☀️ Awesome Things 216: Colgate Beef Lasagna, Heist Movie Friends, Internet Road Trip, TSA Oopsie, 'Bourdain' Reviews Hooters, Space Miso
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
The Truth Behind the “Failure” of Colgate Beef Lasagna
Apparently, nobody had a craving for freeze-dried chicken and crab meat entrees created by a company best known for mint-flavored toothpaste.
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Introducing her friends, like in a heist movie.
[great concept, fantastic edit, and these girls are truly badass.]
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Help! I Left Something on the Plane or at TSA. How Do I Get It Back?
[ I once left an iPad on a plane…never saw it again. ]
Thousands of people have embarked on a virtual road trip via Google Street View
This is Internet Road Trip
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Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male
Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.
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Scientists Sent Miso to Space to Ferment — and It's Apparently Delicious
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“I Started Collecting Them And Already Have Over 650”: A User Has Been Powering His Home With Laptop Batteries Since 2016.
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Scientists Have Been Studying Remote Work For Four Years And Have Reached A Very Clear Conclusion: “Working From Home Makes Us Happier.”
[Can confirm – I’ve been working from home since Bush Jr. was in office.]
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The World's Oldest Tattoo Shop Has Been in Business Since 1300
[Time for Ye Olde Tramp Stamp]
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‘Anthony Bourdain’ Reviews Hooters
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Leftovers
✅ David Lynch on maximizing your life by doing less
✅ Xiaoma, a polyglot, was invited to give a speech at a high school for Language Week, and he delivered the entire speech in Gen Alpha slang. [no cap fr fr]
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Ah the colgate lasagna, I use that one in my branding class about branding fails.