February 19, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned a dye known as Red 3, used for the artificial coloring of food. The news of a “ban on artificial coloreds” sent shockwaves among token black actors. (The Independent)

A trend called “email like a man” sees women championing briefer emails to please male colleagues and facilitate promotions. Experts caution against stupidly just mixing brevity with some warmth: “Write like a rapist OR some crazy ho, pick a lane!” (TikTok)

Doctors are sounding the alarm about eating an entire chicken every day after a man online said he’s lost 11 pounds doing just that. They warn the long-term effects aren’t worth it: “No amount of six-packs will fix that you’ll forever be worthless.” (New York Post).

In China, a mother handed her baby to a cop after telling him she had diarrhea and needed to go to the washroom. Asked how such a story could even make it to news outlets, the mother said it took a lot of convincing them. (New York Post)

In Canada, most victims are out of the hospital after a plane landed upside down. Reports are now coming out that the crew was warned multiple times prior by a passenger: “THAT’s what happens when a plane lands and you don’t clap!” (Reuters)

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