• The Walnut Cheese Company issued a voluntary recall of their mozzarella products. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there are fears that the cheese could be contaminated with an antibiotic. [Trib]
• Some predict that a Chicago casino would bring in $130 million a year in additional tourist dollars for restaurants, hotels, and theaters; however, no one is quite sure who would want to build such a casino in the downtown area. [Trib]
• Turns out eating dirt could actually be healthy, since it contains lots of nutrients and may shield against parasites. There’s even a word for it: “geophagy.” [Times of India]
• Social scamming: Some people in Wisconsin have been illegally selling food stamps on Facebook. [Fox News]
• McDonald’s has an interactive billboard in Sweden that lets users play a pong game on their smartphones and win free menu items. The company wanted to launch the gimmick in the U.S. but realized crappy AT&T; service would make each game take five hours. [Mashable]
• Obese children and those who consume unhealthy foods at lunchtime don’t do as well on exams. [Daily Mail UK]
