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Thirsty Teen Lodges Arm in Vending Machine; Fried Food Might Not Be So Unhealthy After All

• Amherst police rescued a teenager who got her arm stuck in a vending machine while reaching for a beverage. She was not hurt but complained that her hand was “cold from being stuck in the refrigerated section.” [Herald]

• A new Spanish study suggests that fried food is not inherently unhealthy. Yes! [Times of India]

• However, Burger King’s new burger does not have the same distinction: The Smoked Bacon and Cheddar Double Angus packs more than 1,000 calories. [NYDN]

• The USDA’s “Plant Hardiness Zone Map” for gardeners, which hadn’t been updated since 1990, shows that warm zones have drifted northward. Cough, climate change, cough. [Salt/NPR]

• A U.K. teen who has subsisted solely on chicken nuggets since she was two was rushed to the hospital with all kinds of weird health issues. So, Twinkie Diet adherents shouldn’t get any ideas. [HuffPo]

Thirsty Teen Lodges Arm in Vending Machine; Fried Food Might Not Be So Unhealthy