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Health:

• Are Runny Yolks Safe To Eat? Here's What Health Experts Say
• What to Know About 'Ozempic Feet,' the Latest GLP-1 Side Effect Gaining Attention
• These Two Household Ingredients Can Help Fight Inflammation And Support Weight Loss
• Should You Pee After Sex? Here's What You Should Know

Happiness:

• They got married outside amid tornado warnings—the photos are everything
• Shelter Dog Gets 'Freedom Zoomies' When Seeing Her Backyard for the First Time

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Using Marijuana Reduces Alcohol Cravings In People Who Drink A Lot, Federally Funded Study Shows
• You Can Drink Your Weed Now. What to Know About THC Beverages

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
• VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
• ‘Tone deaf’: US tech company responsible for global IT outage to cut jobs and use AI
• Computacenter IT guy let girlfriend into Deutsche Bank server rooms, says fired whistleblower

The Junk Drawer:

• Map shows where child marriage remains legal as Maine ban becomes law
• Hawaii Adding Climate Change Tax To Hotel Stays As Of January 2026

Last Call:

• Rock legend wanted to break fellow icon’s ‘(expletive) neck’ when they toured together
• Televangelist Jim Bakker Says He Needs A Million Bucks Or 'I'll Be Out On The Street'

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!

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