“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar
• Global study supports the immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions
• 7 Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar Before Bed
• A simple, science-backed way to sharpen thinking and improve memory

Happiness:

• Tony Robbins’ 100 Billion Meals Challenge Secures First 30 Billion Meals, Redefining Global Hunger Relief Efforts
• Ambulances Gifted by India Have Helped Sri Lanka Save 1.5 Million Lives

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Xul Beer

Higher Consciousness:

• Oregon Officials Don’t Know If $46M Used To Fight The Unlicensed Marijuana Market Has Accomplished Anything
• THC-Infused Beverage Companies Are Recruiting 2,000 People To Drink Free Cannabis Seltzers As Alternative To Alcohol For A Study
• THC Beverage Study

Lotus Tech Tips:

• A 74-Year-Old Needed a Lawyer, So He Used an AI Avatar in Court. It Didn't Go Well.
• Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete

The Junk Drawer:

• Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington
• THEY’RE BACK! GET READY FOR 17-YEAR CICADAS TO RETURN

Last Call:

• FDA: Popular Chocolate Bars Recalled Over ‘Small Stone’ Contamination
• Butter Recalled By Cabot Creamery—1,700 Lbs In 7 States
• Marijuana Consumers Say They’ll Increase Their Cannabis Use To Deal With The Trump Administration, Poll Shows
• How Costco’s CEO Went From Forklift Driver to Kirkland’s Final Signoff

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Mama T
• Wiirdo

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