The Lotus Effect

228 - Desginated Spokeshole

2026-06-27

Your favorite petalheads discuss water, Texas’ lack of separation of church and state, going sugar-free, Wegovy Kids, wasabi, arsenic candies, the hum, criticism and mental health, and the petalheads weigh-in on their favorite Mandela effect.

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Links:

• 6 Unexpected Signs You're Not Drinking Enough Water, According to Health Experts
• Texas becomes first state to require students read the Bible with required literary list
• Going Completely Sugar-Free May Actually Be Making You Less Healthy. A New Study Shows Why Total Elimination Can Backfire.
• When Diets Don’t Work: Parents Turn to Wegovy for Elementary School Kids
• 10 Surprising Health Benefits of Wasabi
• More Than 20 Popular Candies Tested Positive For Toxic Levels Of Arsenic
• A Mysterious Hum Has Plagued the Earth for 50 Years. Scientists May Have Finally Found Its Source.
• Does criticism hit you harder than it should? You might have RSD.
• Given Just 8 Months to Live, Teen Graduates Cancer-Free 4 Years Later Thanks to Doctor’s Promise

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• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• cottongin

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