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WE'RE ALL SLAVES TO CHAOS

Luck Matters More Than You Might Think

When people see themselves as self-made, they tend to be less generous and public-spirited.

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INCLUDING MICROCEPHALY

CDC Confirms Zika Causes Rare Birth Defects

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While the Centers for Disease Control had urged caution in drawing a connection between Zika and rare birth defects like microcephaly, it confirmed on Wednesday that the virus is to blame. Here's everything you need to know about Zika.

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THAT'S NOT GREAT

Russian Jets Filmed 'Buzzing' US Destroyer

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In a troubling incident Tuesday night, Russian jets made a couple incredibly low passes (at least one was within 75 feet) over the USS Donald Cook, a destroyer stationed in the Baltic Sea. The US European Command released video of the flyovers.

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COUNSELING WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED

Therapy Wherever You Are, Whenever You Need It

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BetterHelp brings counseling into the 21st century. The message-based app lets you connect with licensed, accredited therapists online in a discreet and convenient way. Try it out today and get your first week free.

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THAT'S ONE WAY TO WIN A TURF WAR

Well, Here's A Gigantic Alligator Eating Another Alligator

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Alex Figueroa was just taking a nice morning walk around Florida's Circle B Bar Reserve, when he stumbled upon an alligator having a rather large breakfast.

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PLANS TO APPEAL

Journalist Matthew Keys Sentenced To 2 Years For Tribune Media Hack

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Keys was convicted in October 2015 of three counts of criminal hacking under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for providing login credentials to members of the hacking organization Anonymous, which were then used to alter a Los Angeles Times story on the paper’s website.

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EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHILL

The Cooler That Sent Kickstarter Into A Frenzy Is Now A Major Shitshow

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Coolest is now considering asking people who haven’t yet received their coolers to pay an additional $97 for “expedited delivery” of the long-past-due all-in-one disaster, a prospect that has allegedly led some backers to threaten Coolest employees.

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IT'S A TWISTER

Just Your Garden-Variety Water Vortex

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This badass fountain is made by a company called Tills Innovations and we want one for every room in our house.

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THE HOOPSKIRT WILL RISE AGAIN

War, All Dressed Up

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On the front lines of the reenactment movement.

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BLINDED BY INFATUATION

Kissing Couple Completely Oblivious To The Fact That Their Bar Is Being Robbed

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When a handful of robbers brandishing guns busted into the Tap Inn in Billings, Montana, everyone seemed to take notice. Except for the couple making out a few feet away from all the action. They had no idea.

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LOOK AT ALL THAT BLUBBERIN' BLUBBER

Pilot Flies Over Hundreds Of Seals Just Chilling On The Beach

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Aaron Knight was taking a leisurely flight over Monomoy Island in Cape Cod this weekend when he saw something weird out his window. Seals. A shit ton of them.

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WATCHING GENOCIDE

What Did Americans Know As The Holocaust Unfolded?

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As it turns out, there were a lot of articles about the holocaust as it was happening, but it's taken a long time to assemble them all in one place.

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HE OCTO-PEACED OUT

Octopus Slips Out Of Aquarium Tank, Crawls Across Floor, Escapes Down Pipe To Ocean

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By the time the staff at New Zealand’s National Aquarium noticed that he was missing, telltale suction cup prints were the main clue to an easily-solved mystery.

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ALSO A TERRIBLE WAY TO COOK SPAGHETTI

You Can Turn A Meal's Worth Of Spaghetti Into A Semi-Functional Thermic Lance

2 diggs Video Curious Food Science Video

Or you could eat that spaghetti and get yourself a real, fully-functional thermic lance. But still, melting steel with spaghetti, oxygen and fire is pretty cool.

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USE THE LOAF, LUKE

'The Force Awakens' Can Be Drastically Improved By Simply Adding Garlic Bread

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We all thought it was impossible to improve "The Force Awakens." And we were all wrong.

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COOBER PEDY IS PRETTY COOL

A Junket To The Most 'Interesting' Town On Earth

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How a trip to the Australian outback got weird, and beautiful.

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HOLY SHIT

Welcome To Ecuador, Where It Rains For Days And The Public Buses Don't Care

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In Ecuador, it's not uncommon for rain to fall for days on end. But people have to get around somehow, right?

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THE WALL

An Illustrated Imagining Of Trump's America

7 diggs fusion.net Election 2016 Culture Politics

Imagining America’s potential future — based on the specific actions Donald Trump has threatened to take against American values and democracy.

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SAILOR VENUS NOT LOCATED

Rescued Japanese Spacecraft Delivers First Results From Venus

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After an unplanned five-year detour, Japan’s Venus probe, Akatsuki, has come back to life with a bang.

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FROM THE DIGG STORE

It’s Time To Master Full Stack Development

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With 45+ hours of training, this developer bundle helps you get nice and comfy with front-and-back-end technologies.

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GOD IS GREEN

How The First Church Of Cannabis Got Serious

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Thanks to a loophole in Indiana’s notorious religious freedom act, one countercultural congregation has asserted its right to worship the holy green ghost.

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OUR HERO, ZERO

Why The Number Zero Is A Big Deal

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Even though we can't divide by it, zero is probably the single most important number in the history of math.

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DON'T GO TOPLESS

In Defense Of Top Sheets

2 diggs GQ Style

Top sheets are about as much a scam as dentistry. They impose a level of order, comfort, and sustainability that augments sleep like cutlery does a meal.

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THE PURGE, BUT LESS INTERESTING

A Day With The Marie Kondo Method

29 diggs GQ Human Nature Culture Curious

One writer descended into the fiery depths of KonMari and attempted to purge everything — clothes, books, clutter — to answer the question: Is this even worth it?

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ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND

This Metal Deposition 3D-Printer Is Some Good Shit

10 diggs Video Design Video

This machine deposits metal powder to slowly build metal parts. And while it takes its time (this piece takes 7.5 hours!), it looks darn good doing it.

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WHO WILL MODERATE THE MODERATORS?

The Secret Rules Of The Internet

13 diggs The Verge Long Reads Internet

The murky history of moderation, and how it’s shaping the future of free speech.

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A TRUE BREAKTHROUG

Brain-Implanted Chip Helps Quadriplegic Regain Control Of Hand

9 diggs The New York Times Science Health News

Five years ago, a college freshman named Ian Burkhart dived into a wave at a beach off the Outer Banks in North Carolina and, in a freakish accident, broke his neck on the sandy floor, permanently losing the feeling in his hands and legs.

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ALL IT TOOK WAS BECOMING A FUGITIVE

Judge Gives Affluenza Teen Ethan Couch Almost Two Years In Jail

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The judge ruled that Couch would be jailed for 180 days on each of the four counts of intoxication manslaughter he faces. Crouch fled to Mexico late last year in an attempt to avoid jail.