<p>“Sit down, strap in, shut up, andåå listen!” — Pheonix</p>
<h3>Health:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.livestrong.com/article/539328-can-you-all-of-a-sudden-be-allergic-to-nuts/">Can You All of a Sudden Be Allergic to Nuts?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-coffee-caffeine-intake-tea-declines.html">Coffee leads US caffeine intake as tea declines</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a63785935/is-diet-coke-bad-for-you-aspartame/">The Dark Truth About Diet Coke</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.health.com/condition/headaches-and-migraines/heres-why-you-keep-waking-up-with-a-headache">Here's Why You Keep Waking Up With a Headache</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Happiness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pierced-by-cupids-sedan-woman-forgives-and-marries-motorist-who-accidentally-ran-her-over/">Pierced by Cupid’s Sedan, Woman Forgives and Marries Motorist Who Accidentally Ran Her Over</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/colorado-woman-donates-kidney-to-save-pennsylvania-man-35-years-after-they-went-to-prom-together/">Colorado Woman Donates Kidney to Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went to Prom Together</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3>
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<h3>Higher Consciousness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-kratom-addiction-clinical-trial.html">Kratom to be tested for addiction risk in clinical trial</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/woody-harrelson-wishes-he-could-invite-bob-marley-to-his-marijuana-dispensary-but-fears-the-reggae-legend-would-out-smoke-him/">Woody Harrelson Wishes He Could Invite Bob Marley To His Marijuana Dispensary—But Fears The Reggae Legend Would Out-Smoke Him</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Lotus Tech Tips:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-disney-worker-downloaded-an-ai-tool-it-led-to-a-hack-that-ruined-his-life/ar-AA1zOQRm">A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/amnesty-finds-cellebrites-zero-day.html">Amnesty Finds Cellebrite's Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist's Android Phone</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Junk Drawer:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/6rF9F">Rogan calls their cookies 'toxic' on his podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://onemileatatime.com/news/dead-body-qatar-airways-flight/">Oh My: Dead Body Placed Next To Couple On Qatar Airways Flight</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Last Call:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/iphones-are-replacing-trump-with-racist-during-dictation-but-apple-is-fixing-the-problem">iPhones are replacing 'Trump' with 'racist' during dictation – but Apple is fixing the problem</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/grace-slick-interview-nixon-morrison-20190185.php">Grace Slick recalls her wildest moments, from sleeping with Jim Morrison to plotting to dose Nixon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://3bmedianews.com/i-40-between-tenn-and-north-c-to-reopen-to-restricted-traffic-this-saturday/">I-40 BETWEEN TENN. AND NORTH C. TO REOPEN TO RESTRICTED TRAFFIC THIS SATURDAY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/very-definition-fk-around-and-find-out">This Is The Very Definition Of F**k Around And Find Out</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Images:</h3>
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