February 17, 2016

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GOP race may come down to that “white whale of politics,” a contested national party convention.

See also: Animated war gifs by the great Christoph Niemann.

Twitter users respond to Jeb’s photo of his gun with pictures of tea cups, light sabers, bigger guns.

Somehow, a boiling river in Peru escaped scientific notice for the last 75 years.

Republican Fed banker who helped Bush structure bailouts says banks are still too big to fail.

Nobody is dead until warm and dead. How to survive falling through the ice.

Outdoor brands widely rely on carcinogenic chemicals to waterproof clothing.

Some cheese brands that promise 100% purity contain wood pulp instead of Parmesan.

Sexual abuse goes unspoken in black communities, unnoticed amidst a national culture that’s “clinging to an innocence that never existed.”

Selma: a symbol of past civil rights victories, a symbol of current civil rights failures.

Remembering Jordan Davis, the black teen murdered in South Carolina for playing his music too loudly.

British colonialists pursued wrong-headed psychology experiments, but at least they helped prove that, in the end, we’re all the same.

Animals prove capable of consistently detecting cancer and landmines through smell.

Officials flagged him as an “undocumented dog.” Former champion unceremoniously tossed from Westminster Kennel Club for barking.

Argentine soccer referee murdered by sent-off player during amateur match.

Inside TMZ and its network of sources, from airline employees to valets and shopkeepers. #longreads

If TMZ sold corn instead of banner advertising, it would yield 13,000 metric tons a year.

If China’s new debt in January were a country, it would be the world’s 27th-biggest economy.

Shyp brings on-demand service to logistics, but its biggest innovation is old school: they rely on employees, not contractors.

Guidelines from 1928 on how to give good telegram.

Leslie Harpold’s eternal advice on how to write an effective, charming thank-you note.