Friday, June 29, 2018

Get Bill Murray To Seattle, ASAP

Taken all over the globe, these images represent the world's very best photographers seeking out beautiful scenes in the most remote corners of our planet. They're incredible.
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OUT THERE
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
National Geographic Named The Best Travel Photos Of The Year, And They Are Stunning
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Taken all over the globe, these images represent the world's very best photographers seeking out beautiful scenes in the most remote corners of our planet. They're incredible.
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This Map Of The Paranormal In Seattle Is The Best Thing Online This Week
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Have you seen an alien at the Space Needle? A ghost at Pike Place market? "Things That Just Don't Make Sense" in Fremont (who hasn't)? Add it to the map!
THE X FACTOR
Lies, Blackmail And Murder: The Mysterious Life — And Death — Of 'Madame X'
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Kate Jackson's identity was ever-shifting. But to police and a jury, she was a murder case that has yet to be solved.
COMFORT IN THE KAKASHI
The Scarecrow Master Of Shikoku, Japan
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On Shikoku, the smallest and least visited of Japan's four main islands, one woman has had a mind-spinning response to a common crisis.
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The Mortgage Industry Is Bad, This Startup Is Making It Better
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Better is a digital lender determined to transform the mortgage industry. Most people think home ownership isn't an option. But with automated discounts, first-time homebuyer programs and low down payment options, Better makes buying a home more feasible than you think.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
No One Knows How To Recycle Yogurt Cups Either, 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: Recycling isn't as straightforward as we think, exposing the NSA's secret spying hubs and the one rule change that will change the NFL.
SUNK COST
Abalonia: The Island Nation That Never Was
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In 1966, California newspapers began reporting a startling story. A B-movie actor and several California businessmen were making plans to build their own island. The chosen locale was 100 miles off the California coast, on a massive, submerged island known as Cortes Bank.
DISRUPTING IS EASIER THAN FIXING
How The Startup Mentality Failed Kids In San Francisco
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Huge contributions from tech titans, a STEM-packed curriculum, gadgets everywhere: Willie Brown Middle School was supposed to set the bar. Then it opened.
STRANGER THAN FICTION
The Crazy Story Of The Counterfeit Queen Of Soul
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In 1969 a small-town gospel singer was kidnapped and forced to fool audiences that she was Aretha Franklin. This is the true story of Vickie Jones.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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A German Student Came Up With This Incredibly Clever Invention To Protect Smartphones From Breaking
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In a perfect world, nobody would drop their smartphones on the ground and risk breaking them. Unfortunately, we don't live in that perfect world. Fortunately, we live in one where this has been invented.
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IN THE NEWS
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A Giraffe And A Dunk Tank Could Thwart A New 'Unite The Right' Rally
No, Facebook Did Not Patent Secretly Turning Your Phone Mics On When It Hears Your TV
It's Friday, and that still means something dang it!