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Travel to the Land Where Real Wasabi Grows!
Yes, it's true, the "wasabi" you know is most likely not actually wasabi! We're traveling into Japan to meet one of the people growing the real deal to learn more about the cultural impact of this product and why it's so precious and pricey. It may remind us of a few of our own treasured treats!
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#DialogueCoffee: Why We Need More Difficult Conversations
The world can feel pretty divided right now, but we have a fix for you. It's a technique called #DialogueCoffee and it makes talking to someone with an opposing viewpoint on the world a little easier (and much much more rewarding). Here's the story of how it came to be!
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Can Your Buttons Change the Way You Look at the World?
It's a simple innovation but the button is one of many small wonders we see every day. So what is it that makes the button so special, and could learning about it make us happier, maybe even come up with the next small wonder? It can!
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Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife
The best thought leaders among us are quick to accept the risk of abandoning assumptions. Their courage often brings out the best in others, and here's an amazing example of that alchemy!
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Lost Wallets Proving It’s Still an Amazing World
When YouTuber Mark Rober lost his wallet, he turned it into an opportunity see if a lost wallet could prove people are good (or not) and the results... well, they're pretty surprising.
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Creative Growth Art Center: Where Artists with Disabilities Thrive
Creative Growth is a space where artists can hone their crafts, express themselves, and share their work with the public. This is one nonprofit making us rethink where our community focus actually is.
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Orangutan Culture Feels Very… Familiar
We share 97% of our DNA with orangutans, but what we've known about their cultural customs and habits have been limited... until now.
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Solving Big Problems with Simple Solutions: Practical Compassion and The Shoe That Grows
Have you seen The Shoe That Grows? This genius idea is changing lives across the globe and it didn't come from a millionaire or a world-renowned inventor but a real person just like us! Here's his story!
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How Ripe Bananas Can Shift Perspectives: Wisdom from Oliver Sacks
Here's some wisdom from Oliver Sacks on how green bananas and an old H.G. Wells story helped him learn about valuing perspectives outside of the "norm".
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Everest: Still a Peak Experience?
Mt. Everest! Considered the pinnacle of physical achievement. It's a breathtaking place, both literally and figuratively, but it can also teach us a thing or two about how we formulate our goals. Take a look...
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To Chase a Cheese
The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling Festival might be one of the strangest annual events in the world. This is what happens when thousands of people cram onto a hillside to watch brave souls chase a wheel of cheese down an almost vertical incline...
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Dr. Lynda’s 6 Classic Holiday Recipes
Here at the beginning of a holiday stretch to the year end, food becomes a centerpiece of togetherness and celebrations. Please enjoy our 6 family holiday recipes from grandmothers, the best Kentucky cooks and well-known master chefs. Yum!
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