💬 Quoted: “If you’re a person who gets angry all the time, you’re having chronic injuries to your blood vessels.”

• As it turns out, learning to stay calm in the midst of a heated moment can help save more than just interpersonal relationships. A new study found that bursts of anger as brief as eight minutes can temporarily damage blood vessels’ ability to dilate, thereby increasing a person’s risk of a heart attack or stroke – while other emotions like sadness and anxiety have no apparent effect on cardiovascular health. Scientists say the results could help doctors persuade patients to manage their anger through yoga, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, or other established techniques.

📚💰 Stat of the Day: European police are investigating what appears to be a coordinated series of thefts targeting rare 19th-century Russian books with an M.O. that would make Danny Ocean proud. Since 2022, more than 170 books, valued at a collective $2.6+ million, have vanished from libraries across Europe – and in most cases, the original books were replaced with ultra-high-quality copies mimicking their every detail (including the brown/yellow/red spots that appear on paper over time).

🤔 Did You Know? An estimated 60 Americans die each year from walk-in freezer incidents.

📰 Worth a Read: The Shark Whisperer → (Nautilus Magazine)