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    Vanishing Fruit Stickers that Dissolve in Water

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    Sweden’s Treehouse Hotel

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    Steve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes

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    The Future of Bike Innovation

    Forget your fixie, these innovative bikes are the real deal.

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    The Mona Lisa Recreated with a Single Line

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    Brooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster

    In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.

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    Ikea App Uses Facebook to Personalise Your Bedroom

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    U-Boat Worx Offers Submarine Charters for Tourists

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    Hipstamatic’s Digital Disposable Camera for your iPhone

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    Steve Jobs: The Movie

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    Inspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House

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    Dutch Designer Rolls Out Wooden Bikes

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    Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers

    Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.

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    NYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life

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