Grist List
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This is what your city would look like without light pollution
This photography series shows what the night sky might look like after humans and their light pollution are wiped off the planet.
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People will go out of their way to hit turtles with cars, because people are jerks
A university student found that drivers will go out of their way to hit a fake box turtle. Conclusion: People are mean, being a turtle sucks.
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This tiny tricycle house lets you bring your home with you
The Tricycle House is a dream come true for anyone who wants to live life like a snail.
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You spend up to three months a year searching through your clutter
Go ahead -- get rid of it.
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Here’s what a day looks like for New York’s pothole crusaders
"We'll get those potholes," says Richard Cicale, the director of street maintenance in Manhattan.
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Got a New Year’s hangover? Chicago has a clinic just for you
Horrible hangover? Give these people in Chicago 99 bucks and an hour of your time and kiss it goodbye.
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The cutest, most incredibly depressing animated film you’ll see today
This would be a good way to explain to your children why we're doomed as a species.
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Parrots have different favorite bands, but all of them hate dance music
Parrots actually like certain kinds of music more than they like others. But none of them like Prodigy. Smart birds.
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Kansas City is making millions by using municipal sewer sludge to fertilize a farm
Last year the city used 9,982 tons of sewer sludge fertilizer on 1,340 acres of corn and soybean crops.
