Grist List
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Preschoolers write adorable letter to save the trees
"Animals live in trees, they might get mad!" Just TRY to be cynical after reading this.
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Video solves the asparagus/smelly-pee mystery for good
Biochemist Shirley Corriher explains why not everyone gets to enjoy the stank of asparagus in their urine.
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Beware — this sheep-eating plant is about to bloom
In the wild, Puya chilensis uses its spines to trap sheep, which then fertilize the plant as they rot. In captivity, it is perfectly safe, say horticulturists who are definitely humans and not plants in disguise.
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This app helps you pat yourself on the back for helping the environment
Handprinter lets you measure your "carbon handprint," the net amount of good you do for the planet.
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Chipotle is now the first restaurant to label GMOs in its food
Chipotle is voluntarily identifying GMOs in its menu items (only on its website, not in stores) -- making it the first restaurant chain in the country to do so.
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You know you want to watch a farm parody of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song
The Peterson Farm Bros give you a "Fresh Breath of Farm Air" in this take on '90s-era Will Smith.
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Ultimate bike cupholder can carry a gallon of beer
The Growler City Bicycle has a gallon-sized beer holder built right into the frame.
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This slightly horrifying frog that grows babies in its mouth is probably extinct
Darwin found something really creepy while exploring Chile and Argentina. And now it's probably gone forever.
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This greenhouse is made out of sugar to taunt you
Oh, just TRY to eat it. You can't.
