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Co-workers prank retiring employee by dressing exactly like him. Including his bald head.

Well, well, well, if it isn’t one of the cutest pranks I’ve ever seen pulled off. (I know I started that off like I was going to say something negative, but sometimes you’ve gotta mix it up a little.)

Usually, when you see pranks being pulled, there’s a line that can get blurred fairly quickly. Pranks can quickly go from harmless fun to questioning if the prankee is actually being hazed and we are being forced to witness it. But this prank is probably one of the most wholesome pranks ever committed. Kevin Christian was retiring and his co-workers weren’t going to let him go quietly into the night.

On his last day at work at Monterey County Probation Department in California, Christian’s co-workers decided the best way to send him off was to dress exactly like him—complete with a bald cap, in case he wasn’t quite sure who they were all supposed to be, I’m sure. Then they uploaded their shenanigans to TikTok, where the video got over 4 million views.

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Gay couple was fined for hanging a pride flag so they responded in the best way possible

We strive to make the world a place where everyone, irrespective of their sexuality, gender, occupation, or race, is allowed to express themselves. However, one cannot ignore the incidents of homophobia and bigotry faced by the queer and trans community around the world. Jared Deluca, a realtor in Arizona, was also one of the victims of this bigotry when he was fined by the homeowners’ association for displaying a Pride flag outside his home. However, instead of backing down, Deluca took down the original flag and replaced it with a much larger one on a proper flagpole that adhered to all of the HOA’s regulations.

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Doctor explains how to do a simple physical test that can predict your longevity

Everyone wants to know how long they will live and there are many indicators that can show whether someone is thriving or on the decline. But people have yet to develop a magic formula to determine exactly how long someone should expect to live.

However, a doctor recently featured on the “Today” show says a straightforward test can reveal the likelihood that someone aged 51 to 80 will die in the near future.

NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar was on the “Today” show on March 8 and demonstrated how to perform the simple “sit to stand test” (aka sit-rising test or SRT) that can help determine the longevity of someone between 51 to 80.

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Five Gen X values from the ’90s that can save today’s world

A few weeks ago I came across an article about a kid who watches television at 1.5x speed so he can cram as much viewing in as he can. It seemed that his unquenchable desire to get through shows in the Golden Age of television meant he’d sacrifice the entertainment value of the show just to get to the end.

“Man, this guy would have been crucified in 1993,” I thought.

As a 45-year-old card-carrying member of Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1979), I remembered a time when nobody bragged about the amount of TV they watched. In fact, they bragged about not owning a TV. “I don’t watch TV, man,” people would say. “It only exists to sell you stuff.”

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8-year-old raises $100,000 after finding out his favorite Waffle House server lived in a motel

Everyone has their favorite place to eat, and if you visit enough, you get to know the regular servers and sometimes even form a bit of a friendship with them. When 8-year-old Kayzen Hunter started going to a local Waffle House in Arkansas with his parents and sometimes grandpa, he became familiar with his server, Devonte Gardner. Actually, Gardner became Kayzen’s favorite server, giving him high fives and letting Kayzen tell him jokes.

The relationship between Gardner and Kayzen’s family continued to develop, which led to the little boy noticing Gardner was often dropped off for work because he didn’t have a car. Eventually, the Hunter family found out Gardner had a wife and two daughters who were living in a hotel because of issues in their previous home.