Grist List
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Peanut butter was once a locally produced health food
Like avocados or chia seeds, peanut butter was once a trendy health food.
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Waiting for a bus in Sweden can actually make you happier
In one Swedish town, a local company has hit upon a simple way to make waiting for the bus not-terrible.
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These early 20th century nature drawings are like a bad acid trip
They start out all fun and colorful, and the world just seems amaaaaazing and full of beautiful creatures.
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An Ethiopian zoo has lions unlike any others on earth
Zookeepers were convinced that these lions were really something special. And it turns out, they were right.
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Dolphin at Sea World rises up and bites the hand that feeds him
Feeding the dolphins at Sea World is a totally fun, once-in-a-lifetime experience … until the dolphins decide they care more about eating the fish than the integrity of your arm.
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1904 song encourages you to make out in the newly built subway
This scandalicious, vaguely suggestive song called the subway "a new lover's lane."
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Cities make spiders gigantic
According to a new study, spiders living in cities are notably bigger than those living out in the bush.
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This lamp tells you the weather by puffing out clouds in your house
It's a lamp that tells you what the weather is. We don't understand how it works but we would buy one.
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Men think it’s perfectly fine to eat meat because PENISES
Women who eat meat tend to ignore that it's bad for the environment. Men tend to come up with all kinds of reasons to do what they feel like doing anyway.