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Trending today: a major producer of paper products pours millions into developing a new alternative to wood – and apparently it works? The Kimberly-Clark Corporation is known for making toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, diapers, and the like – and they’ve spent years secretly developing a way to produce those products with fibers made from hesperaloe, or “false yucca.” Which, hey, cool, right? Maybe? Who even knows these days…

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