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It takes at least six countries to make a jar of Nutella
Nutella, much like Carmen Sandiego, is highly sought after. But try to track it down, and things get tricky.
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Subway make you late to work? NYC will explain it to your boss
This is even better than Photoshopping a doctor's note or forging your mom's signature. (How old are you, anyway?)
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Ask Umbra: Can you really recycle plastic bags?
A reader wonders what can be done with all those grocery bags. Umbra is chock full of good ideas.
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Your genes tell you how to vote
In conjunction with a lot of other factors, but still.
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There could be happy green news hidden in the budget deal
Paul Ryan and Patty Murray's budget plan could lead to increased funding for national parks, clean water, and clean air.
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2014 World Cup to nearly double carbon emissions over 2010
The world's biggest sporting event will dump 2.72 million tons of carbon dioxide into Earth’s atmosphere.
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If you were a real hipster, you’d ride this electric velocipede
So you're a member of the food coop and the community garden and you kit out your bike like a Victorian gentleman? Sorry, you just got out-retro-cooled.
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How offshore wind farms could protect us from hurricanes
A wall of offshore turbines could have reduced Hurricane Katrina's wind speeds by half and storm surges by even more, researchers say.
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People in China are beating the smog by sticking cigarette filters in their nostrils
This is probably not the ideal way to deal with Beijing's epic air pollution, but at least you can pretend to be a walrus.
