Grist List
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This doohickey turns your normal bike into an electric bike
Plop the Rubbee on your back tire and get ready to blast off into the future (at a modest 15 mph).
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The easiest way to get a cronut: Donate to a food bank
You bet your barnacles I'd give money to feed the hungry if I got some sugary deliciousness in return!
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These are the weirdest bikeshare shenanigans we’ve ever seen
Recent fans of New York's bikeshare program include superheroes, overly ambitious mattress-movers, and a guy calling himself the Fat Jew.
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Meet Tommy Tucker, the most famous dressed-up squirrel in the world
Despite his fame, Tommy Tucker lived a quiet life.
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Boy Scouts introduce a sustainability merit badge
Scouts need to earn this one or the Environmental Science badge in order to become an Eagle Scout.
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In this time-lapse video, you can see Texas’ reservoirs disappearing
In 1965, the federal government dammed up a river to create Texas' Lake Meredith. Now it's almost gone.
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Stressed out? Try riding this bubble-wrap-popping bike
It takes some of the fun out of stress-popping bubble wrap, but whatever.
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Test out micro-living in the first tiny house hotel
Stay in one of Caravan's three tiny houses for a night, and see if your tiny home lust passes the test.
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People shelled out $200,000 for these coffee-infused recycled socks
The Kickstarter for these $14 dress socks snagged seven times its goal, because apparently people like throwing money away.
