It's-A Me, The Limit Of Human Achievement

These days, new records aren't about seconds, but milliseconds. Eventually, it just might not be possible to beat the game any faster.

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A NUMBERS GAME IT'S-A ME, APPROACHING THE LIMIT The 33-Year Quest For The Perfect Run of 'Super Mario Bros.' Is Almost Over waypoint.vice.com These days, new records aren't about seconds, but milliseconds. Eventually, it just might not be possible to beat the game any faster. AT LEAST SOMEONE'S GETTING PAID The Great Big Spotify Scam musicbusinessworldwide.com A Bulgarian playlist-maker scammed the Spotify payout system for months last year — and could well have made themselves a millionaire off Daniel Ek's platform. THAT'S HOW MANY SHE SAID This Graph Showing The Total Number Of Words Spoken By Each Character On 'The Office' Has A Few Surprises digg.com Yes, Michael speaks more words than any other character. But you might be surprised by just how many more words. WITH OURA This Wearable Delivers On Its Health Promises digg.com This health wearable knows that how you rest is as important as how you work out. The Oura ring tracks both and then does something truly remarkable: tells you how to get better. UNNATURAL DISASTERS GIVING MELIOIDOSIS THE BOOT This Disease Kills Half The People It Infects. Why Isn't More Being Done To Prevent It? digg.com Melioidosis is a bacterial infection that quietly causes thousands of deaths each year. Meet the doctor who made it his mission to make the world take notice. FRACKING THE COURTS If Climate Change Wrecks Your City, Can It Sue Exxon? theverge.com Scientists can now link disasters to climate change, opening the door to lawsuits against fossil fuel companies THE LIBOR MASTERMIND What's Behind One Of The Biggest Financial Scams in History knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu In 2012, the global markets were rocked by revelations about a scam so massive it was almost hard to comprehend: the LIBOR scandal. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH QUARTZ Sign Up For The Quartz Daily Brief qz.com Start your morning with the most important and interesting news about the global economy, right in your inbox. Subscribe to the Daily Brief from our friends at Quartz, and get everything you need to know in five minutes. VIDEO OF THE DAY 'FTL' This Sci-Fi Short About The First Faster-Than-Light Spacecraft Is Freakin' Phenomenal digg.com And just like that, the astronaut had disappeared. IN THE NEWS Evangelical Pastor Billy Graham Dead At 99 Trump Makes Moves Towards A Possible Bump Stock Ban Parkland Student Activists Knock Down Claims That They're 'Crisis Actors' Here's Newsweek's Story About Its Own Sketchy Owners That Got Two Editors And A Reporter Fired Democrat Easily Wins Kentucky State House Seat In District Trump Won By 48 Points In 2016 FROM THE DIGG STORE This HD, Wide-Angle, Waterproof Action Cam Is $50 store.digg.com The Action Cam features 1080p recording, with the option to film in loops or capture high-quality photos with the 12MP lens. Designed to be jitter-free, with a wide-angle lens, this durable camera is just the thing to capture fast-paced action wherever you go. Unfortunately we can't travel to the future where it's Friday, but we can dream. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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