THE TUNNELS OF GAZA
Gaza's Lifeline Is Also A Death Trap
ngm.nationalgeographic.com
"For as long as they worked in the smuggling tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip, Samir and his brother Yussef suspected they might one day die in them."
SAFE ROOMS
Inside NASA's Bomb Shelter Built To Withstand A Rocket Exploding On The Launchpad
news.discovery.com
Engineers calculated that a Saturn V exploding on the launch pad would turn into a fireball 1,408 feet (430 meters) wide and burn for nearly 40 seconds reaching a peak temperature of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,380 degrees Celsius).
J. CREW ALSO RESCINDS COLLEGE DISCOUNT
University Rescinds Honorary Degree Awarded To Lance Armstrong
weeklystandard.com
A university board of trustees has unanimously voted to rescind the honorary degree it once conferred on the disgraced cyclist.
TOO MUCH TESTOSTERONE
Does Sex Trafficking Really Increase During Sports Events?
jalopnik.com
Last weekend, Texan officials decided to study the Formula One race to see if the could find an increase in sex trafficking.
ANIMATION
How The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' Gave Rise To Modern Animation
guardian.co.uk
Shrek, Futurama, and Marge and Homer would not have come into being without the Beatles' subversive masterpiece, says Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein.
COVER PORN
10 Of The Greatest 'Life' Magazine Covers Of All Time
flavorwire.com
This week, 76 years ago, Life magazine published its first issue of the pictorial journal since folding as a weekly humor publication during the Great Depression. Here are some of their best covers.
'TWITTER API DIRTY BOMB' IS THE WORST
The Cold War In Tech
theverge.com
Wargames, mutually assured destruction, and the coming battle to control your digital life
THINGS YOU DIDN'T LEARN IN DRIVER'S ED
6 Little-Known Driving Tips That Could Save Your Life
cracked.com
If you're reading this, hopefully it means that you are intent on doing what it takes to survive in a world full of such drivers by being just a little more careful. So for you, here are some advanced tips that everyone should know, even if most people don't.
BEHIND THE SCENES
How 'Terminator 2' Created The T1000 Effects Without CGI
stanwinstonschool.com
“By far, the most challenging things we did for Terminator 2 were these physical effects involving the T-1000 character. We did a lot of in-camera magic tricks for that — splitting open bodies, finger blades, heads blowing open, bullet-hit wounds."
CREATIONISM
Here Is What Louisiana Schoolchildren Learn About Evolution
buzzfeed.com
Fifth graders in some state-sponsored schools in Louisiana study both creationism and evolution as competing theories. “Fact or Theory?”
TALLEST UNTIL IT CRUMBLES AND KILLS EVERYONE
China Will Build the Tallest Building In the World in Just 90 Days
gizmodo.com
According to its engineers, this will be the tallest skyscraper in the world by the end of March of 2013. Its name is Sky City, and its 2,749 feet (838 meters) distributed in 220 floors will grow in just 90 days in Changsha city, by the Xiangjiang river. Ninety days!
LONGREADS
The Man Who Charged Himself With Murder
nymag.com
Trevell Coleman wasn’t sure whether he’d killed a man. But after seventeen years, he needed to find out.
TWINKIE HOARDERS REJOICE
Twinkies On The Path To Extinction... Again
dealbook.nytimes.com
Hostess Brands announced on Tuesday night that despite the help of a mediator, it had failed to reach a new labor agreement with the bakery workers union – and union officials said the company had indicated it would proceed with plans to liquidate.
THIS SHOULDN'T EXIST
The Real Problem With The iPhone 'Sexting' App
buzzfeed.com
Snapchat shares photos that self-destruct. It says it's not about sexting, even though that's how it's used by some teens. But you definitely shouldn't use it for sexting.
SECRET HISTORY
Hitler's Forgotten Attempt To Build The World's Largest Olympic Stadium
io9.com
On September 7, 1937, German construction workers laid the cornerstone for what was to become the world's largest stadium — one that would hold over 400,000 spectators.
CENSORSHIP MYTHS
Five Myths About The Chinese Internet
foreignpolicy.com
The Great Firewall is neither great, nor a firewall. Discuss.
THIS GENERATION'S LEGOS
Designer Behind First iPod Touch Has A New Toy On Kickstarter
geekosystem.com
Just in time for the holidays, Michael Rosenblatt, the lead designer of the first iPod Touch, has a new toy — Atoms Express. Atoms Express is a modular building toy that claims to let kids “make things that do things.”
DO YOU GET MEDALS FOR RETWEETS?
Meet The 'Kids' Fighting Israel's War Over Social Media
tabletmag.com
Young Israeli soldiers have pushed older commanders into adopting a more aggressive social media strategy
OF COURSE IT'S MG SIEGLER'S
The Meanest Microsoft Surface Review Yet
theatlanticwire.com
What happens when a self-proclaimed Apple fanboy buys a Microsoft Surface tablet, tries it out for a week, and then tries to reviews it? Well, he hates it so much that he throws it in the trash, obviously.
CURIOSITY
Is NASA Close To Announcing A Discovery For The 'History Books?'
npr.org
Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars have a problem. But it's a good problem. They have some exciting new results from one of the rover's instruments.
FECAL FUEL
Microsoft Using Poop To Power Its Latest Data Center
news.cnet.com
Sometimes, power goes out, data centers go down, and people get annoyed. Now Microsoft is building a more reliable data center, powered by the byproducts of life.
COME FOR THE LINGERIE, STAY FOR THE GAME
Lingerie League Goes Legit
sbnation.com
Those overly manicured lanky Playmates awkwardly colliding into one another? That's your grandpa's LFL. (Or, more accurately, your slightly older sibling's.) See, something happened to the league that once featured Angie Everhart as a team captain: It got serious.
NOT IF SKRILLEX CAN HELP IT
Will We Ever Run Out Of New Music?
youtube.com
Given there are a finite number of tones are ears can recognize and only so many combinations of those notes, will we run out of music at some point in the future?
LOUD NOISES
Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?
popsci.com
Infrasonic sound can have very unusual non-auditory effects on the body. But does it kill?

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