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August 01, 2012
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5:30 PM | The Purest of Them All
When most Americans talk about good-tasting water, they’re talking about water that tastes like their own spit. “When you taste something, you’re comparing the taste of that water to the saliva in your mouth,” says Gary Burlingame, who supervises water quality for the Philadelphia Water Department. “The saliva in your mouth is salty.” Salty saliva [...]
July 24, 2012
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11:11 AM | Smelling the Rain
I’m 5 years old, toddling behind my parents after a thunderstorm. They point at the sky: ‘There’s a rainbow!” I can’t see it. My brother grabs my head saying “Look, Kelly. It’s right there.” I still can’t see it. I smell car exhaust, violets, mulch and earth. I’m 17 in a car with a boy [...]
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