The Bad Boys Of Badminton

NBC Anchor's 2004 Rant On The Difference Between Olympic And Backyard Badminton Is Hilarious, Uh, Apparently Those Massive Oil Rigs Can Run Aground, A Smarter Banking Solution Because ATM Fees Are The Worst, A Quick History Of Coffee, Plus Some Dope Origami Coffee, Understanding The Absolute Chaos Taking Place In The South China Sea, Meet The Bass-Jo: The Lovechild Of A Bass And A Banjo Today's Top Videos Monday, August 8, 2016 'YOU'VE GOT COLLEEN CLARK UP IN THE TREE' NBC Anchor's 2004 Rant On The Difference Between Olympic And Backyard Badminton Is Hilarious digg.com During the 2004 Athens Olympics, NBC host Mary Carillo started off a segment by describing the difference between Olympic-level and backyard-level badminton equipment. And then things went off in an entirely different direction. THE RIG IS UP Uh, Apparently Those Massive Oil Rigs Can Run Aground digg.com Massive storms in Scotland detached this 17,000 ton drilling rig from its tug boat overnight causing it to run aground. There are 280 metric tons of diesel on board. BANKING WE DIGG SPONSORED A Smarter Banking Solution Because ATM Fees Are The Worst aspiration.com The Summit Account from Aspiration lets you earn up to 100x more interest on your checking account. Plus, they have no monthly service fees and free access to every ATM in the world. NEED FOR SPEED A Quick History Of Coffee, Plus Some Dope Origami Coffee digg.com Learn the history of making real joe while learning how to make a beautiful (but sadly not drinkable) cup of the good stuff out of paper. EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE Understanding The Absolute Chaos Taking Place In The South China Sea digg.com It's pretty hard to draw a line in the sea and yet Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and China are all trying to do just that. BACK TO BASSICS Meet The Bass-Jo: The Lovechild Of A Bass And A Banjo digg.com At first, it sounds funny. Then, it sounds pleasant. Finally, you wonder how we could ever live in a world where a bass-jo is not a common instrument. Get more stories on Digg.com WELL WELL WELL WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? Village bands together to rescue a leopard stuck in a 60-foot well. Credit: Wildlife SOS Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

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The Incredible Benefits Of Being Bilingual

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WORDS TO THE WISE The Incredible Benefits Of Being Bilingual digg.com Most people in the world speak more than one language, suggesting the human brain evolved to work in multiple tongues. So are those who speak only one language missing out? WHAT'S GOING ON? Iran Becomes First Country To Ban 'Pokémon Go' Delta Computer Failure Grounds Flights Worldwide After Power Outage Phelps Claims 19th Gold Medal, Ledecky Crushes Her World Record Walmart Is Buying Jet.com For $3 Billion, Will Announce The Deal Monday BANKING WE DIGG A Smarter Banking Solution Because ATM Fees Are The Worst aspiration.com The Summit Account from Aspiration lets you earn up to 100x more interest on your checking account. Plus, they have no monthly service fees and free access to every ATM in the world. WHAT IN THE WORLD? IS THAT KIM JONG UN'S COMPUTER? Mapping Every IP Address In The World digg.com The internet is growing quickly around the world, but it's penetrated certain regions and countries faster than others. This map, which was generated by pinging every IP address on the planet and mapping the ping responses, is a rough look at internet access around the world. WORTH THE RISC Where War Reporters Learn To Stay Alive On The Front Lines vice.com Conflict zones are dangerous for all journalists, but freelancers are especially at risk. Enter RISC: an organization that provides freelance journalists and photographers with a four-day crash course in battlefield medical response. PAST IS PROLOGUE How A 125-Year-Old Mass Lynching Tried To Make America Great Again buzzfeed.com In the hysteria following the murder of a New Orleans police chief, 11 Italian-Americans were lynched by a vigilante mob angry about the city's influx of immigrants. Here's how the past and future of American nativism may not be that different. WRECKING RECORDS MILLISECONDS AWAY Are We Reaching The End Of World Records? scientificamerican.com As we near the limits of human strength and speed, technology and culture keep moving the finish line. IN A LANE OF HER OWN Katie Ledecky Can't Be Stopped medium.com Ledecky, who broke her own world record by nearly 2 seconds Sunday night in the 400m freestyle, is simply better at swimming than anyone else is at anything. Her only competition is the clock, and her only limit is the Olympic swimming schedule. DOING THE ROBOT WATCH: The Creepiest World Record Is These 1,007 Robots Dancing In Sync digg.com The dance floor was packed at this year's Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, China. And at the end of it all 1,007 non-human hoofers took home a brand new world record for most robots dancing in synch in one place. BEFORE YOU GO ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS NOT IN A WELL Village Bands Together To Rescue A Leopard Stuck In A 60-Foot Well digg.com Residents of Junnar, India found this poor guy struggling in the bottom of a well, and with a little teamwork and ingenuity they were able to get him out of there. You may be tired, but at least you're not in a well. Happy Monday! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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