Pot Smokers Are Skinnier, and Here's Why

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Etsy user: MargaritaC
If you've ever wondered how your Mary Jane-loving friends manage to avoid obesity despite certain obvious factors such as a lack of movement and impressive caloric intake, you're not alone.

A recent study compiled by researchers at the University of Nebraska, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center investigated the impact of pot on glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance in U.S. adults.

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No Guys, Diddy's Not Going to be on Downton Abbey. Because, Duh.

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If you follow Diddy on any of his many social networks/emotional outlets, you may have noticed some rather odd behavior yesterday.

The hip-hop mogul, who has more than 8.5 million followers on Twitter, announced on Wednesday that he would be appearing as a regular character on the popular British period drama, Downton Abbey.

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We're Doomed: Pilotless Flights May Be the Future of Air Travel
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We're Doomed: Pilotless Flights May Be the Future of Air Travel

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Okay technology, we were alright when you replaced our plane tickets with mobile apps, our check-in desks with kiosks, and our in-person safety demonstrations with cartoon videos, but when you took the pilots out of the plane, we began to get concerned.

An unmanned air vehicle (UAV) took its first fight in shared airspace, in the UK last month. The 16-seater Jetstream aircraft, also known as the "Flying Testbed," pioneered its 500-mile journey sans passengers from Warton to Inverness using technology such as on-board sensors and robotics to avoid collisions and other airborne dangers.

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Le Slip Français Presents Indomitable, a New Line of Scented Men's Underwear
Bad News, Snapchat Users, Those Nude Selfies Didn't Disappear

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Le Slip Français Presents Indomitable, a New Line of Scented Men's Underwear

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Le Slip Français
Leave it to the French to invent perfumed underpants.

Le Slip Français, a French undergarment company founded in 2011 by Guillaume Gibault, is currently raising funds to create a new line of men's underwear with an aromatic twist -- because apparently having one's junk become overwhelmed with one's funk was a problem that needed serious debriefing.

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Bad News, Snapchat Users, Those Nude Selfies Didn't Disappear

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As if Monday wasn't grievance enough, Utah-based company Decipher Forensics found another reason for cell phone users to mourn. Snapchat, one of the top-selling free apps for Android and iPhone, was exposed last week for some serious security flaws -- namely, the permanence of presumably long-lost photos.

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Ball: A Google Image Experiment by Everynone

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From collaborative art group Everynone comes "Ball" -- a sharp look at a 3D shape that dominates all aspects of our lives. 

 Everynone is a team of New York-based filmmakers, Will Hoffman, Daniel Mercadante, and Julius Metoyer, who write that their goal is to "make videos about everyone." 

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We're Doomed: Love Psychic Claims Butthole Tattoos Are the Next "Big Thing" (NSFW)

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A few of our ink-loving friends at sister paper New Times Broward-Palm Beach checked out the 17th Annual South Florida Tattoo Expo over the weekend and discovered an interesting trend -- butthole tattoos.

The subject of their video -- totally NSFW and after the jump -- is a 22-year-old who chose to feature her boyfriend(s) name(s) and says the experience feels "really, really good."

The Broward team also ran into famous love psychic Jill Dahne, who's confident the inked chocolate starfish is "the next big thing."


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The Star Wars That I Used to Know (VIDEO)

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:Because the geek wars will never end, Teddie Films created their own Star Wars-themed spoof of Gotye's once-catchy, now annoying "Somebody that I Used to Know."

The creators describe their version as the "story of heartbreak to which Star Wars fans everywhere can relate ... And even with all that heart ache, it's still a better love story than Twilight."

We're Doomed: Hyundai Creates "Zombie-Proof" Car (VIDEO)

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:

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If you're a true believer in the upcoming zombie apocalypse (and not the one involving bath salts), buckle up.

Hyundai and The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman have joined forces to create a "Zombie Survival Machine" version of the Elantra Coupe, which they'll unveil during San Diego's Comic Con next month.

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The Art of Coffee (c. 1961)

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:Ah, the art of a true buzz.

Vision Associates produced this promo for the Coffee Brewing Institute in 1961. From harvest to production, preparation, and consumption, they nailed the coffee snobbery that still thrives in a few of our favorite places.

"How, then, do we make the perfect cup of coffee to our taste? Success lies in a single word: Care. Three simple ingredients go into the brewing process: water, coffee, time. Care will produce a perfect result every time."

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