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Health:

• Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
• Special gut bacterium could help cut sugar cravings
• Can Green Tea Protect the Brain? Here's How Much To Drink Daily For Beneficial Effects
• Yes, the Color of Your Egg Yolk Matters — Here’s What It Means

Happiness:

• 30-Year-old Letterman Jacket Is Found By Brother in Serendipitous Twist of Fate
• Truck Driver Intervenes in Highway Shootout, Wins Goodyear Highway Hero Award

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Big new study tracks cannabis replacing alcohol as a daily substance
• 'Drug-Addicted Rats' Reportedly 'Enjoying' Marijuana After Invading Texas Evidence Room

Back of the Napkin:

• Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
• TikTok Users Gleefully Embrace Even More Chinese App To Spite US TikTok Ban

The Junk Drawer:

• Southwest pilot charged with DUI after attempting to fly in Georgia
• Democrats’ law prohibits child care employers from reporting illegal immigrants to feds

Last Call:

• Florida cop slams into motorist while watching porn

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Sharky

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