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About 20 years ago, an avid runner named Kenichi Mamitsuka decided, on a whim, to pick up some street trash during his morning jog around Kagoshima, Japan. Despite feeling a bit self-conscious as ...

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Let’s be real for a second. Our attention spans aren’t what they used to be. With the constant bombardment of content from all sides competing for our glances, our ears, and our fingers, it’s no ...