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Why Does Ozempic Cure All Diseases?

Scott Alexander | Astral Codex Ten | 13th August 2024

Ozempic seems effective against an astonishing array of ailments — stroke, heart disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, alcoholism, drug addiction, and even behavioural addictions like shopping. GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic tackle obesity by reducing people’s craving for food reward, an effect that could also treat addiction. Additionally, they seem to have anti-inflammatory properties that can arrest dementia (3,600 words)

McMillions

James Lee Hernandez & Brian Lazarte | CrimeReads | 12th August 2024

Book excerpt about the fraud behind McDonald’s promotional Monopoly games. Contestants could win up to a million dollars. Every time McDonald’s ran the game, they had a 40% jump in sales, unheard of in retail promotions. The FBI got suspicious when three winners seemed related to each other. The odds of three people from the same family or friend group winning the big prizes were 1 in 120 trillion (4,700 words)

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