Grist List
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Mom packs kids homemade lunch; school fines her and feeds kids Ritz Crackers
Roast beef, potatoes, carrots, and oranges apparently make for an "unbalanced" lunch without added Ritz crackers.
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London is going to use excess heat from the subway to heat homes
Now Brits can warm their toes with the stinky heat of the London Underground! It's the next best thing to a crackling fire.
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Now you can get vegan treats in the mail every month
The Vegan Cuts Snack Box could actually make you happy that you're yet another month closer to mortality.
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Your solar panels are probably facing the wrong way
A new study says they should face west.
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German street artist is defacing fast food billboards with actual recipes
It's a good, simple message: Food doesn't have to be super-processed to be convenient.
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Deforestation makes for a super-depressing time-lapse video
Ready to see 888,000 square miles of trees vanish over 12 years? (Sob.)
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Zebras are finally taking their revenge on humans
The first volley: A zebra at the National Zoo bit a zoo staffer this morning, who had to be rushed to the hospital.
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Lab-grown meat cookbook includes meat paint and edible scarves
Scientists served the first in vitro burger in August. This cookbook wants you to think long and hard about the implications.
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Watch a banker rescue baby ducklings as they fall from a ledge
Loan officer Joel Armstrong appointed himself Duck Fairy Godfather.
