What We Don't Think About When Buying A Carton Of Eggs

If you just get regular old eggs at the grocery store, you may be consuming eggs from chickens who were raised in “battery cages.” Now, if this type of thing bothers you, you can look for cage-free eggs (not a perfect option, but better) or buy them at your local farmers market.

Or you could take it several steps further and get your own little brood of chickens. Check this out and see if it makes sense for you and your neighborhood. (You should really look up your local laws first, though.)

Are urban (or rural) chickens an option for you?

If you made it this far, you get a *BONUS* pic of me with my chickens from a couple years back. (Yes, I got pecked several times whilst taking this photo.)

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What We Don"t Think About When Buying A Carton Of Eggs

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4 College Kids Decided To Try Living Like 1.1 Billion People Do Every Day

What do you think it would be like living on $1 a day? There’s a fascinating documentary about that, and it reveals so much about parts of our world we are usually unaware of. I feel like simplifying my life sometimes, but have never even considered doing it to this level.

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4 College Kids Decided To Try Living Like 1.1 Billion People Do Every Day

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These Comments About Politicians Are Too Mean To Be True. But They ARE True.

This really reminds me of when atypical activists like Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye would write something wonderful in protest of the times they lived in.

Share this if you agree with him — or disagree. Or, you can share it if you just like the song like I do.

The lyrics:

Pushing poison to our children

Still promoting class division

We are starving, but you are fat

Don’t know why they do us like that

Politicians, you better get right

These conditions ain’t no good for life

Whose decision is it anyway, yours or mine?

Making promises you can’t keep

Hungry wolves dressed like sheep

Shake our hands, stab our backs

Don’t know why they do us like that

Politicians, you better get right

These conditions ain’t no good for life

Whose decision is it anyway, yours or mine?

Free country’s not so free

Ain’t no hope for you and me

From the power-hungry money fiends

Ruling the world behind the scenes

Politicians, you better get right

These conditions ain’t no good for life

Whose decision is it anyway, yours or mine?

Oh beautiful for spacious sky

For amber waves of grain

For purple mountain’s majesty

Above the fruited plain

America, America,

God shed his grace on thee

And crowned thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

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These Comments About Politicians Are Too Mean To Be True. But They ARE True.

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Tiny Houses Make A Whole Lot Of Sense For Many Of Us, And It’s No Surprise They’re On The Rise

What’s a tiny house? It’s a house that’s extra small, costs very little to build, and uses a lot less energy to live in. They’re more affordable and often adorable. And if the stats below are any indicator, we might be seeing a lot of more of them in our neighborhoods soon.

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Tiny Houses Make A Whole Lot Of Sense For Many Of Us, And It’s No Surprise They’re On The Rise

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A Perspective On George Zimmerman That Every Person Should Hear

In the aftermath of the Zimmerman trial, there’s been a lot of discussion about what coulda shoulda woulda happened. People have lots of opinions on whether race played a role in the case, and there’s just a lot of emotion in the air. One thing I’ve noticed is the tendency for folks to immediately claim solidarity with the victim, and publicly air their support and feelings.

This video may make people uncomfortable, but it probably needed to be said. I’d love it if you could share it too, so more people are challenged to think differently about it.

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A Perspective On George Zimmerman That Every Person Should Hear

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It's Way Normal For Half Of Us, So Why Do Movies Make It Seem Like The End Of The World?

I heard Aunt Flo is in town. Or maybe it’s Cousin Red? I can’t remember, but I do know it’s leak week for a lot of women out there surfin’ that crimson wave. But it’s totally normal to be on the rag when it’s *THAT* time of the month, so, yeah…

Joking about periods can keep it all silly and casual, but this video really made me think: Does it actually do more harm than good by not giving people the *actual* language needed to have conversations about such a natural part of life?

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It"s Way Normal For Half Of Us, So Why Do Movies Make It Seem Like The End Of The World?

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If You Only Vote For Presidents, You Might Be Doing This Whole Democracy Thing Wrong

When it comes to the relationship between midterm elections and presidential elections, maybe we have it all backwards.

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If You Only Vote For Presidents, You Might Be Doing This Whole Democracy Thing Wrong

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Chris Matthews Made Elizabeth Warren Angry On-Air. Probably Shouldn’t Have Done That.

Chris Matthews has a real problem with Democrats and Republicans not getting anything done. Can this famous senator set the record straight?

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Chris Matthews Made Elizabeth Warren Angry On-Air. Probably Shouldn’t Have Done That.

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A Grandstanding Senator Decided To Tell A Cop How To Do His Job. Big Mistake.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) dropped one talking point too many for Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn’s liking during a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, so the good officer decided to set the record straight. 

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A Grandstanding Senator Decided To Tell A Cop How To Do His Job. Big Mistake.

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Turns Out, Happiness Is Sorta Like A Muscle. And Here's How You Can Exercise It.

Check this out: Your meaningful-video addiction has some major health benefits. But don’t take my word for it. Pay close attention at 4:44 and see if you can’t relate.

BONUS: He also gives us a happiness brain hack at 7:15 that totally works!

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Turns Out, Happiness Is Sorta Like A Muscle. And Here"s How You Can Exercise It.

