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Health:

• 1 Billion People Have Obesity Worldwide, What Researchers Say is the Cause
• He Lost Almost Half His Body Weight (210 lbs) on Carnivore Diet Eating Just Meat and Eggs–After Fertility Became an Issue
• How Self-Compassion Can Help People Achieve Weight Loss Goals Despite Setbacks–and Resume Dieting Faster
• Why Your Spring Allergies May Be Worse This Year

Happiness:

• Legally Blind Texas Student Defies Odds, Gets Accepted into Veterinary School: ‘Anything is possible’
• Eddie Van Halen’s Son Donates $100,000 to Kickstart Charity that Funds School Instrument Purchases

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Pinball Hall of Fame
• Waldos in Pinball Pics
• Mike Malladoni's Takeaways from The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Psilocybin Mushrooms Date Back 65 Million Years to Dinosaur Extinction
• Amsterdam Left Out of Netherlands Legal Weed Experiment
• ‘Rats Are Eating Our Marijuana,’ New Orleans Police Superintendent Tells City Council, Adding That ‘They’re All High’
• Teen Use Of Delta-8 THC Is Higher In States Without Legal Marijuana, New Study Published By American Medical Association Finds
• Marijuana Can Help Increase Orgasm Frequency And Satisfaction For Women, Study Finds

Back of the Napkin:

• Dish Network, The Trump Era ‘Fix’ For The Sprint T-Mobile Merger, Heads Into Its Final Death Spira
• Vehicle Cloning — Another Reason Not To Use Automated License Plate Readers
• Details reveal the desperate attempt to save CEO Angela Chao, trapped in a submerged Tesla
• You Wouldn’t Steal an Episode of the ‘Pirate Bay’ TV Series?
• East Nashville resident sues Roy's Meat Service over smell, triggering community pushback

The Junk Drawer

• You Wouldn’t Steal an Episode of the ‘Pirate Bay’ TV Series?
• East Nashville resident sues Roy's Meat Service over smell, triggering community pushback

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Doritos Fires 'Brand Ambassador' Who Tweeted About 'Doing Thuggish Things' To A Minor
• Roku Will Brick Your Streaming Devices If You Don’t Agree To Binding Arbitration

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Wiirdo

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