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To avoid being severely punished for shortchanging customers in medieval England, bakers included an extra item in their dozens, just in case.

Maker’s Dozen

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Knead some inspiration to help channel your DIY cravings? Throw some new treats into your mix at the Maker Faire, the annual two-day festival that celebrates the craftier side of life. Join the 40,000-strong crowd to see returning faves such as the 2∏r (not eco, but we'll cop to a touch of pyromania), and also play with and learn how to make cool stuff like home hydroponics systems (for chem-free tomatoes), wallets out of cereal boxes, and bikes out of scrap parts - saving waste and giving your inner inventor some love. After we check out the bartending robots, you'll find us sewing some new clothes and grabbing a handful of organic bath salts. No half-baked ideas here.

Wanna Try?

Maker Faire; May 3, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and May 4, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; San Mateo Fairgrounds, 2495 S. Delaware St. (707-827-7074). Tickets, $20/day; after Apr. 25, $25/day.

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