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This Commercial May Be In French, But It Highlights A Big Problem With A Worldwide Habit

Sometimes it seems like this is what some companies say in their boardrooms.

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This Commercial May Be In French, But It Highlights A Big Problem With A Worldwide Habit

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1 Minute Of Brilliance On What It Really Meant To Drop The Bombs On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

One of the biggest reasons given for the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was that it would end the war more quickly and save lives. Watch historian Howard Zinn tackle that in one minute.

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1 Minute Of Brilliance On What It Really Meant To Drop The Bombs On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

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Is Your Coffee Drugged? Yes. With Coffee.

We have such a stigma against drugs in this country, and last I checked the war on drugs is still costing taxpayers billions annually. Fact: America is the largest importer of coffee, a potent psychoactive drug with similar effects to cocaine. If things had gone a little different historically, Starbucks may have been the back-alley dealer and Johnny Cocaine the most popular commercial lunch break destination.

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Is Your Coffee Drugged? Yes. With Coffee.

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This San Francisco Cab Driver Got 1,000 People To Stand Up And Spell Out 3 Words

We’re now almost done with our first presidential campaign since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling. And just as the Supreme Court predicted, the consequences have in no way at all totally corrupted our politics. *COUGH* *COUGH* 

Truth is, it’s been a complete and total disaster. So what else do you do when the fundamentals of our democracy are threatened? Well, one San Francisco cab driver organized with the good people at The Other 98% and hit the beach! 

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This San Francisco Cab Driver Got 1,000 People To Stand Up And Spell Out 3 Words

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A Very 'Shocking' 98 Seconds. That Joke (Although Terrible) Will Make WAY More Sense After Watching.

“This starts out psychedelic and ends up psychologic.” Add a beat to that last sentence, and you just wrangled yourself a crappy, crappy techno song.

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A Very "Shocking" 98 Seconds. That Joke (Although Terrible) Will Make WAY More Sense After Watching.

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Could You Live On A Budget Of Just $30 A Week For Food?

SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which you might better know as food stamps. The SNAP Challenge is when someone lives on a SNAP budget for one week to get a better understanding and appreciation for what life is like for the 46 million Americans who depend on SNAP to feed their families. 

Newark mayor and all around awesome person Cory Booker recently participated in the SNAP Challenge, and with just $30 to pay for an entire week’s worth of meals, here’s what he learned: 

How the #SNAPChallenge works:

What Mayor Booker wanted to get out it:

Day 1: Realizing that not every store accepts SNAP dollars.

Day 3: Worried about how long his food supplies will last.

Day 4: Really, really missing his coffee.

Some #SNAPChallenge Facts:

Meanwhile, on Fox News…

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Could You Live On A Budget Of Just $30 A Week For Food?

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The One Thing You Would Never Expect Someone To Say To The Man Who Murdered His Child

Serial killer Gary Ridgway was convicted of the murder of 48 women in December 2003. His grisly crimes make me shiver, but watching the moment raw humanity hits him like a ton of bricks is just … wow. Simply put, I can’t even imagine the strength it would take to do what this father does.

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The One Thing You Would Never Expect Someone To Say To The Man Who Murdered His Child

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Meet The Wannabe New Barbie, No Longer Burdened With Those Unattainable Alien-Like Legs

Let’s be real: Barbie is a pretty messed up toy. First off, Mattel, the company that makes it, assumes that girls only want to play with dolls (not true), and the doll itself has such a ridiculous, unattainable look that it even has a syndrome named after it.* So one artist decided to see what she’d look like based on measurements from America’s Centers for Disease Control for an average 19-year-old woman. Here’s how he did it.

First, he printed a 3-D model.

Then he made the model look the part.

What do you think? Which one would you buy?

* Barbie syndrome is a real issue.

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Meet The Wannabe New Barbie, No Longer Burdened With Those Unattainable Alien-Like Legs

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The Moment Before A Horrible Car Crash, The Kid's Dad Asked The Other Driver For Help. He Declined.

Most of us have sped at some point in our lives. Many of us still do. Going 10 or 15 mph over the speed limit seems pretty harmless … until you look at it a little differently.

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The Moment Before A Horrible Car Crash, The Kid"s Dad Asked The Other Driver For Help. He Declined.

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MATH PROBLEM: If BP Made $36 Billion In 2010, And Their Tax Rate Is 35%, How Big Was Their Tax Bill?

There’s a bunch of corporate tax loopholes that allowed BP to pay $0 in taxes in 2010. Companies seem to be really good at not doing their patriotic duty. So some hackers decided to bring that to your attention in the most entertaining way possible.

First, learn what the corporations do when they play their games. Then play their game. (Sorry mobile users, the game won’t work on your phone. Use your tax break to build a mobile app.)

This is my personal favorite. 

That’s right, BP ruined a chunk of our country and got a REFUND. Now play the game and see what you can do to stop them.

Click here to see all the fact-checked data, Like Tax Evaders on Facebook, then share this so your coworkers have a good educational reason to procrastinate at work.

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MATH PROBLEM: If BP Made $36 Billion In 2010, And Their Tax Rate Is 35%, How Big Was Their Tax Bill?

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