Cats
May 13, 2022

Funny-Looking Cat With Giant Saucer Eyes Becomes the Mayor of Hell, Michigan

A rather odd-looking black cat, famous on social media for her huge yellow eyes and duck-footed paws, was the mayor of Hell for a day. Let me explain. For $100, anyone can become the mayor of Hell, Michigan, a small town northwest of Ann Arbor, and, on April 24, the town had its first feline ruler. The cat's name is Jinx, and she lives in California with her owner, Mia, who rescued her in 2018.

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Nature
May 12, 2022

Colorful South African Succulents Have Evolved To Look Like Real Stones

If you love unusual plants and are looking to add to your garden, you may want to consider a lithops. This genus of succulents is native to southern Africa and the plants are quite a sight to behold. Nicknamed living stones, they do actually look like smooth pebbles. Really, these succulents look so much like stones, that you may be tempted to pick one up and skip it across a body of water.

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Art Supplies
May 12, 2022

10 Best Eco-Friendly Sketchbooks for Artists and Designers

Even though drawing on a tablet has become more accessible, it is hard to replace the tactile quality of working with a pencil on paper. Fortunately, paper-lovers can find an array of eco-friendly sketchbooks and sketch pads that make working traditionally both sustainable and fun. We've put together a selection of 10 eco-friendly sketchbooks that use recycled and natural materials.

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Science
May 11, 2022

High Schooler Invents an Affordable, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

People took on all types of interesting projects in their down time during the pandemic. Bread baking, gardening, knitting—these were common hobbies that were taken up, but there have been a few others with far more ambitious projects. Benjamin Choi, a high schooler in Virginia, began working on an invention that would quickly go beyond the scope and scale of a “pandemic project.

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