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Shaunacy Ferro

Shaunacy Ferro is a senior staff writer for MentalFloss.com. Her work has previously appeared in Fast Company, Popular Science, and Architect magazine, among others. She lives in Brooklyn and spends most of her free time taking photos of her cat.
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The giant tree had a tunnel big enough to drive through.... READ ON
A 3300-Pound Flying Car Could Evacuate People Remotely
The drone, scheduled to be released in 2020, just had its first test flight.... READ ON
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Come April, make a run for the Canadian border.... READ ON
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It's more fun to watch storms than to get caught in one.... READ ON
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Think outside the roll.... READ ON
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A geographer has created topographic maps of the shadows cast by every mountain in the world.... READ ON
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The country's $290 billion tourism investment will include 100,000 new and upgraded public toilets.... READ ON
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If you lie about that fruit you’ve brought back from another country, AVATAR will call you out on it.... READ ON
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Don't try this at home.... READ ON
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Flippr is a rotating ironing board that comes with a place to set that hot iron when you're done.... READ ON
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Even people in Maine and Michigan can catch a glimpse.... READ ON
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It’s all about how long it takes people to get to their nearest town, and what’s around that town.... READ ON
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Did your aunt give you a gift card to a store you don’t even like? Get rid of it for cold, hard cash.... READ ON
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Robert Marchand is trying to break his own world record for most kilometers ridden in one hour.... READ ON
Finland Experiments With Basic Income for the Unemployed
It’s just a trial, but the Finnish government hopes it will reduce poverty and unemployment among the 2000 people selected for the experiment.... READ ON
Ridesharing Apps Could Easily Replace Taxis in New York City
A new study shows that it wouldn’t be hard for companies like Uber or Lyft to take over taxi rides with carpooling services.... READ ON
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Staying cozy has never been so fun.... READ ON
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It tastes like a nutty candy bar, apparently.... READ ON
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It's not too late to save on your 2016 tax bill come April, but for some deductions you have to act before the end of the year.... READ ON
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Gilbert Kerr donned full Highland dress in the Antarctic cold.... READ ON
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They're sanitary, eco-friendly, and amazing.... READ ON
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The ocean is a weird place.... READ ON
A Soft Robot That Can Move Like a Human Thumb
It can bend AND twist, just like a biological finger or wrist.... READ ON
Coworking Studio Offers Free Workspace for Food Bank Donations
Contributions to Moisson Montréal could get you free time at a shared office space in the city.... READ ON
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The family may have been discovered in the course of an unrelated investigation.... READ ON
Longer-Lasting Produce Might Soon Come to a Store Near You
A company that makes edible, tasteless coatings to protect fruits and vegetables from spoiling just got a $33 million investment.... READ ON
A Giant Bronze Hippo Ballerina Is Hitting the Streets of New York
The public art sculpture stands more than 15 feet tall.... READ ON
Not Many College Grads Find Career Services Very Helpful
Only 16 percent find visiting a career counselor to be a very helpful experience.... READ ON
Long-Lost Christmas Drinking Song Discovered at Oxford
Composer George Butterworth destroyed many of his early works before he left to fight in World War I, making it a rare find.... READ ON
Listen to Radio Stations From Around the World With Radio Garden
Want to hear what's popular in Nairobi? Just spin the map.... READ ON
Inside the Booming Business of Adults Who Play With Toys on YouTube
Why do kids want to watch toys being unwrapped and played with by people other than themselves?... READ ON
Take a Look at Images of Ordinary Objects Cut in Half
What does the inside of a camera look like?... READ ON
What 24 Hours of New York City Subway Travel Looks Like
Daily commutes seem a lot more peaceful when they're set to classical music.... READ ON
Make Waves With Your Workout at This Floating Gym on the Seine
Everyone likes a stationary bike with a view.... READ ON
Compare the Calorie Counts of Your Favorite Fast Food Menus
Not all drive-thru trips are equally fattening.... READ ON
UberX Is Deploying Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco
It's the company's second self-driving car pilot.... READ ON
A Collection of Some of the Best Scenes From 'Planet Earth'
You don't have to watch the entire series to see some of its best footage.... READ ON
Yes, You Can Find a Santa for Hire on LinkedIn
Plenty of Santas advertise their services on the networking site.... READ ON
The Field Museum Is Launching a Beer Based on Its T. rex, Sue
The pale ale is called psuedoSue.... READ ON
Why Retail Therapy Feels Good, But Won't Make You Happier in the Long Run
The high you get from buying something can be self-reinforcing.... READ ON
Prague's Hottest New Reading Spot Is a Zeppelin on Top of an Art Gallery
It stretches between two buildings.... READ ON
Redditor Recreates USS Enterprise in Gingerbread
Most of it is edible, too.... READ ON
The Shortest Route for Seeing Nearly 50,000 Historic Places in One Trip
You'll start in Alabama and wind around the country in a quick 217,605 miles.... READ ON
You Can Use a Jellyfish Gene to Make Glow-in-the-Dark Beer
The kit is available for $199.... READ ON
Behind the Scenes With a Storm-Chasing Photographer
A lake in Venezuela sees 1.2 million lightning strikes every year, and Jonas Piontek is there to capture them.... READ ON
See 500-Year-Old Miniature Boxwood Carvings in Toronto
Some of these tiny, intricate religious scenes have never been on display in North America before.... READ ON
UPS Tests Package Delivery by Electric Bikes in Portland
The company already uses regular bicycles for holiday deliveries in the cycling-friendly city.... READ ON
Missing Poodle Found Safe After 9 Years
The 13-year-old dog Gigi is a little stiffer than when she went missing in 2007, but was returned in relatively good health.... READ ON
9 Moving Quotes from Pioneering Astronaut John Glenn
The first American to orbit the Earth died today at the age of 95.... READ ON
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Austen was a sucker for an honest review.... READ ON
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