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Health:

• Wait—Ozempic Is Linked to ED?
• ELON MUSK SHOWS OFF WEIGHT LOSS IN SANTA PIC
... 'Like Cocaine Bear,' But With Mounjaro!
• Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics, entering human intestinal cells
• 6 Foods (and 3 Drinks) That Put a Strain on Your Metabolism—and Why It Matters
• Impressive Health Benefits of Mint

Happiness:

• A dad asked a server for the check, he got something unexpected instead
• How Texas 'miracle baby' might have been saved by his twin brother in the womb

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Wild West of THC: Texas hemp shops can sell weed and ‘no one’s gonna stop them,’ ag commish says
• Judge temporarily blocks new Tennessee rules that would have banned popular hemp products

Back of the Napkin:

• 6 Easy Ways To Make Your Smart Home More Secure
• Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome

The Junk Drawer:

• Arrogant Kamala Harris told union boss she’d win election ‘with or without you’ — before crushing loss: official
• Sprechen Sie Deutsch, Hans Gruber?

Last Call:

• Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, sending lava spewing along summit caldera

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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!

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