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Why Thousands of Japanese Choose to Disappear Every Year: Inside Japan’s Johatsu Phenomenon – Ned Hardy

Fake IRS Texts Are Back — Here’s How to Spot the Scam – Shield and Fortify

Once you try this ice cream scoop, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without this for so long – Amazon

The Best Time to Book a Flight, According to Travel Experts – Traveler

The ‘15-15-15’ Workout Is Great Cardio for the Easily Bored – Life Hacker

CIA Offers Buyout to Entire Workforce as Part of Trump Makeover – WSJ

A Stradivarius violin could sell for a record sum at auction. Is it worth the hype? – NPR

How banned Yankees fan Austin Capobianco’s life has changed since his infamous World Series moment – The Athletic

Why Did Hitler Declared War on the Soviet Union? – Ned Hardy

Get a fireproof safe to keep all your important documents—passports, legal papers, cash, and valuables—in one secure place, protected from fire and water so you can grab them quickly in an emergency – Amazon

11 dead in worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history – ABC

Super Bowl prices are decreasing five days out from the game – Axios

Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons, surveillance – CNBC

The 10 Most Powerful Air Forces in the World – Visual Capitalist

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Your Secret Weapon Against The Incoming Wave of AI Scams – Shield and Fortify

Pictures and Videos of the Day – Ned Hardy

Keep this in your kitchen in case of a fire. It discharges four times longer and is easier to use than a traditional fire extinguisher – Amazon

People who are ‘emotionally immature’ always use these 12 phrases, say communication experts – CNBC

You Should Start Planning Your Summer National Park Trip *Now* – Fodors

Here’s the Right Way to Rescue a Soaking Wet Smartphone – Wired

These Two Senior Best Friends Went Around the World in 80 Days—Here’s Their Travel Advice – Afar

20,000 federal workers take “buyout” so far, official says – Axios

Confessions of a Man With Tourette Syndrome – Ned Hardy

These are my new favorite drinking glasses. They are from Japan and are super durable and incredibly light and they stack! – Amazon

The Benefits of Rucking and How It Improves Run Performance – Runners World

How to maintain a healthy gut – Psyche

Jordan Peele’s 17 Favorite Horror Movies – Thought Catalog

6 Countries with Incentives to Retire There – Traveler

Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox – NPR

Life Advice

How to Save Money While Living Paycheck to Paycheck

Living paycheck to paycheck is a reality for millions of Americans, with rising costs making it feel nearly impossible to put money aside. According to a recent report by LendingClub, nearly 60% of U.S. consumers are in this cycle, even among those earning six-figure salaries. The good news? There are ways to carve out savings, even on a tight budget. It takes strategy, discipline, and a few creative tweaks to your financial habits.

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Stop Bringing Your Phone Into the Bathroom. Just Poop.

At some point in the last decade, we collectively decided that sitting alone with our own thoughts—even for the length of a single bowel movement—was an unacceptable hardship. This is why you, me, and pretty much everyone we know now bring our phones into the bathroom like they’re some kind of emotional support device, as if we’d crumble into existential despair without the ability to doomscroll while evacuating our insides.

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Your Screens Are Giving You a Fake Version of What You Actually Need

A few months ago, I spoke with a friend who was feeling stuck. He had spent the past year scrolling through self-improvement content on TikTok—gym motivation videos, productivity hacks, entrepreneurship tips—but he hadn’t actually done any of the things he was consuming. “It feels like I’m getting smarter,” he told me, “but my life looks exactly the same.”

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9 People With Below Average Intelligence Describe What Life Is Like For Them – Ned Hardy

Google Search Ads Are Tricking People Into Scams—Here’s How to Avoid Them – Shield and Fortify

Your body wasn’t designed to poop sitting down—squatting is the natural way, and this restores the perfect angle for faster, easier, and healthier bathroom breaks – Amazon

Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 – Reuters

7 Fiction Books That Change The Way You Think – Darius Foroux

It’s About to Get Much Easier to Cancel Your Subscriptions – Life Hacker

How Would Japan Have Fared in a Fight, Had the US Landed on Mainland Japan in WW2? – Ned Hardy

Good socks really do make a difference when it comes to running – Amazon

They waited until their 30s to have kids. Now they’ve hit an unexpected snag – Business Insider

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral – 404 Media

The 7 Most Famous Crimes in American History – Linkiest

Sources: Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford finalizing Sept. 13 title bout – ESPN

DeepSeek Has Gotten OpenAI Fired Up – Wired

How All The Departed US Presidents Have Died – Weird History