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Happy Mutants "Gretapocalypse" is a Greta Thunberg-themed art car made from the "shredded remnants of the very tools of the American dream" Jennifer Sandlin

penny U.S. mints final penny today Rob Beschizza

tourist traps Penny presses: find squashed penny machines near you Bob Knetzger

air travel Flight cancelled, man detained after throwing coins into plane engine for "good luck" David Pescovitz

micronations In 1948 James T. Mangan declared the entire universe to be a country under his protection Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Brad Pitt's brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week's dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Interview with a cryptocurrency scammer Cory Doctorow

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Sex The millennials are all right, and so are their sex games Laura Hudson

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