Grist List
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Scientists are using mushrooms to get gold out of your old phone
'Shrooms make it easier to recover precious metals from electronic waste. Hey, is that a dragon eating a rainbow?
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Vegan condoms are so passé — socially conscious rubbers are the new hotness
Buy a condom from L. International, and you help African women get access to safe sex, receive health education, and stop the spread of HIV.
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This beer tastes like crap, and that’s a good thing
"To me there’s a little bit of leather -- new leather, not sweaty leather," says one fan of wild yeast Brettanomyces in booze.
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This guy is taking the world’s longest road trip in an electric car
So far he's driven from the Northwest to Maine to Florida in a Tesla Model S, all without paying a dime for gas. And the trip's not over yet.
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The tiny house documentary is finally (almost) here! Peek inside the result
Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller built the 127-foot space without a plan. Gutsy!
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There’s something worse than phosphates in England’s wastewater
We're not sure why someone flushed an unidentified sex toy down the sewers of Devon, England, but it sure made a mess.
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Busted ant farm or bikeshare? Watch Citi Bikers swarm NYC streets
This mesmerizing data visualization shows where, and when, NYC Citi Bikers ride.
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Donate to the Sharknado sequel and you’ll also be supporting shark conservation
If you donate enough money, you can help save a shark AND be in the movie!
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With “Netflix for LEGOs,” the sharing economy just went preschool
Your kids (or you -- no judgment) get to play with one set at a time, ship it back for free, and then eagerly await the next set in your queue.