Grist List
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Air Force pilots can now suck key lime pie and truffled macaroni out of tubes
According to the the pilots and the tube food developers, the mush inside the tubes is "the very height of culinary achievement." Except, at one point, the peach melba, which in early stages of development "had a 'dirty sock kind of taste.'"
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There’s a smart way to design an insanely big intersection, and then there’s this
It took a writer eight minutes to get across this intersection.
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Your cat is a massive environmental hazard
Cats are one of the major threats to U.S. wildlife, killing up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion mammals every year.
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This is probably the freakiest fungus we’ve ever seen
There's no real mystery why this thing is called a "bleeding tooth fungus." It is ... alarming.
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Look out! These cute penguins are cold-blooded killers
Japanese researchers put cameras on the backs of adorable Adelie penguins and sent them out to hunt. Generally, if you are interested in continuing to think an omnivorous animal is cute, you don't want to do this.
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Hopping monkey in a coat is ready for whatever the climate dishes out
His little elf-parka will get him through unseasonable cold spells.
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Ultimate Yosemite video took 30 photographers to make
We have seen some great videos of Yosemite in our time. But let us tell you -- this is the Yosemite video to beat all Yosemite videos.
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Drought caused an Omaha street to erupt in fireballs
There are many potential reasons for a sewer fire -- angry mutants, too many farts. In this case, we can blame it partly on climate change.
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To save cyclists, put airbags on the outside of cars
It might not be a perfect fix, but any cyclist would be happy to hit an inflated piece of plastic rather than a piece of hot metal.
