Cool Stuff Ride Home

Tue. 05/03 - Why Can't The US Have Weird Chip Flavors?


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Why doesn’t the US get all the cool chip flavors that other countries do? Plus, scientists have figured out a way to breakdown plastic in just a few days, instead of over centuries. And why a bunch of creepy dolls keeping washing ashore along the gulf coast in Texas.

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    Why Are American Chips So Boring? (Eater)
  • Plastic-Eating Enzyme Could Gobble Up Tons and Tons of Waste (Futurity)
  • Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic In Days, Not Centuries (Vice)
  • Creepy dolls keep washing up on this stretch on Texas coastline. 'A lot of nightmares' (Star-Telegram)
  • Why Have Garfield Phones Been Washing Ashore in France for 30 Years? (Smithsonian Magazine)
  • Tropicana wants you to pour orange juice on cereal (CNN)
  • Wed. 11/03 - The McRib, Space Tacos, and Tropicana Toothpaste (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
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