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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to rep...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Benjamin Franklin said 'nothing is certain except death and taxes.' Well, today you can at least reduce your taxes by creating a living legacy that...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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If you're stuck in traffic, here's something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Shakespeare called it "a precious stone set in the silver sea." Can you name the country?
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Rachel Carson warned us. In 1962, she spoke out against the use of DDT in her book Silent Spring. I wonder what she would say about carbofuran tod...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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What''s furry, barks, and sniffs out rare species like a Sherlock Holmes? Yep -- it's a dog!
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Who's the longest-lived human on record? Jeanne Calment of France -- 122 years!
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Did you know rice doesn't need to grow in water?
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Americans love potatoes. Fried, baked, steamed, boiled, and broiled. On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a y...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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They sighted him wandering through the Bavarian Alps, and the German media named him "Petzi" -- the first brown bear known to roam through super-po...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Well, it's back to the future again. Farmers are turning to "companion planting," an agricultural trick that Native Americans came up with centurie...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Veterinarians made a house call on the world's rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Camping. Fresh air. Stunning vistas. Mountain streams flashing in the sunlight. And the great outdoors offers all kinds of natural conveniences. L...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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In 1941, there were only fifteen Whooping cranes left in North America -- a flock from Canada that wintered in Texas. In part because of the Enda...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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Generations of kids did their Huckleberry Finn thing down by the Ashtabula, which means "river of many fish" in the Iroquois language. It once tee...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
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When rain refills a dried out pond, life soon returns to normal. Frogs croak, algae grows and dragonflies dart back and forth. But...that's only pa...
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
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"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Na...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
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Organic food is becoming trendy, and you'll be seeing more of it at your supermarket; it'll probably be cheaper too.
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
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The common reed looks harmless as it waves in the wind of America's wetlands. But, this exotic plant is one of nature's most effective invasive sp...
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
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When it comes to committing to wind power, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, blows the rest of the country away.
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
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The Soap and Detergent Association is cleaning up its act.
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
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In 1900, America used eighty million acres of grassland to feed the thirty million or so horses and mules pulling America's wagons, buggies, and ca...
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
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Golf balls away, my boys, golf balls away...
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32