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Health:

• Scientists Find Popular Diet Harms Gut, Boosts Inflammation
• 18 Foods That Have More Protein Than an Egg
• Common Artificial Sweetener In Diet Sodas May Raise Risk Of Heart Attacks, Strokes
• The FDA Set This Recalled Pancake And Waffle Mix To Its Highest Risk Level. Here's What To Know

Happiness:

• Woman in Her 90s Reunites with Toddler She Saved from Drowning 64 Years Ago, ‘Goose Bumps
• Under Duress from Bird Flu, California Farm Donates 300,000 Eggs to Victims of Palisades Fires

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• This ‘Psychedelic Church’ Is Handing Out Magic Mushrooms to Hundreds of Members for Free—Yes, Really
• Steep minimum fine for marijuana possession is just one step from becoming Idaho law

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
• If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

The Junk Drawer:

• Boyfriend Accused of Not Taking Relationship ‘Seriously’ for Refusing to Let Girlfriend Move in After 2 Weeks of Dating

Last Call:

• Boyfriend Accused of Not Taking Relationship ‘Seriously’ for Refusing to Let Girlfriend Move in After 2 Weeks of Dating

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• cottongin

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