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ONE LARGE PEPPERONI, EXTRA CONSPIRACY

'Pizzagate,' The Ultimate Fake News Conspiracy Theory

10 diggs BBC Media Crime Food Politics 5h

No victim has come forward. There's no investigation. There's physical evidence either. But thousands are still convinced there's a paedophilia ring operating out of a DC pizza place that goes all the way to the top.

DID NOT HAVE RESERVE FUEL

Plane In Colombia Crash 'Ran Out Of Fuel'

3 diggs BBC News Aviation World 1d

Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land.

THEY KILL YOU LESS

Phillip Morris Invents New Device That Could Replace Conventional Cigarettes

5 diggs BBC Health Technology 1d

Philip Morris is launching a new cigarette in the UK which it says could see it stop selling conventional cigarettes altogether.

GET BEHIND ME, SATAN

Is It Rude To Recline Your Seat On An Airplane?

11 diggs BBC Aviation 1d

Flight attendants explain how to rest on a plane — without disrupting neighbors.

THE GANG SCRAPS THE IRAN DEAL

CIA Chief Says Trump Shouldn't Scrap The Iran Deal

15 diggs BBC Politics Culture Long Reads 1d

The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be "disastrous" and "the height of folly."

FUNGIBLE ASSETS

The Worms That Cost $20,000 A Kilo

7 diggs BBC Curious Food 3d

How much would you pay to eat a delicate fungus growing out of a dead caterpillar’s head? Considerably less than many Chinese aficionados, probably...

TAILGATING IS A FAMILY TRADITION

My Family Is Buried In A Parking Lot

7 diggs BBC Curious 3d

The Sheldon Family Cemetery is nestled smack in the middle of the Buffalo Bills' football stadium’s car park in Orchard Park, New York.

CAREFULLY

How Fidel Castro Survived '638 Death Plots'

19 diggs BBC World Histories 3d

The exploding cigar plot to kill Castro is well known, but what about the other plots on his life?

A SERIOUS ACCUSATION

UN Accuses Myanmar Of Ethnic Cleansing

8 diggs BBC News World 1w

Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has told the BBC.

A CASUALTY OF MOSUL

The Iraqi Special Forces Soldier Called 'Spongebob'

9 diggs BBC Warfare Human Nature World 1w

Ahmed "Talqa" hated his nom de guerre. So he went with what his son called him, "Spongebob."

USING YOUR HEAD

Brilliant Paper Bike Helmet Wins International Design Award

31 diggs BBC Design 2w

A cheap, foldable cycling helmet made of paper wins the international James Dyson award.

LIFE FINDS A WAY

How Doctors Create Life-Saving Tech In The Middle Of Nowhere

17 diggs BBC Science Health 2w

Away from cutting-edge hospitals, some medics have to save lives with only the most rudimentary tools. Here's a look at some of their life-saving solutions.

VACUUM SEALED IN A FART

Why Is Airline Food So Bad?

18 diggs BBC Food Aviation 2w

The answer lies in how airplanes are designed.

CAN'T SAY HE DIDN'T WARN US

Barack Obama Warns Of Rise Of 'Crude Nationalism'

8 diggs BBC Politics News 2w

Speaking in Greece on his final foreign trip, he said: "We have to guard against... tribalism built around an 'us' or a 'them'."

STYLE BY INGSOC

Norwegians Are Upset With These New Dystopian-Looking Police Uniforms

12 diggs BBC World Curious Design 2w

Police say "urban camouflage" outfits are just a concept design after officers are compared to science fiction bad guys.

PROSECUTORS ARE APPEALING

'Making A Murderer' Nephew Brendan Dassey Freed By Judge

28 diggs BBC News Law 2w

Dassey's conviction was overturned in August, with a judge ruling that investigators had made false promises by assuring him "he had nothing to worry about". He confessed to helping Avery rape, kill and mutilate Teresa Halbach. The case received wide attention after the release of the 10-part documentary "Making a Murderer" in December 2015.

HOME IS WHERE HE ISN'T

The Man Who Created A Tiny Country He Can No Longer Enter

36 diggs BBC World Long Reads 2w

Vit Jedlicka is trying to create a utopia — on what he says is unclaimed land. One problem: he's banned from setting foot on that land.

GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY

Why Do Car Designers Still Use Clay?

15 diggs BBC Cars Design 2w

In an age when vehicle styling teams have supercomputers and virtual reality at their disposal, a venerable — and defiantly low-tech — design tool persists.

WE'LL TAKE MORE CRISES LIKE THAT

The Dutch Prison Crisis: A Shortage Of Prisoners

23 diggs BBC Crime Law World 2w

While much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem. How has this happened — and why do some people think it's a problem?

MORE THAN JUST A GOOD VIEW

Treasure Hunting On The Spanish Beach With Rock Formations Hiding Gold

15 diggs BBC Nature Curious 3w

The massive rock formations on Cathedrals Beach in Galicia, northwestern Spain, could be hiding ancient hidden treasure.