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John Wick fights t-shirtlessness, Tea-bags fight diabetes, and France fights France.
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Movies Fun, Medical Science, and Government Mistakes

Who doesn't love a free t-shirt? You could even say the perfect upper body garment is to die for…

Keanu Reeves, in his ongoing campaign to be the most likable person in Hollywood, gifted each member of John Wick 4's stunt crew with a t-shirt listing the number of times they died on screen in the movie.

Since it is normal for stunt workers to play multiple baddies in an action flick, some of the 35-member crew received shirts numbering 20+ on-screen demises. 

Hollywood is a bizarre place. 

Researchers are showing off a different kind of Fuel Cell. The sugar-powered biomedical implant uses a body's supply of glucose to power an insulin pump to manage Type-1 Diabetes.

The tea-bag-like device is coated with an algae-like product that allows body fluid in where a copper nanoparticle anode splits glucose into gluconic acid and proton to generate an electrical current.

Which is a bunch of science jargon to say it creates energy out of carbs. Take that, Mr. Atkin!

Ok, the French people's pastime of taking absolutely no crap from their government is in full effect, but what is going on? Let's look.

Forced through plans to push the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 led to protests that have soccer hooligans taking notes.

If increased to 64, France's minimum retirement age will still be lower than most European countries. Britain and Germany also work toward increases from 66 to 68 and 65 to 67 respectively.

Opponents of the increase say France's pension system is at the heart of its national identity. Historian Emile Chabal put simply that since WW2, workers have fought to protect the social contract and are fighting for more than the pension increase, but now the fight includes broader issues the people have with their government.

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