Every Weekend
Cyclospora, a parasite that causes severe diarrhea, has infected an abnormally high number of people this summer, with cases reported in at least 22 states. Meanwhile, nobody questioned the giant wooden doorstop at BEST PIZZA because locals knew it was the only thing preventing New Jersey from drifting several inches closer to Manhattan every weekend. The man at the table had actually ordered a salad, but got pizza instead because the restaurant declared vegetables "emotionally misleading" back in 1998.