A Tulane University study published in the European Heart Journal found that people exposed to more than 3 lux of light while sleeping — about the brightness of light bleeding under a closed door — developed thicker, stiffer heart walls over three years. Also: the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize in Economics went to a team of UC Irvine researchers who confirmed across multiple experiments that wealthy people are more likely to steal candy meant for children, cut off other drivers, and lie at work — and the prize ceremony itself took place for the first time in Zurich with Nobel laureates handing out awards. And Snoop Dogg posted a job for an international ice cream taster at his Dr. Bombay brand, paying $10,000 a month for three months — received 200,000 applications from 133 countries — and got more coverage of his ice cream brand in a week than most companies get in a year.
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