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Is it safe to eat moldy bread?

Is it safe to eat moldy bread?

No, say food safety experts. Molds can easily penetrate deep into a soft food, like bread. But you can salvage other foods with tougher surfaces, like cabbages, carrots and hard cheeses.
by Natalie Jacewicz

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How to be less of a jerk to the environment

How to be less of a jerk to the environment

It's Earth Day, so MPR News' digital team asked our environment reporters for some simple tips on how we can be better to the planet.
by MPR News Staff

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Vegan cookbooks spill the beans about aquafaba, the eggless egg white

Vegan cookbooks spill the beans about aquafaba, the eggless egg white

The discovery that the liquid from canned beans can be whipped into an egg white substitute has taken the vegan world by storm. Now DIY recipes are being codified into cookbooks.
by Tove Danovich

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Slow ride: Here's MnDOT's newest map of Twin Cities traffic woes

Slow ride: Here's MnDOT's newest map of Twin Cities traffic woes

A week after unveiling its $1 billion summer road work plan, MnDOT on Thursday offered a more detailed look at some immediate hassles metro area drivers will face, starting Monday. Take a look.
by MPR News Staff

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4/20 probably won't be legal in Minnesota anytime soon

4/20 probably won't be legal in Minnesota anytime soon

On stoners' biggest day of the year, here's where two legal marijuana bills sit at the state Capitol.
by Cody Nelson

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Christian teen magazine 'Brio' returns with a 'biblical worldview'

Christian teen magazine 'Brio' returns with a 'biblical worldview'

For about 20 years starting in 1990, "Brio" magazine was the evangelical answer to "Seventeen." Focus on the Family is bringing it back, saying it sees a renewed need among teens for alternative voices.
by Sarah McCammon

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Peep show: Calculate the speed of light with stale Easter treats

NPR demonstrates a science experiment that offers a new use for old Peeps. All you need is a ruler and a microwave.
by Adam Cole

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Airports: New approach saves jet fuel, improves air quality

Airports: New approach saves jet fuel, improves air quality

The Metropolitan Airports Commission says a new landing procedure has big environmental benefits. However, airplane noise still an issue for some in the Twin Cities.
by Brandt Williams

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Untangling the mystery of why shoelaces come untied

Untangling the mystery of why shoelaces come untied

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.
by Rebecca Hersher

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