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YES, 'JERSEY SHORE' MAKES THE LIST

The 100 Best TV Episodes Of The Century

8 diggs besttv.theringer.com TV Long Reads

Taking a look back at the past 18 years and determining the 100 best episodes of TV since 2000 — the ones that stunned and entertained more than any others, and in turn made television what it is today.

BIRD ZEPPELIN

Here's A Perfect, 14-Second Internet Video

9 diggs Funny Video

You know exactly what's coming, but you'll still smile when you it happens.

A HARD SELL

How Software Ate The Point Of Sale

0 diggs Medium Technology Money

Or, why paying for stuff is so complicated now.

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How To Get Ridiculously Fast Internet AND $200

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Fios’ 100% fiber-optic gigabit network delivers blisteringly fast speeds on all (and we mean all) your devices. Switch to Fios now, and they’ll give you $200 towards a range of Google and Nest smart home devices.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

Water Buffalo Shows Lion Who's Boss

0 diggs Animals Nature Video

A lioness prowling around a water buffalo herd in South Africa's Kruger National Park got a little more than it expected.

HINT: SOMEPLACE, UH, 'NOT GOOD'

Where Did The Concept Of 'Shadow Banning' Come From?

0 diggs Motherboard Internet Language

It's been called shadow banning, toading, being "sent to coventry," and ghost banning — but where did it actually start?

WE DON'T LIVE IN MOST OF IT

Here's How America Uses Its Land

3 diggs Bloomberg Data Viz

The US Department of Agriculture divides the US into six major types of land. The data can’t be pinpointed to a city block — each square on the map represents 250,000 acres of land. But piecing the data together state-by-state can give a general sense of how US land is used.

WE GET IT, MR. WHALE, YOU'RE STRONG

Killer Whale Grabs A Boat's Anchor Chain, Drags The Boat Around Like A Toy

8 diggs Animals Video

Can someone investigate and make sure this orca isn't the one who untied Betsy DeVos' yacht the other day?

IN MEMES WE TRUST

These Taxpayer-Funded Memes Are The Most Wholesome Thing On The Internet

9 diggs Fruits Of The Web Funny Internet Memeology Money Policy

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a federal agency and the world's most wholesome meme factory.

AFTER GETTING IT WRONG

Nintendo Got It Right Again

4 diggs TechCrunch Gaming Technology Business Culture

If Nintendo's recent success proves anything, building for the time is more important than making for the future.

'OH, I HAVE A PARASITE'

Tom Hardy Reluctantly Kills So Many People In The Trailer For 'Venom'

7 diggs Trailers Video Movies

We are very curious to see how "Venom" balances its dry humor with all the... face-eating.

TOO BIG TO BUILD

Will New York City Ever Get A Megatall Tower?

0 diggs ny.curbed.com New York City Cities Architecture

Buildings rising more than 2,000 feet remain elusive in skyscraper-heavy New York.

THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT

A Migrant Boy Rejoins His Mother, But He's Not The Same

0 diggs The New York Times Immigration Policy

Before they were separated at the southwest border, Ana Carolina Fernandes's 5-year-old son loved playing with the yellow, impish Minion characters from the "Despicable Me" movies. Now his favorite game is patting down and shackling "migrants" with plastic cuffs.

FROM THE DIGG STORE

A Smart Personal A/C For Less Than $200

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What exactly makes this personal air conditioner so smart? It packs a Wi-Fi module that enables full control of your climate from your smartphone or compatible Smart Home system

GOOD BOY, BUT ALSO BAD BOY

Clever Dog Figures Out How To Open Gate-Locking Mechanism

0 diggs Dogs Animals Video

The dogs are gaining intelligence, and we'll need more than gates to hold them back.

LOOK AT THIS ABSOLUTE UNIT

This Obese Bear Has Overprepared For Hibernation

1 digg Animals Nature Video

This bear, known as 747, is an ultra-big boy, likely weighing in at well over 1,000 pounds.

TOMCAT TRAUMA

Dog Tiptoes So Very Quietly Past A Cat He Has Most Definitely Pissed Off In The Past

11 diggs Dogs Cats Animals Video

Or perhaps this pit bull is just the politest of boys, not wanting to disturb kitty during his daily meditation.

