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When Animals Fall from the Sky

In the 1999 fIlm "Magnolia,” a star-studded ensemble about Los Angeles lives that collapse and come together on a single day, the weather is practically the main character. Rain ...

by Justin Nobel
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Caleb Charland: Back to Light

Caleb Charland has a unique way of lighting up produce for his photoshoots: use the fruit itself.

by Kate Farrar
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The Imbibes of March

A look at a biÁ¨re de Mars, a once common, now rare type of spring beer.

by Daniel Fromson
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Inside the Milk Machine: How Modern Dairy Works

How does milk get made? It’s a process that is far more shrouded in mystery than it used to be. Modern Farmer spent two days at Ronnybrook Farm in upstate New York to get an inside look at the relationship between cow, calf, milk and farmer.

by Mark Kurlansky
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7 Prominent Pop Culture Pigs

Celebrity pigs are frog lovers, entertainers, spokesmen, best friends, sheep herders, family members, and even bloodthirsty mutant monsters. We’ve gathered some clips of pop culture’s most celebrated swine.

by Christopher Surprenant
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Unsolved Mystery: Exploding Pig Poop

A year and half and thousands of jars of pig poop later, scientists in the Midwest still have little idea what is causing pig manure to ignite like a fireball at the end of a Schwarzenegger movie.

by Sam Brasch
Never Buy a Teacup Pig
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Never Buy a Teacup Pig

Thinking about buying a teacup pig? Just know that it won’t fit in a teacup (or your house) for very long.

by Jake Swearingen
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Inside the Pig War of 1859

How one dead swine nearly sparked an epic set of battles between the British and Americans.

by Alexis Coe
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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Is Nasty ” and It Could Get Worse

The National Pork Board issued a statement on Tuesday calling Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus its “No. 1 priority” and announcing the commitment of more than $1 million to research the virus and combat its spread.

by Dan Mitchell
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