{"product_id":"and-another-thing-current-events-river-dyeing-annual","title":"And Another Thing CURRENT EVENTS, River Dyeing (ANNUAL)","description":"\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' data-en-clipboard=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' data-en-clipboard=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' data-en-clipboard=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔒 Annual Member Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIf you can see it but can’t click it, it’s a VIP thing. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/account\" title=\"Login to your ACCOUNT\"\u003eLogin\u003c\/a\u003e if you are a member or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/collections\/and-another-thing\/products\/and-another-thing-monthly-membership\" title=\"Join the MONTHLY Membership\"\u003eUPGRADE\u003c\/a\u003e to join the club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\" data-end=\"1080\" data-start=\"941\"\u003e- - - ABOUT THIS WEEK'S CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ⤵\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"300\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🍀 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"69\" data-start=\"3\"\u003eRiver Dyeing: Leprechaun Dust and the Science of Colored Water\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"354\" data-start=\"71\"\u003eEvery March, thousands of people gather in downtown Chicago to watch the Chicago River turn a glowing shamrock green. 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