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A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Google Glass Is Back (And It's Good Now), And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The problem with the "clean eating" fad, Google Glass is back, and cops are bad at using body cameras. AMERICA'S RICH UNCLE Percy Ross Wants To Give You Money! longreads.com He was was a self-made, blue-collar millionaire in Reagan's America. But when Percy Ross decided to give away his fortune, he made things simple: all you had to do was ask for it. REACH FOR THE STARS (AND LIKES) Inside Los Angeles' New Internet Celebrity Summer Camp theverge.com Take a trip to Los Angeles' new internet celebrity summer camp. STYLE WE DIGG | SPONSORED Stop Wearing That Off-The-Rack Bullsh*t indochino.com Indochino's process is simple. Choose your fabric, customize your suit just the way you want it, and submit your measurements. Shop online today and save up to $400 on your order. IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME, MAN A BUNCH OF CHARLATANS The San Francisco Rock Band That Was Too Wild For The Sixties collectorsweekly.com George Hunter of the Charlatans never shot Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, not even once. But in the spring of 1966, on the grounds of Rancho Olompali, Garcia had reason to believe Hunter was gunning for him, causing the great guitarist to royally freak out. A TOTAL CROMULENT RANKING The Decline In The Quality Of 'Simpsons' Episodes, Charted digg.com Even though most fans agree that "The Simpsons" jumped the shark a long time ago, there's still a lot of debate over when that downfall began. One fan decided to watch each episode and graph his enjoyment for our collective benefit. YIPPIE KI NAY How A Group Of '70s Radicals Tried (And Failed) To Invade Disneyland atlasobscura.com It took a presidential assassination to force the park to close early for the first time in history in 1963. But the second instance was a bit more head-scratching. SUBURBAN WAR How The Pentagon Poisoned America propublica.org The Pentagon's handling of munitions and their waste has poisoned millions of acres, and left Americans to guess at the threat to their health. VIDEO OF THE DAY WHAT IS THIS DARK MAGIC? We're Having Trouble Wrapping Our Heads Around The Maneuvers This Fighter Jet Can Do digg.com ​This is a Russian SU-35 fighter jet. It can do some bonkers things in the air. IN THE NEWS Trump Is Asking Advisers If He Can Pardon Himself Chester Bennington, Singer Of Linkin Park, Dead At 41 Scientists Reverse Brain Damage In Drowned US Toddler Justin Bieber Banned From China For 'Bad Behavior' STYLE WE DIGG | SPONSORED Get A Custom-Made Suit For Off-The-Rack Prices indochino.com Indochino's process is simple. Choose your fabric, customize your suit just the way you want it, and submit your measurements. Shop online today and save up to $400 on your order. You don't need Google Glass to see that the weekend is almost here. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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