Pocket-Worthy Reads

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Mental Floss

10 of the Most Unique Playgrounds in the U.S.

From St. Louis’s popular City Museum to the Little Debbie Park in Collegedale, Tennessee, these kid-friendly spaces put a fun twist on what playgrounds can truly be.

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Wednesday, August 13
Knowable Magazine

How the Cavefish Lost Its Eyes — Again and Again

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.

Bitter Southerner

For the Living of These Days

Every summer, locals reenact the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee, where Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan remains something of a hero. I wanted to see for myself why this story still resonates.

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Business Insider

The End of the Mega-Employer

For more than a century, armies of office workers were a necessary cost of doing business in corporate America. Not anymore.

Vogue

The 10 Most Powerful Antioxidants

We’ve all heard about the power of antioxidants for slowing aging—not just for skin, but for the entire body. These are the 10 most powerful.

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