107 - Sound Boyd

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Health:

• Pumpkin Seeds: Here's How The Superfood Can Be Beneficial
• Researchers Say Ammonium Is the Sixth Basic Taste: Here's What to Know
• Ozempic Doesn’t Warn About Mental Health Side Effects, but Wegovy Does
• B12 deficiency: A hidden trigger of inflammation?
• Top 12 Foods That Are High in Vitamin B12
• FDA Proposes Ban On Formaldehyde In Hair Relaxers; Here's How The Chemical Affects Health
• Head-to-Head Study of Common Statins Looks at Effectiveness and Diabetes Risk
• CVS pulling popular cold meds from shelves after report deems them to be useless
• Vinnie on Oreos
• Low Birth Weight Babies 4 Times More At Risk Of Developing Fatty Liver: Study
• Vinnie and Gina on Kohlrabi

Happiness:

• Do You Know Your Pet’s Love Language? Survey Shows Which are the Most Popular
• 72-Year-old Graduates from College with His 99-yo Mom Cheering Him On
• Oklahoma Teen Wins Volkswagen Beetle After Attending a Stranger’s Funeral: ‘Perfect winner was drawn’
• 14-year-old Invents Soap for Treating Skin Cancer and Wins Top Honor as America’s Top Young Scientist

Toast and Jam:

• Halloween Yard Display

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Paul McCartney-Signed Pot Arrest Cartoon Appears on Antiques Roadshow, Valued Up to $3,600
• Increase in discipline referrals for substance use in Oregon middle schools after recreational marijuana legalized

Back of the Napkin:

• Signal Debunks Zero-Day Vulnerability Reports, Finds No Evidence
• Everything T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Critics Predicted Has Come True
• Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

The Junk Drawer

• Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink

Dishonorable Mentions:

• McCormick Sues Cannabis Company Over Parody Sticker
• Walmart Jumps to Top Spot as the Most Impersonated Brand for Phishing Scams in Q3 2023
• Convicted child molester sets up tent across from San Fran elementary, offers ''free fentanyl for new users.'' Police say they can't remove him.

Images: Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Wiirdo
• Boolysteed
• Piranesi
• Phaze_Zilla
• Sharky
• NetNed

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