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Early Addition: People Reveal Least-Plausible-But-True Stories About Themselves


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Published Jun 27, 2018

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Ben Yakas
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Published Jun 27, 2018

Modified Jun 27, 2018


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  • In this very good Tweet thread, people offer the least plausible story about themselves that's true.
  • Sean Spicer is apparently trying to launch his own talk show, and we should all start shunning Spicer in response.
  • Why do you feel alone even when you're surrounded by people?
  • Here's Jeff Sessions making a joke about separating families.
  • The Village Voice has an oral history of ASSSSCAT, the world’s longest-running improv show.
  • Very "civil" protesters carried anti-gay signs and hurled literal chicken shit at the Red Hen restaurant.
  • A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction stopping the White House from separating children from their parents at the border, and ordering that all families already separated be reunited within 30 days.
  • New York will investigate allegations of pregnancy discrimination at Walmart, Merck, Novartis and Glencore.
  • Beer is being rationed in the United Kingdom because of a shortage of carbon dioxide.
  • And finally, look at this genius dog!

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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