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How to Actually Remember What You Read: Print a Newspaper of Internet Articles

Now instead of just saving online articles to read later, you can create your own newspaper

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Goats Evicted In Detroit

An attempt at urban farming runs afoul of city ordinances in Detroit

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We’ll Test Our New “Flying Saucer” One Day Soon, NASA Promises

June 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 14 were all potential launch dates, but each time weather conditions precluded the test

The Baker river, one of the Patagonian waterways that would have been blocked by proposed dams.

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Chile Sides With Environmentalists and Communities, Rejects $8 Billion Dam Proposal

Environmentalists are calling the decision “a land-mark”

Are Your Sniffles Really the Flu? This Box Can Tell You

No, it’s not a tricorder, but this new diagnosis technology is a step in that direction

Army uniforms could get even more high tech

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The Army Is Testing a Belt That Can Guide Soldiers Through the Dark

The belt could have applications beyond the military from helping blind persons to tourism

No day is a day without running for streakers

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The Longest Running Streak on Record Is 16,447 Days

Jogging junkies give exercise records a run for their money

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Fire Hydrants Get a Face Lift

A new design for fire hydrants could make fighting fires a lot easier

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Would Projected Windows Make a Cramped Micro Apartment More Comfortable?

Is virtual reality the solution to housing densification?

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This Company Sold More Beer by Helping Waitresses Get Home Late at Night

Anthropology can have relevance for the business world—just ask this beer company

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Seattle Votes to Increase Its Minimum Wage to $15

Economists, however, say that the unprecedented hike could have negative repercussions for the city

The project could provide high speed internet to the remote Cook Islands, for example.

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Google Is Launching 180 Satellites to Bring the Internet to Remote Corners of the World

Google is acquiring satellite companies and hiring experts to find solutions for bringing internet to remote corners of the world

The incorrect way to eat a hamburger (according to science)

New Research

Japanese Scientists Have Figured Out the Ideal Way To Eat a Hamburger

Picking up your food any-which-way is just so inefficient

New Research

Too Many Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students

Elementary students perform better when walls are left relatively bare

A house in Detroit is demolished in 1992

40,000 of Detroit’s Buildings Could Be Torn Down

Detroit’s Blight Removal Task Force is urging the city to tear down thousands of vacant buildings

New Research

Listen to Your Coffee Beans—It’ll Perfect Your Roasting Skills

Coffee beans make different noises depending on how toasted they are

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Can Free Crack Pipe Kits—Like Free Heroin Needles—Reduce Disease Transmission?

A group in San Francisco plans to hand out free crack pipes, but the city is not convinced it’ll help reduce the spread of HIV and Hep C

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In 2015, an Ad for a Sports Drink Will Land on the Moon

One giant leap for advertising

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This Facebook Page Allows Iranian Women to Share Selfies Sans Hijab

The anonymous photos are meant to inspire change

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This Farmer Grew Four Times As Much Rice in the Same Amount of Land

His controversial farming method has long been dismissed by experts

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