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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The most interesting business stories of the week

Send your dog's poop to this startup — they won't be mad: Mailing your dog's stool to a molecular lab and waiting two days for the verdict may be a new love language for anxious pet owners.… at least that's what at-home diagnostic startup Petwealth is banking on. Read more
Top-tier sisterhood doesn’t come easy — or cheap: For Greek life hopefuls, getting into the sorority of their dreams is of just as much consequence. To improve their shot at top-tier sisterhood, “rush” coaches have emerged to guide them through the process. Read more
What's up with those weird tech startup ads on the subway?: New Yorkers face a barrage of bewildering business-to-business ads promoting tech startups with jargon-heavy language that leaves most straphangers scratching their heads. Read more
This startup wants to replace animal testing with human testing… kind of: Biotech startup Vivodyne thinks its tech could help do away with animal testing while making drug development faster and a lot more effective. It's running experiments on lab-grown human tissue instead. Read more

WORTH A CLICK

👵 An oldie but a goodie: Why introverts make great leaders

🔥 One of our most-read stories this week: How do Necco wafers, paper receipts, and farmers almanacs still exist?

⚒️ A free resource: How to motivate and manage Millennials

AROUND THE WEB

🙅 Game: Opposite Wordle where the goal is to not guess the right word.

📸 That’s cool: Learn more about the first-ever selfie, taken nearly 200 years ago.

🤯 Whoa: The very first social network was started in… 1971?!

🐙 That’s interesting: Why are octopuses so intelligent? A unique mutation, apparently.

🏯 Bored?: Check out what’s going on right now in Japan, via 1.4 livecams.

🐶 Aww: Puppy on a skateboard.

SHOWER THOUGHT

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