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“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• What Is TikTok's Benadryl Challenge? Teen Almost Dies After Attempting Viral Trend
• Exploring Benadryl for Anxiety Relief: What an Expert Says
• Over 10 Cinnamon Brands Recalled Ahead of Holiday Season Due to Potential Unsafe Lead Levels
• Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

Happiness:

• 66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band
• A dog helped an injured wild crow. Now they’re best friends.

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Billion-dollar Chinese marijuana grow operations have infiltrated the US, experts say
• Weed Causes ‘Infertility, Miscarriages, and Genetic Defects’ — That’s the Claim; the Evidence Says Otherwise.

Lotus Tech Tips:

• How AI could detect signs of mental illness
• Why government software remains a hacker’s playground

The Junk Drawer:

• Spirit Airlines Plane Gets Too Close To Air Force One: “Pay Attention!”
• Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space

Last Call:

• Watch Out Oregon! Some Stores Sell ‘Magic Mushroom Edibles’ With No Psilocybin
• Monkees musician Bobby Hart who wrote Last Train To Clarksville dies at 86
• Hackers at 30: The story behind the cult cyber fairytale
• I Almost Called 911 the First Time My Girlfriend Orgasmed. This Can’t Be Normal

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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Sharky

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