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music Renaissance madrigal cover of "Birdhouse in Your Soul" is perfect Jennifer Sandlin

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politics RFK Jr. is giving medical advice again and it sounds like the brainworm is back in control Séamus Bellamy

106 years young Feisty 106-year Texan speaks out against ageism at airports: "I know what's going on!" (video) Carla Sinclair

religion Miraculous communion wafer just infested with bacteria Rob Beschizza

world record Italians break record for drinking water from a straw while peforming flips over the cup Popkin

Community Little Free Library celebrates its 200,000th book-sharing box Jennifer Sandlin

hp HP imposes 15-minute mandatory hold time for phone support, quickly backtracks Gail Sherman

evacuations A sinkhole 5-stories long swallows UK street, followed by a second hole — 30 homes evacuate (video) Carla Sinclair

elon musk Musk takes break from ruining America to mock blind person Ellsworth Toohey

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sports Shristi Dharmendra Sharma sets limbo skating world record Popkin

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