A Potato Worth $1M, Cannabis Can Ease Period Cramps  + More Brunch Topics

A Potato Worth $1M, Cannabis Can Ease Period Cramps + More Brunch Topics

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A picture of a potato sold for more than $1M and smoking weed can soothe your menstrual cramps. Here's what happened this week.


A Budget Exoskeleton Allows Paraplegics To Walk—For The Price Of A Car, Fast Co. Design

Created by the Berkeley-based company SuitX, the Phoenix is a 27-pound, $40,000 robot frame that can allow paraplegic people to walk. Even still, its specs might not sound so impressive on paper. It can only cruise at 1.1 mph on level ground. Wearers still need to use crutches or a walker to balance. But costing two to four times less than competitors like ReWalk, it’s amongst the lightest exoskeletons in the world. And maybe most importantly, "it feels like you’re actually walking," Sanchez says. A long time collaborator on the Phoenix project, he says competitors made him feel like a robot had hijacked his lower half. Read more.

Kim Kardashian's Poll About Kanye West Got More Votes Than Iowa Caucus, Huffington Post

On Feb. 1, Kim Kardashian tweeted a poll that may forever shake the foundation of American democracy. Going head-to-head with the Iowa presidential caucus on the same day, Kardashian asked her Twitter audience what Kanye West's new album should be called. She got more votes than the entire Iowa caucus. Read more.

Photo Of Potato Sells For A Million Dollars, Mandatory

Photo Courtesy of Mandatory

Be careful sharing the image of this pricey potato, since it's now worth more than $1 million. According to British newspaper The Independent, an unnamed European businessman has purchased this photo of a potato on a black background for 1 million euros ($1,086,950). Read more.

Obama Will Visit a Mosque For The First Time as President, Time

For many in American Muslims, President Obama’s visit to a mosque Thursday has been a long time coming. In the final year of his presidency and at a time when anti-Islamic sentiment seems to have reached new highs, Obama will sit down with members of the Muslim community in Maryland for an open discussion. Read more

Cannabis-Based Vagina Suppositories The Latest Invention To Help Ease Period Pain, International Business Times

Photo Courtesy of International Business Times

Cannabis-based vagina suppositories are the latest medical invention to hit the US market in a bid to help women suffering from period pain. Foria relief capsule suppositories, similar in shape to tampons, are filled with cannabis and are set to bring relief to women without giving them a high. Read more.

Amazon Plans To Open Hundreds Of Physical Bookstores, Says Mall CEO, Buzzfeed News

The biggest bookseller in the world might be about to get quite a bit bigger — IRL. Amazon, the retail behemoth, plans to open hundreds of brick and mortar bookstores, according to the CEO of a large mall ownership and operation group. Read more.

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