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Inside The Growing Effort To Shine Light On The Period, How The Orchestra Is Arranged By The Biology Of The Brain, Prescription Glasses Starting At $6 (Yep, You Read That Right), How To Identify Any Language At First Glance, WATCH: Runner Stages Incredible, Last-Gasp Comeback In 4x400 Relay, WATCH: Robotic Sea Snakes Exist And They'll Give You The Heebie-Jeebies The Daily Digg Wednesday, April 20, 2016 IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME! Inside The Growing Effort To Shine Light On The Period newsweek.com For something that has over 5,000 slang terms, the period is one of the most ignored human rights issues around the globe — affecting everything from education to economics — but that's finally starting to change. STRIKING A CHORD WITH SCIENCE How The Orchestra Is Arranged By The Biology Of The Brain aeon.co Have you ever noticed that high-pitched strings sit left of low-pitched strings? Going from left to right, one usually sees violins, violas, cellos and double basses. Why? GLASSES WE DIGG SPONSORED Prescription Glasses Starting At $6 (Yep, You Read That Right) eyebuydirect.com EyeBuyDirect has crazy-affordable Rx and non-Rx glasses and sunglasses. They even let you try before you buy on their website. LETTER VETTER How To Identify Any Language At First Glance theweek.com In our globalized society, you've probably found yourself in many situations scratching your head over what language you're seeing. To get the answer, often all it takes is a little character. One or two little characters, to be precise. 'FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL!' WATCH: Runner Stages Incredible, Last-Gasp Comeback In 4x400 Relay digg.com When she took the baton, University College Cork's Phil Healy (in red) wasn't even in contention. With 200 meters left, she still wasn't even in the picture. And yet, somehow, she pulled it out — to the massive delight of the commentators. WE'LL TAKE A REAL SNAKE, PLEASE WATCH: Robotic Sea Snakes Exist And They'll Give You The Heebie-Jeebies digg.com These mechanical serpents have been created to assist companies with sea-based operations in inspecting underwater gear. Also, to give us nightmares. Get more stories on Digg.com THE PALE BLUE DOT Striking ultra-HD footage of Earth from the International Space Station. Credit: Digg Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002