GOT SOMETHING TO SAY

The Tao Of Tiffany Haddish

0 diggs glamour.com Fame

Hollywood's most unfiltered star has words for everyone from Beyoncé conspiracy theorists to prospective suitors. She knows exactly what she's doing — and exactly where she's going next.

CAPITALISM IS STARVING THE ECONOMY

Are Stock Buybacks Starving The Economy?

1 digg The Atlantic Economics Politics Money Long Reads

A new report finds that big companies could have given their workers thousands of dollars' worth of raises with the money they spent on their own shares.

YOU'RE FALLING THE WRONG WAY!

Demolition Of Five-Story Building Does... Not Go According To Plan

5 diggs Video

Or at least, we're guessing the plan was not for the building to destroy the construction crew's excavator, but who knows!

THE FAULT IN OUR STAIRS

Why Are Places In Science Fiction Not Wheelchair-Accessible?

0 diggs io9.gizmodo.com Sci-Fi Human Nature Health Long Reads

Space remains a vast, untamed place, penned in only by the limits of our own imaginations. So why the hell are there so many staircases in space?

POLAR OPPOSITE

Sorry, Elon: Nuking Mars' Icecaps Won't Geoengineer The Planet

1 digg Ars Technica Science Space Nature Internet

Carbon dioxide's the main greenhouse gas on Mars, and most of it was lost to space.

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If You're Thinking Of Cutting The Cord, Get Fios

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Fios' 100% fiber-optic network offers speeds fast enough to make streaming 4K videos a breeze. Right now you can get Fios' 100/100 Mbps Internet starting at $39.99/month.

WHY

Thieves Pull A Living Shark Out Of Its Aquarium, Wrap It In A Towel And Walk Away

2 diggs Curious Crime Video

Uh, no one's gonna say anything about the 16-inch shark in a baby stroller?

TFW THE SHARK HASN'T BEEN JUMPED

When Do TV Shows Peak?

7 diggs theringer.com TV Entertainment Long Reads

Every television series has a high point. To find out when and why most of them get there and why they can't stay there forever, we crunched the numbers and spoke to the creators who craft the episodes where everything clicks.

DIGG GIVEAWAYS

We're Giving Away $2,000 Worth Of PC Gaming Gear

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This is the win that could make future wins a lot easier. Digg is giving away a gaming PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse and an Oculus Rift VR headset. All you've gotta do is enter.

NOPE, NO THANKS

A Reminder That The Ocean Is A Big, Scary Place

20 diggs Nature Boats Video

It's kind of a miracle that container ships — just a bunch of big metal boxes lashed together an an open ship deck — can handle huge storms like this.

LIKE THE INSIDE OF YOUR, BABY

This Woman Has Spent Millions Making Her Entire Life Pink

4 diggs cosmopolitan.com Profiles Curious Fame

And she's not even close to finished. Inside the "Pepto Palace" life of Kitten Kay Sera.

THE THINGS WE DO TO OUR KIDS AND DOGS

Turns Out Toddlers Are Also Very Confused By The 'What The Fluff' Disappearing Challenge

4 diggs Kids Funny Video

"M...mom? Where did you go?"

FLESH IN THE PAN

Their Diet? 100% Red Meat. And They Say They've Never Felt Healthier

7 diggs melmagazine.com Food Gender

Carnivorism, a highly controversial nutrition fad, is sweeping the manosphere — but can it possibly be as good as it sounds?

WAR GAMES

This Is My Nerf Blaster, This Is My Gun

7 diggs topic.com Toys Guns

One is for fighting, one is for fun — but it's getting harder to tell them apart. A soldier-turned-war-reporter asks why child's play is starting to look more like combat, and vice versa.

ARNOLD DROVE IT IN THE AUSTRIAN ARMY

Arnold Schwarzenegger And Jay Leno Crush A Limo With A Tank Because They're Rich And Because They Can

3 diggs Fame Curious Cars Video Entertainment

Arnold owns a tank (of course) and Jay owns an old limo (of course) and so they must crush the limo with the tank (of course).

