Wednesday, December 11, 2019

You Down With UPC? Yeah You Know Me

What Happened To The McFlurry? The Least Influential People Of The 2010S, Death Of A Heisman Winner: The Fall Of Rashaan Salaam
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SEA CHANGES
SLOW CHURN
What Happened To The McFlurry?
digg.com
It's not commonly known, but that spoon is actually the key to a McFlurry. It clips into a special machine, which spins the spoon rapidly to mix the confection. Except McDonald's no longer seems to mix its McFlurries.
GLORY AND PAIN
Death Of A Heisman Winner: The Fall Of Rashaan Salaam
si.com
Rashaan Salaam never wanted to win the Heisman. But once he did, it followed him until his death.
BAR NONE
How A 67-Cent Pack Of Juicy Fruit, And A Guy Who Said No, Changed The Way We Shopped
medium.com
Five billion barcodes are scanned each and every day. But how did we get to this point, and who was responsible for the UPC barcode?
MAKING AN IMPRESSION
What's Creating Thousands Of Craters Off The California Coast?
sciencemag.org
Just off the coast of California, thousands of craterlike depressions, some as big as buses, dot the sea floor. Now, scientists say they know what's causing these mysterious features.
DIAMONDS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Lab-Grown Diamonds: A Brand New Take On A Billion Year Old Product
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Find out why millennials are choosing lab-grown diamonds — they're identical to mined diamonds down to the atom. They grow over the course of several weeks, and are cut, polished and graded just like a mined diamond.
HERE'S THE FULL PICTURE
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
The Least Influential People Of The 2010s
gen.medium.com
They think they mattered. They did not. Here's why.
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY BAD
Every Best Picture Nominee of the 2010s, Ranked
gq.com
As the decade comes to a close, here's a ranking of the Best Picture nominees that defined a tumultuous time for the Academy.
FOR PETE'S SAKE
What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did At McKinsey
theatlantic.com
In an exclusive interview, the presidential candidate reveals the clients he worked with, what he did for them and how the experience shaped the way he solves problems.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
MY WAY IS THE HIGH WAY
Dirt Bike Rider Spots Arch Bridge, Decides To Ride Across The Arch Instead Of The Bridge
liveleak.com
We'll cross the bridge — the most difficult way — when we get to it.
IN THE NEWS
Officer, Three Civilians And Two Suspects Dead In Jersey City Shootout
Greta Thunberg: TIME's Person Of The Year 2019
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Suu Kyi Rejects Genocide Claims At UN Court
Over 750,000 Applications For US Birth Certificate Copies Exposed Online
Crowdfunding Disaster Coolest Cooler Is Shutting Down And Blaming Tariffs For Its Downfall
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The 10 Best Gifts $25 Or Less
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Have a lot of friends and family to shop for? Check out these affordable gifts that don't skimp one bit on quality.
If you liked it then you should have put a spoon in it.