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

Health:

• Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water
• The MIND diet may help reduce Alzheimer's risk, a large study shows
• Risk and future burden of dementia in the United States
• Should You Use Epsom Salt? Benefits and Risks To Know
• Food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than thought, study finds

Happiness:

• Dog Thinks He's Having Best Playdate, 'Little Does He Know' the Real Reason
• Steve Perry Auctioning Items From Personal Archives to Benefit Wildfire Victims

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Mouth Peaces

Higher Consciousness:

• Haribo Recalls Entire Stock of Gummy Candy After Three Packs Found Laced with Drugs
• Boomers Are More Into Bud These Days, According to a New Report

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse
• This Smartphone Smuggled Out of North Korea Is Absolutely Wild
• ‘No more floppy disks’: Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles
• A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World

The Junk Drawer:

• The Supreme Court Case That Could End Porn as We Know It
• FBI releases 112 pages connected to Covenant School shooting
• Trump bans Harvard from admitting new international students

Last Call:

• 'Caddyshack' actor Chevy Chase visits the Caddie Shack restaurant in Connecticut
• LORETTA SWIT FROM M*A*S*H DIES

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!

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