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In case you’re not sold on the idea that there are upsides to high gasoline prices, I recommend this article.

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It’s today’s entrant for the cool-but-pointless prize.

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These two things recently caught my eye.

• Kobe Bryant speaks Italian. Now you know. (via Neatorama)
• Chinlone is a traditional Burmese sport, whose ball is about halfway between a soccer ball and a hacky sack. That also approximates what it is. (via Good)

Grist compiled some interesting numbers recently. For example:

Less than 1: Percent of the earth’s surface covered by cities (1)
75: Percent of global energy consumed by cities (2)
80: Percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions contributed by cities (1)

(via GOOD Blog)