176 - Viva la Fuck You

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Health:

• Is Natural Sugar Really Healthier Than Refined? Here's the Answer
• Melatonin shown to improve muscle energy efficiency, offering a potential therapy to combat 'diabesity'
• 8 Drinks to Help You Fall Asleep Faster
• Beef Sticks, Hot Sauce, and More: The 5 Biggest Recalls That Happened This Week

Happiness:

• Boy Saves His Friend from Choking at School: ‘I just did my thing, which was a Heimlich’
• Four-Year-old is Ecstatic to Receive Reply to His Message in a Bottle–and Wonders if He has to Send Another Bottle Back

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• California State Fair Will Again Feature On-Site Marijuana Sales And Consumption, With New Award Categories For Blunts, Hash And Chocolates
• Atlanta’s Decriminalization Of Marijuana ‘Led To A Reduction In Violent Crime,’ New Research Shows

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
• 'Uber for nurses' exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months

The Junk Drawer:

• Lynnwood, WA council member withdraws from position after OnlyFans controversy
• Do Household Appliances Really Not Last As Long As They Used To?

Last Call:

• Punk rock legend, ‘Scrooged’ actor dead at 75
• Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glu

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Mama T and her best friend
• Dame Jennifer
• The Matriarch

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