Sunday Special: Summer School

Summer is officially here. Whether you're stuck inside or laying on the beach somewhere, here's a collection of summer-related stories to keep you occupied. -The Digg Team The Daily Digg Sunday, June 23, 2013 SEASONAL TROLLING Why Do We Still Have Summer Vacation? psmag.com Forget the argument about a calendar built around an agrarian economy. It was urbanization that created summer as we know it—and now we can't imagine doing anything else. OF COURSE MARCO POLO IS INVOLVED The History Of Ice Cream todayifoundout.com Where did ice cream come from? MENTOS. LOTS OF MENTOS. Explosively Cool Chemistry Behind Fireworks environmentalgraffiti.com The story begins about 2,000 years ago. NATURE'S WAY OF MAKING YOU HOT Why Do We Tan? mentalfloss.com To protect you from this, your body helpfully tans, darkening the the skin with a pigment called melanin that reduces UV penetration into cells. NOT AS EASY AS YOU THINK How You Can Tell Someone Is Drowning slate.com In many child drownings, adults are nearby but have no idea the victim is dying. Here's what to look for. Read more on Digg.com → WHOA, WHOA, SHOWING A LOT OF ANKLE, ARE WE? Two women on Atlantic City Beach circa 1915. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014