Digg - What the Internet is talking about right now http://digg.com/source/newsfeed.time.com Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:31 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:31 +0000 15 If you were an eager young government employee in the 1950s who wanted to become an astronaut, here’s what you would’ve had to do to qualify. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/15/nasa-wants-you-the-original-1959-ad-for-an-astronaut/ http://on.digg.com/Yp1IYM Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:35:42 +0000 Your naughty language has been around since Roman times. Here are some cool facts about cursing to impress your friends. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/10/nine-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-swear-words/ http://on.digg.com/17rqfD9 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:18:09 +0000 Getty Images Instead of using lawn mowers, Paris is moving toward a slightly more environmentally sustainable route to care for its green spaces. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/09/paris-employs-four-sheep-to-keep-the-citys-grass-trim-and-neat/ http://on.digg.com/16JTQGP Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:32:59 +0000 Some thing may forever haunt our dreams. Like the words “spider” and “face-sized” used in a sentence together. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/04/oh-good-face-sized-tarantulas-discovered-in-sri-lanka/ http://on.digg.com/10Bzxpy Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:07:59 +0000 Arcangelo Bianco Jr. wasn’t at Walmart to hunt for bargains. Instead, the Pennsylvania man has been charged with hunting deer in the parking lot of the super store, the Indiana Gazette reports this week. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/29/man-arrested-for-hunting-in-a-walmart-parking-lot/ http://on.digg.com/11W8Sq0 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:40:30 +0000 How does one get a rare panda from China to Canada? http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/25/fedex-panda-express-is-shipping-pandas-from-china-to-toronto/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29 http://on.digg.com/X7jm85 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:55:19 +0000 Demand for the throwaway implement has rocketed in China recently and now breaches 80 billion sets annually, according to GlobalPost. The trend has become a huge burden on the nation’s forests and lawmakers are determined to address the issue. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/13/chinese-urged-to-put-down-their-chopsticks-to-save-trees/ http://on.digg.com/10LFR3J Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:01:50 +0000 While a trip to the dentist is nobody’s idea of fun, even the person holding the drill gets nervous when the patient is a 900 lb. polar bear. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/01/boris-the-polar-bear-gets-a-root-canal/ http://on.digg.com/15noF3i Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:09:33 +0000 A large-scale survey of secular and religious feelings toward sexual activity shows that Catholics don’t feel any guiltier about sex than members of any other religion. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/27/catholic-guilt-about-sex-is-just-a-myth-poll-says/ http://on.digg.com/VNc2f2 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:27:42 +0000 Don’t feel too bad for tonight’s losers while you’re watching the Oscars. If we’re measuring by the amount of swag they head home with, pretty much everyone’s a winner. Every nominee heads home with a few consolation prizes. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/24/a-look-inside-the-oscars-swag-bags-the-9-most-extravagant-gifts/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29 http://on.digg.com/XRfkgy Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:42:39 +0000 On February 28th, he’ll be the Holy Father of the Roman Catholic Church, his prayers and benedictions craved and coveted by more than a billion faithful around the world. But come March 1, Pope Benedict XVI will settle back into a quiet, austere life as Joseph Ratzinger in a new home. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/13/the-popes-new-pad-where-benedict-xvi-will-live-after-he-steps-down/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co http://on.digg.com/YsktcI Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:22:58 +0000 A teenager in Australia has been arrested after allegedly impersonating a doctor for several months. The 17-year-old had been spotted roaming the wards at Royal Adelaide Hospital wearing scrubs and a name badge, with a stethoscope around his neck, reports Sky News. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/03/doogie-howser-gone-wrong-teen-arrested-for-impersonating-a-doctor/ http://on.digg.com/X7sRQ2 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:41:28 +0000 A person dressed as a Sesame Street muppet has swiped a cookie statue in Hanover, Germany, and refuses to give it back until a local food company agrees to donate free cookies to a childrens’ hospital. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/04/german-cookie-monster-holds-giant-golden-biscuit-ransom/ http://on.digg.com/XDUj7J Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:24:57 +0000 A Chinese tycoon has taken it upon himself to fight China’s air-pollution problem with a tongue-in-cheek campaign: soda-pop-size cans of fresh air. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/01/chinese-millionaire-fights-pollution-with-fresh-air-in-a-can/ http://on.digg.com/VyFtA7 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:10:42 +0000 The attackers, at least ten in number, emerged from the Toddang Lowa forest some four miles away. They piled onto a 16-year-old boy, who is now being hospitalized for bad bites. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/01/monkey-mob-ransacks-indonesian-village-7-injured/ http://on.digg.com/XqS4Vg Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:37:09 +0000 A new Australian national flag has been proposed to replace the current design of a blue field with the Union Jack and six stars, in an effort to “move on” from the country’s British heritage. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/31/could-australia-get-a-new-flag/ http://on.digg.com/WAObPG Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:13:57 +0000 It’s hard to keep track of all the different characters and pieces of the story. But using animated leprechauns chugging beer bongs, Sims-style picture dialogue bubbles and flippant violin music, this video breaks the story down to a digestible two minutes. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/19/confused-about-manti-teo-this-taiwanese-animated-video-will-clear-things-right-up/ http://on.digg.com/YfijTv Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:06:21 +0000 New details have arisen about the elaborate and deadly traps accused Aurora shooter James Holmes allegedly set in his apartment in a failed attempt to divert police away from the theater. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/08/james-holmes-hearing-fbi-expert-gives-details-on-aurora-shooters-booby-trapped-apartment/ http://on.digg.com/UHJ0eD Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:52:16 +0000 New York state welfare recipients have been withdrawing funds and cashing state-provided benefits at local strip clubs, adult video shops and liquor stores, a New York Post investigation has found. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/07/some-new-yorkers-withdraw-welfare-funds-at-strip-clubs-investigation-finds/ http://on.digg.com/TZr7Yx Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:35:51 +0000 Some overweight Brits could find their welfare benefits cut if they don’t complete a physician-prescribed exercise regimen, according to a new series of public policy proposals being considered in the London area of Westminster. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/08/obese-londoners-could-lose-welfare-benefits-if-they-dont-exercise/ http://on.digg.com/XGVDuY Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:54:45 +0000