Saturday Tweets: Holiday Edition

December 20, 2014

The Dutch rode horses on their highways during the 1970s oil crisis http://t.co/G0zGsfkwjN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 19, 2014 What’s going on with the bees? Best explanation of CCD I’ve seen anywhere (tldr: poor diet and stressful conditions): http://t.co/gSYC36swF6 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 19, 2014 Santa’s real workshop: the town in China that makes the world’s Christmas decorations: http://t.co/3kifzaKtqz — Root Simple (@...

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Saturday Tweets: Peppercorns, Fig Trees and Your Inner Cleveland

Mr. Homegrown

December 27, 2014

Saturday Linkages

Why Bury Fig Trees? A Curious Tradition Preserves A Taste Of Italy http://t.co/wmFQIZBmoh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 A Tablet for Africa? http://t.co/vsCls4QyTe — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 Flooded Crypt of San Francesco: Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water http://t.co/CJPiv46xpq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 The “Inner Cleveland” of Trendy Cities http://t.co/HNrH9pmlEW...

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Saturday Tweets: Toilet Hacks, Egg Laying Charts and Food Porn

Mr. Homegrown

January 3, 2015

Saturday Linkages

i made a water saving hand washing sink and @yukidoko did a nice write up. check it out: http://t.co/h9D8mIve0t — federico (@theNothingWolf) December 31, 2014 Egg Laying Chart | HenCam http://t.co/Puem22mVJe via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 1, 2015 How to make parking meters popular: @ACCESS_Magazine http://t.co/EkY7pd3FBu — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 1, 2015 Making Your Own Knives http://t.co/nAfBars2CA — Root Simple (...

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Saturday Tweets: Weird News and Cats

Mr. Homegrown

July 29, 2017

Saturday Linkages

Musings on a personal history with a great plant: Inula magnifica 'Sonnenstrahl' https://t.co/2x1Y8iHvv8 pic.twitter.com/PzLmirmww1 — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 29, 2017 The secrets of an Italian gelato master https://t.co/3jlj5UjqJP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 29, 2017 Warm Weather Causes Freak Dough Truck Debacle in Tacoma https://t.co/CMUSvKL792 via @Eater — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 28, 2017 Bomb Discovered In New...

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Saturday Tweets: Methane, Almonds and Werner Herzog’s Life Advice

Mr. Homegrown

January 17, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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There’s a lot more methane in LA’s atmosphere than we thought via @BoingBoing http://t.co/U8Jc3VN4En — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 15, 2015 Your House Ain’t Property, it’s Habitat http://t.co/iwVi65EN3a via @SomeDayAllThis — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 12, 2015 What America’s nutty demand for almonds is doing to California http://t.co/YnZBU7dEBx via @grist — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 17, 2015 Werner Herzog’s 24 pieces of advic...

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