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Social media affects children’s ability to concentrate, study reveals [ [link removed] ]
Adults too. Maybe we should all be following Taylor Swift’s lead and ditching social media (See yesterday’s story [ [link removed] ])
One Million More U.S. Kids Became Obese During COVID Pandemic: Study [ [link removed] ]
That seems less than idea
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Also Worth A Look…
Putin’s scientists launch chilling squadron of remote controlled spy pigeons fitted with brain implants [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Spy Pigeons” on their Bingo card for December?
Thieves Walk Out of Brazil Library with Eight Matisse Art Works [ [link removed] ] - Apparently security guards just aren’t what they used to be these days. If you’re wearing an orange vest, people will let you in anywhere
NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days [ [link removed] ] - Don’t tell anybody but I secretly used the Pioneer 6 spacecraft to watch Cubs games for free when I lived in Atlanta
A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food [ [link removed] ]- At least someone can get some joy out of the sad situation… even if it’s a hungry Cheetah
Reporter smacked in the face by a bird while doing a piece to camera [ [link removed] ] - That’s an embarrassing moment for any media professional… let’s watch it again
China trade surplus tops $1 trillion for first time on non-US growth [ [link removed] ] - Clearly the tariffs are doing the trick. They’ll come crawling back any day now
Giant purple dinosaur caught fly-tipping on CCTV [ [link removed] ] - Barney was unavailable for comment
Count birds for science and fun for Audubon’s 126th annual Christmas Bird Count [ [link removed] ] - Just in case you’re looking for something to do
Stranger’s $1.7M Gift Means 88-Year-Old Cashier Can Retire [ [link removed] ] - My America was always great
Father and son earn world record for playing Hungry Hungry Hippos [ [link removed] ] - Congratulations
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