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'Barreleyes'

2009-02-24T09:28:00.003-06:00

Always fans of the bizarre, Digg users upvoted "See A Fish With A Transparent Head" to the front of the site Tuesday morning. Find images of the fish, commonly called "Barreleyes," on the original Discovery blog post here.

Heath Ledger

2009-02-23T08:12:00.002-06:00

More than a year ago, Diggers proved their devotion to actor Heath Ledger when a story, breaking the news of his death, received more than 23,000 Diggs. Since then, Diggers have upvoted numerous stories about Ledger - from the cause of his death, to every award he's won. So, it's no surprise that this morning's most popular piece on Digg is Heath Ledger Wins Oscar.

(Photo courtesy Howie Berlin.)

ROLcats

2009-02-19T15:28:00.004-06:00

Cats have proven to be funny in any language, thanks to ROLcats. Although it didn't have a traditional Digg headline, users promoted it to the front and left comments like "

Communism and kitties... together! What will they think of next?" and "Dugg for awesome."

(Photo courtesy Joyce-Rhiannon)

Too soon?

2009-02-19T15:02:00.002-06:00

1999. No comment. [PIC]
Redditers seemed to think so.

"Creepy much?"

2009-02-19T12:11:00.003-06:00

^ It's the first comment on the post "One model, five aging looks (PICS)" on Digg. The original post shows a model posing as a 10-year-old, a woman in her 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.

Palindromes

2009-02-19T11:57:00.001-06:00

Could you create a 224-word palindrome? Demetri Martin did, and Diggers went crazy for it, adding their own palindromes too. Radar, anyone?

Don't like EULAs?

2009-02-19T07:44:00.002-06:00

End User License Agreements can be a hassle to agree to -- and if you don't like that burden of making a decision, you can make your cat decide for you.
Don't like EULAs? Have your cat agree to them went popular on Digg and stayed there as Diggers made comments like "Brilliant, I love it!" and "Time to get a cat."

(Photo courtesy fofurasfelinas)

New penny

2009-02-18T16:56:00.002-06:00

Diggers have gone crazy for the newly designed penny. The U.S. Mint has issued four new designs, in honor of the 200th anniversary of Abe Lincoln's birth.

(Photo courtesy Dystopos)

Twitter suspensions

2009-02-17T09:21:00.002-06:00

Twitter users: Important information. If you have a number of spammers following you - and using your material - your account could be accidentally suspended. Fortunately Twitter's trying to remedy this problem. Find out more about suspended Twitter users here.

Caught on Camera

2009-02-16T14:48:00.003-06:00

Although many Diggers criticized several elements of the photo (the woman's hands, her rings) as well as claiming it was Photoshopped (as per usual), they nonetheless Dugg Caught on Camera enough to get it to Top in all Topics.

'Internet justice'

2009-02-16T12:51:00.001-06:00

Two teens who originally posted a video of them abusing a cat to YouTube are now in custody, thanks to the video going viral. Today, social news communities are celebrating a new video of the local news covering the issue. "Kenny Glenn the Cat Abuser on local news" (warning: some disturbing video), went popular on Digg and Reddit, with community members claiming this was a great example of "Internet justice."

Terms of Service

2009-02-16T12:47:00.007-06:00

Use Facebook? Then you should probably brush up on their edited Terms of Service. Diggers made their opinion clear with the story A look At Facebook's Disturbing New Terms Of Service, which quickly became the most Dugg story on the site.

Hi guys

2009-02-16T12:47:00.005-06:00

Talk about having a camera ready at the right time! This image, which earned the comment "Unbeareavable!" is so popular it has remained on the front page of Reddit for 17+ hours.

(Photo courtesy mape_s)

13-year-old father

2009-02-13T09:53:00.002-06:00

If you've wondered about Nadya Suleman's ability to care for her eight newborns and six other children, here's another odd parenting story. A 13-year-old boy is now a father, according to The Sun. It hit the front page of Digg, and also has some of the most upmods on Reddit.

Buffalo plane crash

2009-02-13T09:39:00.000-06:00

It's not a surprise that Diggers quickly promoted this breaking story submission early Friday morning. Find the original link about the Buffalo plane crash here.

The Oarfish

2009-02-13T09:32:00.000-06:00

Giant 'Sea Serpent' Caught On Film - If you like watching Monster Quest on the History Channel, or just like bizarre things, this Reddit submission's for you. Apparently this film, "The Oarfish - A Creature of Legend" is the only time the oarfish has been filmed alive.

Australian dust storm

2009-02-13T09:28:00.000-06:00

Holy. Mother. Of. God. [Video] -That was the sentiment on Reddit, where one user posted this video, Broken Hill Dust Storm Australia.

Webtoid

2009-02-12T14:34:00.000-06:00

Reddit, meet Webtoid. Or as Redditers like to say "WTF is WEBTOID? And why does it look just like Reddit?"

Joaquin Phoenix, Letterman

2009-02-12T14:17:00.000-06:00

Did you miss Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman last night? Digg didn't.

Guitar store

2009-02-12T14:09:00.000-06:00

Is this truly the best store front ever? Diggers seemed to think so.

(Photo courtesy hey mr glen)

Tweetbomb

2009-02-12T11:55:00.000-06:00

Tons of activity of Tweeters mentioning a Tweetbomb.

Chicago_Reader RT: @mbimotmog: RT @stephenfry: "Can you tell your audience not to click on a link ending with 'amgzs6'. It's a Tweetbomb." (@Colin Younger)

Calvin and Hobbes cartoon

2009-02-11T12:35:00.001-06:00

It may have been 15 years (according to the Reddit submission) since this Calvin and Hobbes cartoon was published, but some believe it still holds relevance today - especially with the current economy.

Koalas and the Australian bush fires

2009-02-11T10:58:00.000-06:00

Who knew? Diggers are big softies. Users showed their soft sides today when they promoted several photos, stories and videos of koalas to the front page.

-- Damn firefighters are awesome hit the front page along with hundreds of comments commending the firefighters.

-- A YouTube video hit several hours later, which shows a koala drinking from the CFA firefighter's water bottle: Koala survives Australian fire, shares firefighter's water. Here's the Digg submission.

(Photo courtesy M Kuhn)