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This just in from the federal Food and Drug Administration — and, as Dave Barry would say, we’re not making this up: “FDA advises consumers to not eat fresh spinach or fresh spinach-containing products until further notice.” That’s right, spinach — that health food endorsed by everyone from your mother to Popeye the Sailor Man — is now a health threat. Why, next thing you know, tobacco will turn out to be good for you.

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|This just in from the federal Food and Drug Administration — and, as Dave Barry would say, we’re not making this up: “FDA advises consumers to not eat fresh spinach or fresh spinach-containing products until further notice.” That’s right, spinach — that health food endorsed by everyone from your mother to Popeye the Sailor Man — is now a health threat. Why, next thing you know, tobacco will turn out to be good for you.
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