A kid ate 100 magnets and that’s not even the weirdest story today

A boy swallows a hundred magnets, TikTok stars get court-ordered nuptials, and somehow, it’s all business as usual. Welcome to your daily tour through the Theater of the Absurd. — Doug Marlowe

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Kid Eats 100 Magnets, Hospital Plays Connect the Dots

A young boy in China needed emergency surgery after swallowing over 100 tiny magnets. The pieces formed four magnetic chains in his intestines, like an arts-and-crafts project gone rogue. Doctors say it caused major tissue damage, which, frankly, is the least surprising part. It’s unclear whether he mistook them for candy or was just trying to reinvent the compass. Either way, this is not how you find your true north.

Two Nigerian TikTok stars shared a kiss on video. The local Sharia court didn’t like that one bit, and ordered them to marry. Now the religious police have stepped in to cancel the wedding, saying the process was rushed. So to recap: a kiss sparked a wedding, which was then undone because it happened too fast. Love in the time of TikTok is a complicated thing.

Magnets, marriages, and modern mayhem, what more could you ask for? Got a favorite? Hit reply and let’s commiserate. — Doug