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POPSWild orangutans treat pain with natural anti-inflammatory After using the leaves, the orangutan dropped them, allowing Morrogh-Bernard and her assistant to find out what they were. The leaves belong to a genus called Commelina, a group of plants that orangutans do not eat as part of their normal diet. However, local indigenous people know the plant well, grinding it into a balm and applying it to their skin to treat muscular pain, sore bones and swellings.
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POPSL.A bans plastic, and a song :) A new video clip :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOuyEXq7qg&eurl=http://la.metblogs.com/2008/07/22/la-city-council-votes-to-ban-polystyrene-plastic-bags/
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POPSBad kid! Don't push that button! I think I'd be laughing my butt off, as long as I wasn't the one who had to clean it up. Better keep a better eye on the kid next time. I mean, who doesn't want to push the emergency button? I wonder if it was big and red too...double the temptation.
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POPSHolland: Build an Amphibious House for a Floating Future Who says you have to live on dry land? Try a floating house... Building floating foundations is a snap. Just fill a concrete box with some kind of plastic foam, flip it over, and you've got a stable platform that's ready to float. And the more of these platforms you join together, the more stable they are. Zevenbergen's company has already built floating greenhouses and has plans for houses that not only float, but also move. His idea is that you can move them along the river, and go to a city which is close to the river, and park your home there in a special harbor which is constructed for this type of boat. A nomadic way of living, that you can change the area where you live depending on the season or whatever.
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POPSHow to not get shocked! My friend who was killed earlier this month taught me the trick about holding on to the car door frame - it really works. This article reminded me of him, so I decided to clip it.