Grist List
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This air-powered car is made out of half a million LEGOs
The seats are made of LEGOs. The hubcaps are made of LEGOs. The engine is made of LEGOs.
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Michael Pollan says gardening makes you a better writer
Dig around in the dirt a little more and maybe you can also have a bestseller.
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This prizewinning shot of a carnivorous plant’s jaws looks like something out of an alien world
It’s mildly terrifying. As terrifying as something called the humped bladderwort can be. (Snort.)
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There’s a new island in Japan
Enjoy it while it lasts! Because eventually we'll all sink into the ocean.
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You could light your whole house with boiled potatoes
The big trick, as a team of researchers discovered a few years ago, is boiling the potato.
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San Francisco could ban bottled water at big events
The city is looking at how to provide permanent sources of water, using innovative technology like water fountains.
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Cyclist takes a London bikeshare bike to France and rides it up a mountain, all before the rental period expires
London's Bixi bike share bikes are, it turns out, becoming quite the world travelers.
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The LambCam lets you literally count sheep
If that sounds boring, well, it’s not -- a llama walked by and I almost pissed myself.
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Cute farmers singing Katy Perry will cheer you right up
What the guys lack in lyrical smoothness, they more than make up for in adorableness.
