Earth Oddity 269: Battle of the Billionaires

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The circus around Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's much-vaunted fight is getting even stranger, with suggestions the bout could happen in the Colosseum: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-v-mark-zuckerberg-could-happen-in-romes-colosseum-2023-6Woman arrested during employment meeting with Sheriff's Department: https://wsbt.com/news/local/woman-arrested-employment-meeting-sheriffs-department-alcohol-dui-operating-vehicle-slurred-speech-breath-test-twice-legal-limit-intoxicated-owi-dui-marshall-county-indiana#California man creates AI chatbot to waste the time of telemarketers: https://wpde.com/news/offbeat/california-man-creates-chatbot-to-waste-the-time-of-telemarketers-scam-calls-chatgpt-ai-jolly-roger-artificial-intelligence-roger-anderson-chatgpt-wsjHow a TikToker with no basketball experience found loophole to become NBA Draft eligible: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/nba-draft-tiktok-loophole-eligible/nxc444f5gpvubqmvwzhbo0spMicroscopic ‘Louis Vuitton’ bag sells for more than $60,000: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/jun/29/microscopic-louis-vuitton-bag-sells-for-more-than-60000Harvard professor who studies honesty accused of falsifying data in studies: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jun/25/harvard-professor-data-fraud

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