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Ask Umbra: Can I feed feral pigs to Fido? Should I?
If invasive species like wild boar are running amok, why not turn them into pet food? Umbra cuts through the mystery meat for an answer.
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This amazing washing machine uses virtually no water
Instead of water, this washer uses more than a million tiny plastic beads that absorb dirt and stains.
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Lady Gaga will be making a water conservation PSA as penance for swimming pool video shoot
The Gags wanted to fill Hearst Castle's giant pool, which had been emptied because of California's teeny-tiny drought emergency.
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This guy wants to turn a piece of the old Bay Bridge into a house
What do you do with 50,000 tons of pre-used steel?
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Elephants console friends by touching their junk
They also make sympathetic chirping sounds and put their trunks in each other's mouths.
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Watch 40 artists turn this empty building into an illegal graffiti paradise
The street artist Hanksy knew you'd be into this project.
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Watch this octopus try to steal a photographer’s camera
It's official: Animals are pissed at the paparazzi.
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Soda could soon have a warning label like cigarettes do
We can think of a few good options for the label.
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Faster, higher, stranger: 5 sports for a snow-free Winter Olympics
The games are toast, as Sochi has shown us. But don’t fret, sports fans! There’s life after sub-zero temperatures.
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Here’s a new, cute way to eat animals without guilt or cruelty
If you're gonna eat animals, they might as well be adorable animals made out of rice and eggs, right?
