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How To Land A Plane in 'Non-Normal' Situations, Failed Airlines That Were Too Weird For This World, and more.

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FLIGHT RISKS SURVIVING WITH FLYING COLORS How To Land A Plane in 'Non-Normal' Situations wired.com Let's imagine you find yourself on an airplane, in the sky, without a pilot. You are in a non-normal situation. FLIGHTS OF FANCY Failed Airlines That Were Too Weird For This World paleofuture.gizmodo.com Flying used to be more luxurious, but it also used to be much more expensive. Which is perhaps why America saw so many strange airlines crop up in the 1980s after the airline industry was deregulated in 1978, abolishing government mandates on the price of fares and the kinds of routes that airlines could fly. THIS WILL NOT FLY Just How BS Is The Pre-Takeoff Airline Safety Talk? melmagazine.com It's basically only applicable to a very narrow window between "normal flight" and "exploding flaming death all over the sky." NOTHING IN THE WORLD LIKE IT WATCH: The Most Dangerous Amusement Park In American History digg.com A local emergency room reportedly received between 5 and 10 people with injuries suffered at the park every single day. OFFERS WE DIGG An Insane Credit Card Offering 0% Interest Until June 2020 nextadvisor.com This jaw-dropping card is offering 0% APR for 14 Months and 5% back in rotating categories. Pay no interest until June 2020 and double your cash back. GRAB BAG LIFTING THE VEIL These Ads Think They Know You nytimes.com The New York Times picked 16 categories (like registered Democrats or people trying to lose weight) and targeted ads at people in them. But instead of trying to sell cars or prescription drugs, they used the ads to reveal the invisible information itself. ANTE UP AND UP AND UP How A Poker Expert Made His Fortune — One Cent At A Time vox.com Honing his skills at microstakes online poker allowed Nathan Williams to quit his job and move to Thailand. 'THE LAND BEFORE TIME' TIMES INFINITY What If The Asteroid Never Killed The Dinosaurs? gizmodo.com If things had shaken out differently — if the asteroid had stayed in its place, and the dinosaurs allowed to proceed with their business — what would things have looked like? VIDEO OF THE DAY THE RINGS ARE... PORTALS? The First 'Sonic The Hedgehog Trailer' Is Here And It's Exceedingly Dumb digg.com Whether this ends up being "good and fun dumb" or "just bad dumb" remains to be seen, but it will — 100% — be dumb. IN THE NEWS There's An Impossible 2.0 Burger Shortage And Restaurants Are Losing Out Army Vet's Plot To Bomb White Nationalist Rally As 'Retribution' For New Zealand Shooting Foiled By Feds Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Resigns 'Boyz N The Hood' Director John Singleton Dies At 51 Uber And Lyft Stop Accepting New Drivers In New York City Indonesia Is Moving Its Capital City Because Jakarta Is Sinking Into The Sea DIGG PICKS Are You Brave Enough For These Levitating Whiskey Cups? huckberry.com The Levitating Cup is designed to float a cup of your favorite beverage inches above the base where you can grab it from midair when you're ready for a sip. Block out your distractions and go in for the win. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Should I Disavow Vaccines In Order To Be My Boyfriend's Sister's Bridesmaid, And Other Advice Column Questions, The Stolen Kids Of Sarah Lawrence, and more.

Digg Editions Morning · Mon, Apr 29

THAT GOT DARK GOOD QUESTION Should I Disavow Vaccines In Order To Be My Boyfriend's Sister's Bridesmaid, And Other Advice Column Questions digg.com A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​ THIS IS TERRIFYING The Stolen Kids Of Sarah Lawrence thecut.com What happened to the group of bright college students who fell under the sway of a classmate's father? SPOILERS 'Game Of Thrones' Lost Its Ruthlessness theringer.com Ahead of "The Long Night," fans prepared to be devastated by a number of character deaths. ALL IN THE FAMILY My Childhood In A Cult newyorker.com On our isolated commune, we kids were taught that the world was about to end. But my world ended when I was told to leave. DIGG PICKS Each Of These Hoodies Contains Three Cups Of Coffee Grounds And Ten Plastic Bottles digg.com Over-stuffed with nifty details like thumb holes and a zippered kangaroo pouch, these coffee hoodies are legit, and don't smell like coffee. TWISTS AND TURNS CLEANED OUT Why Is The Internet Obsessed With This Cult Toothpaste? elemental.medium.com American customers are paying big bucks to import tiny tubes of toothpaste WILL CRISIS PRECIPITATE CHANGE? How Rising Housing Costs Are Changing The Bay Area extras.mercurynews.com A first of its kind ZIP code-level analysis shows how little most families can afford. For many Bay Area households, the prospect of buying a home — and even renting — is moving further out of reach. But it didn't just happen overnight and the situation is vastly different for renters and homeowners. FINDING HER SUMMER-OF-LOVE What I Learned From Doing Amateur Porn longreads.com Nancy Jainchill recalls a '70s sexcapade that helped her make (one month's) rent and began her exploration into women's pleasure and sexual parity. VIDEO OF THE DAY GRAND THEFT AUTO, BUT IN REAL LIFE Biker On The Run Brilliantly Eludes The Cops Chasing Him digg.com We don't condone breaking the law, but we can't help be a bit impressed by this nifty deception that helped this biker avoid his police tail. IN THE NEWS Barr Threatens Not To Testify Before House, But Democrats May Subpoena Him Socialists Win Spain Election, Far-Right Emerges As Player Synagogue Shooting Suspect Believed To Have Acted Alone, San Diego Sheriff Says 'Avengers: Endgame' Rolls Up $1.2 Billion And A Slew Of Box Office Records Burger King Plans To Roll Out Impossible Burger Whopper Nationwide DIGG PICKS The Next Time You Have To Pack For A Weekend Trip, You're Going To Want These Tees huckberry.com It's not every day you can get a merino tee that can handle it 72-hours of use without devolving into a giant, hot mess. Monday is here, but Friday is coming. You can do it. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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