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Bill Curtis

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Scientists who are studying the interstellar comet 3I Atlas, which is currently zooming through our solar system, have discovered that it is full of alcohol.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Finally, a comet that has the sense to bring a bottle of wine when it pops by.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Astronomers knew something was up when they saw it weaving all over the place on its way toward the sun.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

But for a comet like this to really work, it has to be followed by another comet made up entirely of mixed nuts.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

They went and had a sip.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

No, it's like... I think it's just easy.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

The birds are smoking, the comet is drinking.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Everybody's stressed.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Worry, yes.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

According to a writer in The Guardian, to combat anxiety and stress, all we need to do is stop worrying at exactly 6.30 p.m.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

and don't start worrying until the next morning.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Yeah, it's easy, because when 6.30 comes around, you just stop worrying, a thing you do willingly and have total control over.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Now, this advice came from a therapist who said he needed to have no worry time to give his brain a rest.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

He admits it's not easy and it takes practice and you have to go gradually, right?

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

But after a couple of months of concentration and focus, he was able to get all the way to 645 without starting to whimper.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

This is not... Here is your last limerick.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

LAUGHTER

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Friend, yes.

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We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

Researchers were stunned when they discovered that bull sharks have rich social lives and make friends.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice

They made this discovery after observing a shark take another shark to the airport.