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The Countries With The Most Selfie-Related Deaths

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Aug 13, 2016

Have you ever noticed tourists so engrossed in the act of posing for a selfie that they have totally lost track of their surroundings? In some cases, selfie-takers have experienced serious accidents, even resulting in death. Priceonomics researched reported selfie-related deaths worldwide since 2014 from various news archives, uncovering 49 firm cases. The top three causes of death for selfie-takers were falls from heights (claiming 16 lives), drowining (14) and accidents with trains (8). India experienced the most deaths from selfies over the past two years, followed by Russia and the United States.

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Listen To This Song Created By 40,000 Bees

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Listen To This Song Created By 40,000 Bees

“One” by Be is the first long player released by Caught by the River’s record label Rivertones.

This unique four track album is the sound of British summertime from the viewpoint of the animal kingdom. A truly transcendental record – if you try to imagine Spacemen 3 recording a series of 21st century outdoor ragas for Touch Records and you’re somewhere in the right direction.

“One” is the soundtrack to artist Wolfgang Buttress’ UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo – an installation that highlighted the plight of the honeybee, focusing on the importance of pollination. The music on the record is a constantly changing and evolving symphony – the sound of a dialogue between bee and human.

The album was recorded by musicians Kev Bales and Tony Foster – a duo known for working with Spritualized, Julian Cope, Dave Gahan and Mark Lanegan (among many others). Other musicians featured on the record include Jason Pierce, Youth, cellist Deidre Bencsik, vocalist Camille Buttress and Amiina (the string section regularly used by Sigur Ros). The recording sessions saw musicians improvising in the key of D along to a live audio feed of beehive sounds. Piano, Mellotron and lap steel were overdubbed later. The result is a uniquely meditative piece.

The Most Amazing Basketball Senior Night

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The Most Amazing Basketball Senior Night

Robert Lewis, who has Down Syndrome, is the team manager for the basketball team of Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. In the final minutes of a game against the University School of Nashville, he put himself into the game to play.

Guarding him on the opposing team was Matthew, his own brother. Robert got the ball with seconds left on the clock. Because you’re reading this here, you know what happens next.

Class move on both teams and the fans for the aftermath.

Two Drunk Guys Move A Couch. You Know What Happens Next.

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Two Drunk Guys Move A Couch. You Know What Happens Next.

Alcohol + moving a couch = hilarity.

Watch People Obey Silly Walk Sign

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The art collective Kreativiteket put up a street sign in Ørje, Norway, paying tribute to Monty Python’s “silly walks” sketch. Every city needs a sign like this.

This Guy Poured Wood Glue All Over A Record For A Genius Reason

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Aug 12, 2016

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This Guy Poured Wood Glue All Over A Record For A Genius Reason

What happens when your favourite vinyl start to wear and show their age? Instead of throwing it out, or buying a new one, give your records a good cleaning. Just grab some wood glue and make them like new.

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die Is Now An Open Spotify Playlist

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Tom Moon’s book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die is both broad and deep, drawing from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more. It’s arranged alphabetically by artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden listeners’ horizons— it makes every listener a seeker, actively pursuing new artists and new sounds, and reconfirming the greatness of the classics. Flanking J. S. Bach and his six entries, for example, are the little-known R&B singer Baby Huey and the ’80s Rastafarian hard-core punk band Bad Brains. Farther down the list: The Band, Samuel Barber, Cecelia Bartoli, Count Basie, and Afropop star Waldemer Bastos.

So, get your copy, and press play on this playlist created by Moon himself.

https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/ulyssestone/playlist/4KQDdglJ7HGcqNozbJTlM3

Obama drops summer playlists

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President Barack Obama has shared a pair of summer playlists — one for the daytime and one for the nighttime, as he has everyone covered. Among his go-to summer jams are tracks by Leon Bridges, Courtney Barnett, Janelle Monáe, Prince, Gary Clark Jr., D’Angelo, Chance the Rapper, and Janet Jackson.

Been waiting to drop this: summer playlist, the encore. What's everybody listening to? pic.twitter.com/mqh1YVrycj

— President Obama (@POTUS) August 11, 2016

“Girl From Ipanema” Streams Increase 1,200% Thanks To Olympics

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“Girl From Ipanema” Streams Increase 1,200% Thanks To Olympics

The world is tuning into the feats of athleticism happening in Rio de Janeiro this week during the Summer Olympics. It all kicked off with Friday’s Opening Ceremony, which contained a surprising, musical win. A performance of “The Girl From Ipanema,” the classic bossa nova tune by Antonio Carlos Jobim, was a highlight moment of the ceremony. As we so often see with this moments of cultural zeitgeist, the song saw an immediate spike in online listens.

https://youtu.be/UJkxFhFRFDA

According to Spotify, the song was streamed more than 40,000 times a day after the ceremony. That’s an increase of 1,200% in plays for the tune, which was clocking in about 3,000 plays a day prior to the games’ start.

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Can you name that tune in 4 notes? Shazam is getting a TV show

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Shazam has not been quiet about its plans for business growth beyond audio, but today it revealed an unexpected turn in those plans. Shazam will be at the center of a new television game show on Fox and Shazam Entertainment Limited will be a partner on the series. Beat Shazam will task competitors with identifying songs, which is the core user feature for the app. No premiere date has been shared yet.

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