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If you want to go faster on your bike, grow a mullet
It's the most aerodynamic hairstyle -- business in the front, EXTREME UNSTOPPABLE SPEED in the rear.
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Whole Foods will grow rooftop greens in a Superfund site
While we might be a little leery of both Whole Foods and veggies grown in areas long contaminated with industrial toxins, we're willing to give these a try.
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If we have to build parking garages, we might as well use them for yoga and weddings
This garage treats parking as a luxury. But parking is a luxury, which we're irrationally subsidizing.
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Climate change is slowing down our marathon times
The problem: We don't run so well in the heat.
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Science proves definitively that sea lions can headbang to music
A sea lion named Ronan is the first nonhuman mammal to have the proven ability to keep a beat.
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Sandy refugees set to be booted from NYC hotels
Hundreds of families are poised to lose their temporary housing as New York City looks to wind down a hotel-placement program.
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Enterprising thief saws off elephant tusk with a chainsaw
The elephant is one that belonged to Louis XIV, who was king of France until 1715.
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Hyper-artisanal food website answers your burning questions about laudanum, hardtack, and butter churns
Are you wondering, "Should I dilute the laudanum before rubbing it on the gums of my caterwauling baby?" Food1852 has got you covered.
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These elementary school kids fought to keep their local park open — and won
The state of California was going to close a state park. A group of kids at Grass Valley Charter were upset about this. So they took action, and won.
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Ask Umbra: What can the Star Wars planets teach us?
A reader wonders if climate change will turn our planet into Tatooine. Umbra finds new hope in a galaxy far, far away.
