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Americans Flush $5 Billion Down the Toilet Every Year

The typical American flushes away 24 gallons of water each day, nearly a quarter of our total water consumption.

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How Michael Jordan's March Madness Shorts Changed the Apparel Business

While Jordan’s effect on footwear is impressive, it’s not the only multi-million dollar fashion trend he set.

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How Do You Fix a 45-Mile-Long Leaky Pipe 70 Stories Underground?

That job calls for some something special: underwater repairmen.

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The Conspiracy to Control the World's Electric Lighting

The story of the Phoebus Cartel, an experiment in the fine art of anti-competitive collusion.

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The Craziest Way to Fight Developers Trying to Seize Your Home

The tricky legalities of economic development become even trickier when you try to seize the home of a martial arts champion.

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Regulators, Mount Up: What Happens to the Coke in Coca-Cola?

In order for Coca-Cola to continue to exist in its current form, the company has a special arrangement with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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