Friday, September 22, 2017

Throwing A Fail Mary

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The NFL doesn't care about football, the woman behind the best internet comment ever and why the Nintendo 64 rules.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Money Has Ruined The NFL, 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: The NFL doesn't care about football, the woman behind the best internet comment ever and why the Nintendo 64 rules.
NO DORM, NO HOME
The College Try
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Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn't afford a higher education, let alone rent. But they worked and scrounged and slept on couches to put themselves through school. Will their degrees be worth it?
'HOTCHICKENFRICATION'
The Nashville Hot Chicken Gold Rush
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Hot chicken was the Prince family legacy — then Nashville transformed it into an icon, and now everybody wants a piece.
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OUTER LIMITS
WOW
Cassini's Final Full Image Of Saturn Before It Destroyed Itself Is Breathtaking
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Cassini captured a number of images as it plunged to its death on Saturn, but this full view of the planet is the most stunning
NICE MOVES
A High-End Mover Dishes On Truckstop Hierarchy And Rich People
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I can make $250,000 a year doing what is called high-end executive relocation. No U-Hauls for me, thank you very much. I'll take the movie stars, the ambassadors, the corporate bigwigs.
A HOBBIT'S TALE, AND A HUMAN ONE
There And Back Again
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What JRR Tolkien's classic "The Hobbit" still has to offer, 80 years after its publication
THEY'RE BAD?
What The 19 Movies To Ever Receive An 'F' CinemaScore Have In Common
vulture.com
Last weekend, Darren Aronofsky's "Mother!" divided critics, audiences, and Jennifer Lawrence's diaphragm. But in the process, it also joined one of the most select clubs in Hollywood: the list of movies that have earned an F from CinemaScore.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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Train Blasts Through Flooded Subway Stop, Smashes A Sheet Of Water Into Everyone
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Remember the train that covered everyone on the Amtrak platform with snow? This Mumbai train is just like that, except with gross subway water.
IN THE NEWS
Uber Loses Its License To Operate In London
Kim Jong Un Calls Trump A 'Mentally Deranged US Dotard'
What You Should Read To Understand The Republicans' Latest Attempt To Repeal Obamacare
Liliane Bettencourt, L'Oréal Heiress And World's Richest Woman, Dies At 94
Facebook To Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads To Congress
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Hopefully your final commutes of the week are quick, easy and dry.