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Going Viral Feels Incredible And Other Facts, Inside The Mysterious 'Death' Of Taliban Leader Mullah Omar, A Perfect Parody Of Bullshit 'Artisanal' Products, John Hughes' Original National Lampoon Vacation Story That Started The Movie Franchise, What Do Digg Editors Do All Day?, The Age Of The Hyper-Scandal The Daily Digg Friday, July 31, 2015 WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Going Viral Feels Incredible And Other Facts digg.com This week we learned that viral content gets you high, "TFW" started in Southern California and we have yet to create the perfect strawberry. RUMOR HAS IT Inside The Mysterious 'Death' Of Taliban Leader Mullah Omar newsweek.com Just before the end of Ramadan this year, I received an unexpected call from one of Mullah Mohammed Omar's longtime family friends. He had just learned a secret held by only a tiny circle of Omar's most trusted associates: The supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban was dead. BESPOKE WATER MAKERS A Perfect Parody Of Bullshit 'Artisanal' Products digg.com Mmm, taste that locally-sourced Gowanus silt. VACATION, ALL HE EVER WANTED John Hughes' Original National Lampoon Vacation Story That Started The Movie Franchise hollywoodreporter.com In 1979, National Lampoon magazine published the future director's fictitious tale of a family trip gone horribly awry. THR reprints the tale that launched an iconic movie series. THE LIFE OF A LINK What Do Digg Editors Do All Day? blog.digg.com How do we find all that sweet, sweet Internet content? And how the heck does it get on the front page? All is revealed in this humble blog post. DON'T GO LICKING DONUTS The Age Of The Hyper-Scandal billboard.com Why pop stars like Ariana Grande can't seem to escape the trap. Get more stories on Digg.com → LIKE LOOKING INTO A MIRREN ​British actress Helen Mirren looks at one of three wax figures of herself, made in celebration of her recent 70th birthday, at Madame Tussauds in central London, Thursday, July 30, 2015. Credit: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014