App Lets Families Easily Send Printed Photos to Their Loved Ones in Jail With a Swipe of a Button
An app that is being called "Instagram for Prisons" allows families to stay in connect with inmates simply by taking a cell phone picture.
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As a result of the US government shutdown, the absence of human activity at Point Reyes has actually helped the formerly endangered elephant seal.
After Wildly Successful Crowdfunding, You Can Now Order Bike Helmets That Look Like Regular Hats
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Construction Begins on New School Designed For (And By) Homeless Children
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A group of investors managing roughly $6.5 million is demanding that fast food companies step up their game – or else face the financial consequences.
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Appalachian Coal Miners Who Lost Their Jobs Are Being Retrained as Beekeepers - for Free
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Scientists Invent Ingenious Emission-Free System to Bottle Solar Energy in the Summer to Save for Winter
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Matches Made in Heaven (and Jail): Look at the Troubled Dogs Saved From Euthanasia by Doting Inmates
This program saves rescue dogs from euthanizaton by pairing them with inmates who find rehabilitation in working with the troubled pups.
Scientist Makes Bioplastic Out of Discarded Olive Pits Thanks to Her Dad's Strange Eating Habits
After she watched her father eat olive pits, this Turkish scientist has created an ingenious biodegradable alternative to plastic.