Grist List
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Dolphin dies after idiots make it pose for too many photos
If a dolphin is injured, you'd think the correct response would be "Let's get it help," NOT "Let's put this on Instagram," right?
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New York City gets public solar-powered cellphone chargers
Street Charge stations will be offering up precious joules to drained phones at 25 locations in the next three months.
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Here’s what it’s like to ride on a subway with the doors open
What's worse -- a transit system that shuts down all the time because of malfunctions, or one that just powers through?
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Canadian crooks are illegally dumping squirrels
Ottawans are rounding up squirrels and sneaking them into Quebec, the squirrel toilet of Canada.
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Get ready to feel disappointed by any drink not brought to you by a trained otter
Tsukumi Dolphin Island, a Sea World-type park in Japan, employs an otter to fetch patrons juice from a vending machine.
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Fast food giants make their food look imperfect so you’ll forget it’s hella processed
Your daily creep-out: Junk food giants are trying to trick you into thinking their food looks wholesome and artisanal.
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Here’s a guy running up a lava flow — and here’s why he still has legs
It's possible, though inadvisable, to run up a lava flow and emerge with your limbs intact. Someone tell those kids pretending the floor is lava that it's safe to get off the couch!
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16-year-old turns algae into biofuel, makes rest of us feel unaccomplished
This awesome Florida teen created a chemical-free process to create biodiesel from algae -- and it could be 20 percent cheaper than existing methods.
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Maybe don’t drink this billion-year-old water
In case you were wondering how billion-year-old water tastes, it sucks. Now we know.
