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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Making the world's most okay-est coffee is fine, why working out needs to hurt so much and why print should make a comeback.

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JUST DO YOUR BEST WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Starbucks Will Never Make Good Coffee, Which Is Fine; 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: Making the world's most okay-est coffee is fine, why working out needs to hurt so much and why print should make a comeback. (THIS IS SATIRE) I Am The Very Important Longread Everyone Is Talking About mcsweeneys.net Trust me, once you make it to the end of this thing, it'll all make total sense, and you'll feel as though everything has suddenly clicked into place. You'll experience a sense of satisfaction few human beings have ever known. Seriously, trust me! It's gonna be great. All you have to do is read the rest of these 18,564 words. NORMAN POTTER'S GREATEST PHOTO The First Four-Minute Mile, In One Pain-Wracked Photo deadspin.com What allowed Roger Bannister's accomplishment to resound beyond Oxford was the magisterial picture of him about to break the tape. BAGS WE DIG | SPONSORED Aer's New Minimalist Bags Are Perfection aersf.com Aer's new Work Collection is designed for all of us on the go. Freelancing? Coworking? Coffee shop-ing it? These bags keep your daily tools organized and protected no matter where your "office" may be. THIS LAND IS MY LAND COIN BASE This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town politico.com Eastern Washington had cheap power and tons of space. Then the suitcases of cash started arriving. DEAD WOOD The Last-Ditch Effort To Save The World's Forests grist.org Our forests are dying at unprecedented rates. Can we rethink conservation before it's too late? EVEN IF IT'S YOUR FRIEND WATCH: Here's Why You Never Turn Your Back On A Leopard digg.com Dolph Volker works at a big cat shelter, but even with the leopards he works with daily he knows not to turn his back (without a fence in the way). OPERATION BAYONET Inside The Sting That Hijacked A Dark Web Drug Market wired.com When Dutch police got onto the trail of the popular dark-web marketplace Hansa in the fall of 2016, they decided on a different approach: Not a mere takedown, but a takeover. VIDEO OF THE DAY BLOWN AWAY If You're Putting Up Nine Stories Of Scaffolding, Make Sure You Anchor It Well To The Building digg.com Or else you'll find out what happens when the wind picks up. IN THE NEWS Trump Accepts Kim Jong-un's Invitation To Discuss North Korean Nuclear Program British Troops Deployed To Investigate Nerve Agent Use In Former Russian Spy's Death Everything You Need To Know About The Sketchy Seychelles Meeting Being Investigated By Mueller Trump Signs New Steel And Aluminum Tariffs, Exempts Canada And Mexico DIGG PICKS You Don't Need Two Monitors If You Have One Really Wide Monitor amazon.com This 34-inch, curved LED Dell monitor is massive, without sacrificing pixel density or image quality. If you're intrigued, grab one now on Amazon while it's 50% off. Go hug a tree while you still can. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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