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FRANCE ON EVEN HIGHER ALERT

North Korea Sent Excrement Balloons. South Korea’s Response: Blasting BTS Hits.

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

THIS COMES AS NO SURPRISE TO READERS OF THIS BLOG

An animal source of mpox emerges — and it’s a squirrel

(Thanks to Edmond Orignac)

CANADA: LAND OF EXCITEMENT

Australia celebrates end to ‘Vegemite-gate’ after product back on shelves in Toronto

(Thanks to The Perts)

SMALL, BY AUSTRALIAN SPIDER STANDARDS

Man dressed in Spider-Man costume arrested after dangling above drivers on Kwinana Freeway in South Perth

(Thanks to pharmaross)

THIS WILL NOT END WELL

Robots compete with humans in world’s first humanoid half-marathon

(Thanks to Ron T)

FLORIDAAAAAAAA

Florida Man Finds Terrifying Visitors Outside His Door: ‘Not Them Ringing the Damn Doorbell’

(Thanks to pharmaross, Ralph and Mezrap)

FRANCE ON HIGH ALERT

Argentina breeds gene-edited polo super ponies

(Thanks to Steve Thompson)

WE THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME

First-Ever Antiferromagnet Found in a Quasicrystal

(Thanks to Richard Alexander, who says "Always the last place you look.")

THE FUTURE IS LOOKING BRIGHT

But there was no new policy—and no human behind the support email. The response had come from an AI-powered bot and the new policy was a “hallucination,” an entirely made-up explanation.

(Thanks to MOTW)

IN THAT CASE, SIR...

Convicted Felon Tries To Buy Gun, Tells Boca Cops “It’s Florida”

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson, who says "He was right, of course.")

BULLETIN FROM ICELAND

A sheep gave birth to a lamb during transport on a snowmobile

(Thanks to Art Kraus)