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LAUSD Gears Up To Make Food Donations; Coffee Causes Hallucinations

• LAUSD is exploring ways to donate its unused food to non-profits. The program is expected to start next week. [City Watch LA]

• Hearing voices? You might not be crazy, just over-caffeinated: A study shows consuming more than five cups of coffee a day can lead to “auditory hallucinations.” [HuffPo]

• Soon to arrive on the menus of McDonald’s in Europe: Filet-O-Sustainable-Fish: The chain has pledged to use only seafood certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. [HuffPo]

• While an O.C. sheriff’s deputy was pigging out eating at La Mirada’s Clearman’s North Woods Inn on Wednesday evening, someone broke into his car, stole his badge, and two Glocks. Hope the food was good! [KTLA]

• Kind of creepy: Argentine scientists have created a cloned cow that spurts out milk that’s very similar to human breast milk. [Yahoo Canada]

• Greenblatt’s is selling 28 wines on tap. [West Hollywood Patch]

• Food shortages? Bah! Scientists are very close to creating a fungus-resistant “super wheat” with a 15 percent higher yield than normal crops. [NPR]

• The USDA is currently developing a system to provide farmers with emissions-reduction credits for cutting back on fertilizers and other sources of greenhouse gases. [USAT]

LAUSD Gears Up To Make Food Donations; Coffee Causes Hallucinations