☀️ Awesome Things 218: Kids Need to Learn to be Punk, David Lynch Coffee Makers, Costco Real ID, Syndney Sweeney Bathwater Soap
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Today’s Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk
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Bid on one of David Lynch’s Mr. Coffee Makers
A group of three; all circa 1990s; two black, one white.
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Who Invented Ketchup and What Was Ketchup Originally Invented For?
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New plastic that dissolves in seawater raises hopes for tackling ocean pollution
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How To Build A 'Survival' Lunch Box Using Gas Station Staples
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TSA urges people to stop trying to use a Costco card as a sufficient REAL ID
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The beer exchange in Qingdao. The more people purchase, the higher the price will be.
Beer that no one buys will decrease in price. Similar to a stock exchange.
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Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia
The behavior—never before seen in birds—may be a developing cultural tradition among one population
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Sydney Sweeney Is Selling Soap Made From Her Bathwater
The soap, which is called ‘Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss,’ is medium grit and made with exfoliating sand and pine bark extract.
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How fast food drive-thrus manipulate your mind and wallet
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Leftovers
✅ It's spicy but she can't stop eating
✅ The £225 Louis Vitton Chocolate Purse
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