Grist List
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Rare Galapagos tortoise breed gets a second shot at existing
Scientists think several generations of cross-breeding can bring the species back to life.
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Kohl’s gets some unlikely patrons in the form of deer
They were looking for a Marc Anthony leather jacket on sale, but they were ushered out before they could purchase it.
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Coconut-based contraption makes your bike sound just like a horse
Warning: Contains Monty Python jokes.
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13-year-old genius from Sierra Leone builds generators out of scrap, makes you feel dumb
With almost no training, 13-year-old Sierra Leonian genius Kelvin Doe makes batteries, transmitters, and generators out of scraps he finds in the trash.
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An easy how-to guide for making eco-friendly living graffiti
You mainly just need a blender, moss, buttermilk, and "water retention gardening gel," which I don't know what that is.
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Agricultural training ground The Farm School is bucolic, educational, and stupid expensive
Students learn to grow organic vegetables, tend livestock, and manage forests. Only problem? The cost.
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Conceptual artist Christo is building a gigantic sculpture out of oil barrels
It is not a pyramid (although it will be taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza), and it's not a comment on the oil economy.
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This bonsai-shaped solar charger is one of the cutest gadgets we’ve seen
Unlike many solar gadgets, it's an object you might actually want in your house. And it can more than handle all your wireless charging needs.
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The world has ended, or just about. Now, what wine do you drink with broiled rats and steamed slug?
You were probably wondering what you were going to do with your wine cellar after the giant fireball. Now you know.
