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The Science of Swearing is Some Very Good News
Good News Tuesday runs on the idea that good news makes more good news. Tonight it also runs on swearing. Dr. Robin Hanley DeFoe's research says dropping a casual expletive, not at anyone, just into the void, can block pain receptors and reset the nervous system. A French tennis player proved it in a post-match interview. The Calgary mayor proved it on Twitter during Stampede. It fits.
The actual good news is personal and wide-ranging. A Kamloops tattoo artist built a Game Boy life counter for Magic the Gathering, put it on a hand-painted cartridge, and accidentally launched a production run…
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