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Health:

• Sleep's dual role: How it consolidates memories while preparing the brain for new learning
• US sees disproportionate increase in body mass index rates of more than 60
• Household Plastics Raise Cardiovascular Disease Risk: 4 Ways to Limit Exposure
• Forget Cholesterol Screenings. This New Blood Test Is The Best For Decoding Heart Health

Happiness:

• Child Born with Heart Outside Chest Becomes Solitary Survivor Thanks to Surgical Procedure Invented for Her
• 90-year-old Who Has Saved Over 10,000 Animals at Sanctuary Has No Plans to Retire

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• ‘Black-Owned’ Label On Marijuana Products Increases Interest Among White Consumers But Not Black Consumers, Study Says
• Turkey Leg Hut Owner Sold Marijuana At Restaurant In Branded Bags, FBI Says

Lotus Tech Tips:

• iOS and Android juice jacking defenses have been trivial to bypass for years
• Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus
• Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi
• Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that.

The Junk Drawer:

• 'You wouldn’t steal a car' anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts
• California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Advances After Language Removed To Make Purchase Of 16 & 17-Year-Olds A Felony

Last Call:

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50
• Trump signs order to cut funding to PBS and NPR
• Ruth Buzzi, who played a purse-wielding spinster on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Mama T

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