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

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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Links:

• 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)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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