Friday, January 19, 2018

Someone Give This Email A Raise

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Why you haven't gotten a raise, why a single intersection in England is responsible for two deaths and why people wait in lines.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
It's Not Your Fault You Can't Get A Raise, 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: Why you haven't gotten a raise, why a single intersection in England is responsible for two deaths and why people wait in lines.
COAL (AND LIMESTONE) IN YOUR STOCKINGS
The Fabulous Story Of North Korea's Fabric Made Of Stone
reuters.com
Vinalon was developed to clothe the people, but it exposed the holes in state propaganda.
PLUS EIGHT, MINUS SANITY
My Life As A Mom To 8 Kids
thecut.com
"The only time I've been away from my kids was when I was in the hospital, giving birth to another one."
DIGG PICKS
The Best Pen To Write With Is $6 On Amazon
amazon.com
If you still write things on paper, you know a good pen is hard to find. We found a great one.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
WHAT IF SHOWS, BUT TOO MUCH?
A Brief History Of How Anthology Shows Like 'Black Mirror' Took Over Your TV
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Episodic anthology shows haven't always held a special place on TV, but the success of "Black Mirror" could bring about a boom for the form not seen since "The Twilight Zone." Let Fan Service tell you how that came to be.
BRIDGING THE PHONE/LAPTOP DIVIDE
A Sneak Peek At Google's Secret, Experimental Fuchsia OS
arstechnica.com
Google currently has two OSes on the market: Android and Chrome OS. The company is never one to leave a successful product alone in the marketplace, though, so it's also developing a third operating system called "Fuchsia."
THE BACKLASH TO THE BACKLASH TO THE...
The 29 Stages Of A Twitterstorm In 2018
buzzfeed.com
The Twitter outrage cycle is inevitable and, ultimately, predictable.
'WE WERE IDIOTS, YOU KNOW YOUNG IDIOTS'
The Boy Who Stayed Awake For 11 Days
bbc.com
In December 1963 two boys hit upon an idea for a school science project — stay awake for as long as possible. And it shed new light on what happens inside our tired brains.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
TERRIFYING
Fishermen Bail Out Of Their Boat Less Than A Second Before A Bigger Boat Obliterates It
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It's unclear whether the pilot of the bigger boat lost control of his vessel or just didn't see the fishers — either way, they were super lucky to escape unharmed.
IN THE NEWS
House Republicans Pass Spending Bill To Avoid Shutdown, Prospects Dim In Senate
Who's Affected By A Shutdown: By The Numbers
Why A $38 Billion Tax Payment Is A Good Deal For Apple
Trump's Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms To Pay Off Porn Star Before Election
Three Actors From Woody Allen's Next Film Have Expressed Regret For Working On It
DIGG PICKS
This Weighted Blanket Helps You Sleep Through The Night
amazon.com
Weighted blankets are used as a sleep therapy tool for people who have a hard time de-stressing enough to fall asleep. Sound familiar? Us too. This one's great.
We hope you have a killer weekend, government shutdown or not.