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Yes, Beer Bottles Can Spontaneously Explode
In my former job as editor at a craft beer magazine, I worked in an office full of beer bottles and cans. Stacked on shelves, refrigerated, cellared—they were everywhere. One evening, I was working alone in the office when a sound like a grenade going off jolted me out of my seat. After my heart…
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Ben & Jerry’s Hopes To Stay Incredibly On-Brand With CBD Ice Cream
While the growing legality of recreational and medicinal marijuana tends to command most of the headlines in the ongoing U.S. cannabis debate, CBD (or cannabidiol) is having its own cultural moment. The compound, derived from hemp, doesn’t have the same psychoactive properties as THC. By sidestepping the induced high, CBD has become an incredibly popular…
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Russian App Developer Stops Eating Food To “improve Clarity Of Thought”
Before we say anything else about the story of Pavel Durov, a Russian entrepreneur and app developer, it feels like it would be remiss if we didn’t immediately point out that what’s about to follow is a terrible idea, and we do not endorse it. We are just here to tell you that the digital…