Grist List
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This is what a 37-year-old Twinkie looks like
Science teacher Robert Bennatti put this Twinkie on top of the intercom box in his classroom back in 1976. Today, it's still going strong.
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Your favorite local beer might not be local at all
That Hawaiian beer that brings you a taste of the islands and scent of plumeria on the breeze? Um ... it might be made in Oregon.
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Swedish pig has one month to get a girlfriend
This pig will be confiscated if he doesn't find a mate. Can some kindly spider please spin him an OKCupid profile?
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12-year-old visits state park, leaves $15,000 richer
The park was called Crater of Diamonds State Park.
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Chinese zoo tried to pawn off a furry dog as an “African lion”
Tibetan mastiffs do have a lot of hair. But they look nothing like lions.
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Super-cute olinguito lived in American zoos for years without anyone realizing it was a separate species
You would think we would have noticed one "red, furry creature" that looks like "a raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it's hard to resist."
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Watch a mama panda meet her baby for the first time
Yuan Yuan was introduced to her baby Yuan Zai for the first time since the cub's birth, and immediately bit her on the head. (But with love!)
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Your daily aww: Abused donkey wears pants to heal
This donkey got soft, fly-proof pants so his fur can grow back without pesky bites. Your heart will break, I'm warning you.
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Poachers smuggle ivory out of South Africa disguised as chocolate
You got your chocolate in my illegally poached ivory! You got your illegally poached ivory in my chocolate!
