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Health:

• 6 Bad Fruits You Should Be Eating for Weight Loss, According to Dietitians
• Orgasms aren't the sole key to women's sexual satisfaction, study finds
• The Gluten-Migraine-Headache Connection
• Coca-Cola actually cures an uncomfortable health problem

Happiness:

• Arizona Teen Returns Lost Wallet Containing $300, Receives Electric Bike He Had Been Saving for
• Texas Mail Carrier Rushes to Be 'First in Line' to Adopt Surrendered Dog from His Former Mail Route

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Marijuana Users Are Nearly 5 Times As Likely To Regularly Exercise Than Eat Fast Food, Stereotype-Busting Survey Shows
• Middle school teacher found guilty of giving marijuana-laced brownies to sixth graders

Lotus Tech Tips:

• ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic
• Encyclopaedia Britannica is back and ‘it’s better than ChatGPT’

The Junk Drawer:

• The Last Operating Woolworth’s Lunch Counter Will Be Up and Running Once Again in California
• Man Who Flew 120 Times For Free By Posing As Flight Attendant Convicted Of Fraud

Last Call:

• EL AL Sued Over Wartime Price Gouging, Illegal & Immoral Behavior
• Mel Brooks is returning for Spaceballs 2

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• cottongin

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