Going To Mars Is Boring AF

The Supreme Court Justice Who Shot A Senator, What's Your Pay Gap?, Can't Sleep? This Custom Mattress Will Change That, What's It Like To Go To Mars And Back?, WATCH: Something Is Wrong With This Dirt, Jelly Belly Family Sued Over WWII Tank Death The Daily Digg Wednesday, May 18, 2016 HE WAS THE LAW The Supreme Court Justice Who Shot A Senator theawl.com In the pantheon of salty, contemptuous bastards in American politics, not many can out-do Judge David Smith Terry, a bowie-wielding, ardently pro-slavery Texan with a volcanic temper. HARRIET TUBMAN CAN'T FIX THIS What's Your Pay Gap? graphics.wsj.com Women earn less than men in 439 of 446 major US occupations. This interactive from the Wall Street Journal shows what the gap is in your industry. MATTRESSES WE DIGG SPONSORED Can't Sleep? This Custom Mattress Will Change That helixsleep.com Before recommending your mattress, Helix Sleep gets to know your sleep preferences. How tall are you? Do you get hot at night? What sleep position is your go-to? And if there are two of you, no worries! Each side can be customized. Use promo code SPRING16DIGG and get $50 off your order. IT'S BORING AF What's It Like To Go To Mars And Back? popsci.com Imagine being trapped in your house for a year and a half. The only people you get to see are your five roommates. All of your meals come out of a can or microwavable pouch. You have no internet access, and your communications with the outside world are limited. Such was the experience of the Mars500 crew. DIGGING UP SOME STRANGE DIRT WATCH: Something Is Wrong With This Dirt digg.com Soil liquefaction occurs when earth gets partly wet, loses strength after an applied stress, and then turns all loosey-goosey. It's goofy. NOTHING SWEET HERE Jelly Belly Family Sued Over WWII Tank Death thedailybeast.com The husband of the candy maker's CEO accidentally killed a man with a WWII tank at the company chairman's "Tank Barn." Get more stories on Digg.com POP-EYED Watching giant bubbles pop in 4K is like looking into a massive, soapy kaleidoscope. Credit: Shanks FX Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002