker exposed, an innocent cyclist murdered and an unreachable video game room entered.
DRIFTING AWAY
The Jersey Shore Won't Retreat
bloomberg.com
The state's $300 million fund to get coastal homeowners to relocate inland isn't working — residents of the coast would rather build walls than leave.
MIXED MESSAGES
Remarkable Quotes From People Who Voted For Both Obama And Trump
washingtonpost.com
"Obama is more like your best friend who has parties and has Beyoncé over, and then Trump is like your dad."
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THAT NEW STAR SMELL
THE ULTIMATE BANKRUPTING MACHINE
The BMW Addiction That Destroyed A Man's Life
jalopnik.com
"My wife left me. My kids won't talk to me. I lost my job. I embezzled almost a half a million dollars because I'm addicted to BMWs, and have been hiding them all over the state. I'll probably be going to prison soon."
THERE'S SPACE FOR EVERYONE
You Are Part Owner Of The Moon And Stars, By Law. No Joke.
qz.com
Your holdings include a vast mysterious property that is ever-visible yet out of reach.
CULTURE SHOCK
TOO SLOW FOR FAST FASHION
Why J Crew's Vision Of Preppy America Failed
newyorker.com
The company once exercised an unparallelled influence over the way affluent Americans dressed but is two billion dollars in debt and in danger of bankruptcy.
CINCO DE WHYO?
Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Cinco De Mayo?
digg.com
On Friday, parts of Mexico will celebrate the anniversary of their victory over the ​French army at the Battle Of Puebla. Here in America, many will also celebrate Cinco De Mayo — but mostly in name only.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A CASUAL 26.2 MILE SPRINT
A Succinct Illustration Of Just How Absurdly Fast Elite Marathoners Run
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The impressive thing about elite marathoners isn't that they can run 26.2 miles, it's that they can do it *while basically sprinting the entire time*.
IN THE NEWS
Refugee Admissions Plummet Under Trump, And Other Trump News From Today
US Added 211,000 Jobs In Strong April Performance
Protester Featured In Iconic Ferguson Protest Photo Found Dead Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
The DOJ Is Investigating Uber Over Its 'Greyball' Software
Trump Tells Australian PM 'You Have Better Healthcare Than We Do' (Australia Has Universal Healthcare)
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The fourth was with you, and now it's Friday. You're almost there.