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Health:

• Industrial pollution's imprint on cognitive health can last generation
• Low daily fluid intake linked to higher stress hormone response in adults
• This tasty piece of cheese may give you nightmares—literally
• Avoid these 5 food additives that may harm your health

Happiness:

• Woman Received Thousands of Letters from Dad Growing Up, Now Anyone Can Request a ‘Letter from Dad’
• 4 National Guardsmen Save a Man’s Life After Stopping for Lunch in Poland

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• AI is Evil

Higher Consciousness:

• Jeff Bridges Was High On Marijuana When Filming Oscar-Nominated Performance As President Of The US, Movie Director Says
• Rangers find thousands of marijuana plants, toxic chemicals in Sequoia National Park

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
• Is the Flipper Zero the next big car theft gadget?

The Junk Drawer:

• Cracker Barrel Faces 'Bud Light' Moment
• BA flight attendant on US-London route found ‘naked and high on drugs’ in toilet

Last Call:

• Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88
• Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• MSNBC To Change Name And Rebrand After 'Corporate Divorce' From NBC
• Loni Anderson's Cause of Death Revealed Nearly 3 Weeks After She Died at 79

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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Sharky
• cottongin

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