OVERCORRECTING FOR TAY'S MISTAKES

Microsoft's Politically Correct Chatbot Is Even Worse Than Its Racist One

5 diggs Quartz Technology Politics

Zo is politically correct to the worst possible extreme; mention any of her triggers, and she transforms into a judgmental little brat.

LOOKS LIKE A SPACESHIP TO US

Here's What NASA Thinks Mars Houses Could Look Like

3 diggs Popular Mechanics Science Technology Space

NASA has selected five winners in an ongoing contest it has been running to get smart ideas about how to build a 3D-printed habitat on Mars.

WHAT A PRICK

Leopard Tries To Hunt A Porcupine, Things Go About As You'd Expect

2 diggs Animals Nature Video

There have to be easier dinners than this spiky menace.

DON'T FLUSH YOUR DREAMS DOWN THE TOILET

The Long, Noble And Stinky Quest To Make Human Shit Useful

6 diggs Wired UK Energy Infrastructure Human Nature Health

With 2.3 billion people denied access to basic sanitation, and aging sewers not fit for purpose, could there be another way of handling human feces?

DEATH ON THE ADRIATIC

An Unsolved Murder At Italy's Most Notorious Tower Block

3 diggs The Guardian Crime Criminal Justice Long Reads Europe World Immigration

Earlier this year, the remains of a teenage girl were found near Hotel House, a crumbling building largely occupied by recent immigrants, which many Italians regard as a den of drugs and violence. Did prejudice hamper the search for justice?

PRETTY INTENSE

Here's Why You Don't Take A Selfie At The Top Of A 40-Foot Waterfall

12 diggs Nature Video

Luckily this guy survived, although he sustained a broken hip. It's the latest in a recent series of serious — and sometimes fatal — accidents with people taking precarious selfies.

U UP?

When Sexting Is Better Than Actual Sex

3 diggs thecut.com Sex Personal Essay

Here's the thing about casual sex no one ever wants to admit: it's almost always bad. Casual sexting, on the other hand, is totally different — and, I've recently discovered, the clearly superior alternative.

THIS IS SPINAL INJECTION

After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn To A Risky Treatment For Back Pain

2 diggs The New York Times Health Science Drugs

An injectable drug that the manufacturer says is too dangerous to use along the spine is growing in popularity for back pain as doctors turn away from opioids.

HARRY POTTER AND THE UNINTENTIONAL ASMR

This Compilation Of ASMR In The 'Harry Potter' Movies Is Extremely Satisfying

6 diggs Satisfying Movies Video

Frankly, this whole video could have just been Alan Rickman speaking as Snape and we'd be happy.

GODS FROM THE MACHINE

Just Randomness

3 diggs reallifemag.com Technology Philosophy

Our hopes of deliverance from bias are transferred onto algorithmic decision-making systems, which have been broadly implemented across contemporary societies, ostensibly in hopes of making employment, financial, legal and other decisions fairer.

WE FOUND THEM, THE WORST HUMANS

What Happened When I Tried Talking To Twitter Abusers

9 diggs everywhereist.com Internet Twitter Gender

There was no common ground reached, no epiphanies that we were all just people with different views. Quite the opposite, really: I realized that these individuals did not and would not care about my feelings, no matter how long we talked.

GET TO THE CHOPPA!!

Mila Kunis And Zachary Quinto Have To Guess Which Celebrity Masks They Have On Their Faces As Quickly As Possible On 'Fallon'

4 diggs Late Night Funny Fame Video

The two stopped by "Fallon" to take the "Say That To My Face" challenge.

SUCK IT AND SEE

San Francisco Is Poised To Ban Plastic Straws. That's Got Bubble Tea Shops Worried

7 diggs NPR Drink Nature Policy

Over 200 city shops sell the drink, also known as boba tea, which features large tapioca balls meant to be sucked through a straw. Boba shops say paper straws are much pricier and don't work as well.

'WE LIVE BY ILLUSIONS'

My Grandfather Was Private Everyman

7 diggs longreads.com Histories Warfare Personal Essay Human Nature

In 1961, he appeared alongside the 20th century's most notable celebrities in Life's 25th-anniversary issue. There's Marilyn Monroe on one page. There's Granddad on another.