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When Crimes Happen, A Rare Glimpse Into One Of Russia's Last Closed Cities, Pixel Perfect, You've Been Cutting Cakes Wrong Your Entire Life, How A Soccer Ball Swerves, This Is What A Stampede Of Ducks Looks Like

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014


BURGLARIES ARE SO HOT RIGHT NOW
When Crimes Happen
vox.com
A new government study finds that most types of crime are most likely to happen in summer. But you might be surprised by what sorts of crimes are "summer crimes," and which ones are most common in other seasons — or aren't dependent on the season at all.


'A SOCIALIST WONDERLAND'
A Rare Glimpse Into One Of Russia's Last Closed Cities
calvertjournal.com
The town of Zarechny sits some 640km southeast of Moscow. It is one of the 44 last remaining closed cities left in Russia; under Communism it was not even shown on the map. Although they are free to come and go, the city's 62,000 inhabitants live encircled by a fence of barbed wire.


THE STORY OF eBOY
Pixel Perfect
theverge.com
The 8-bit revolution started here.


CUT YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
You've Been Cutting Cakes Wrong Your Entire Life
digg.com
A mathematician figured out the best way to cut a cake and keep it moist over 100 years ago, and we, the unwashed masses, have been ignoring his advice for just as long.


NEEDS MORE STITCHES
How A Soccer Ball Swerves
newsoffice.mit.edu
It happens every four years: The World Cup begins and some of the world's most skilled players carefully line up free kicks, take aim — and shoot way over the goal. Then everyone blames the ball and the whole process starts over.


BIRDS OF A FEATHER STAMPEDE TOGETHER
This Is What A Stampede Of Ducks Looks Like
digg.com
The collective noun for a lot of ducks is a raft, team or paddling, but we'd accept "wow that's entirely too many ducks" too.