Saturday, January 13, 2018

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Beyond its impressive resilience, it's also unexpectedly significant as the prime mover of viral videos.
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The Strange History Of Badday.mpg, One Of The Internet's First Viral Videos
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Beyond its impressive resilience, it's also unexpectedly significant as the prime mover of viral videos.
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The Marriott Family's Civil War
washingtonian.com
They built a hotel empire — and an image as a stable, successful corporate clan. Now a son's lawsuit is airing some unprecedented dirty laundry.
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WATCH: Insane Footage Shows Chinese Rocket Booster Falling Out Of The Sky Next To A Town And Exploding
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Early on Friday, China launched a Long March 3B rocket to send satellites to space. The launch was successful, however, one of the boosters nearly crashed directly into a town.
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The Newer, Better Way To Buy A Mattress
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The Week's Coolest Space Images
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
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50 Years Ago In Photos: A Look Back At 1968
theatlantic.com
Wars, assassinations, upheaval — a look back at 1968.
STICK WITH IT
The Stick Is An Unsung Hero Of Human Evolution
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Sticks are probably where the story of craft begins — the point at which our very distant ancestors progressed from animalistic existences to lives materially enhanced by the objects around them.
THAT MEANS IT'S NO LONGER A WORD
The Time The Oxford English Dictionary Forgot A Word
mentalfloss.com
In total, the original OED took seven decades to catalogue everything from A to Z, defining a total of 414,825 words. But in the eyes of its editor James Murray, the very first volume of the dictionary was something of an embarrassment: It was missing a word.
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I Made My Facebook Feed Good Again By Making It Empty
gizmodo.com
Since early December, I've been systematically clearing everyone and everything from my feed. Most days, nothing remains on the social network I joined 12 years ago except for this: "Welcome to Facebook. Get started by adding friends. You'll see their videos, photos and posts here." It's blissful.
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ALL ABOUT THAT NEAR-SHORE BREAKWATER
A Super Interesting Demonstration Of How Well Different Ocean Barriers Handle Storm Surges
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A well-designed barrier might be the difference between severe flooding and no flooding when a storm surge hits — this demonstration shows which designs work best and why.
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Connect the turntable to your computer, and the exclusive software guides you through everything. Plus, you can use the built-in 1/8" auxiliary input to convert from other audio sources like cassettes.
Wave goodbye to the week, and hello to the weekend.