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Monday's Weird & WTF News Roundup...

19/11/2018

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It's the start of another week and here is our roundup of the latest weird and WTF news, including... is coke (the drug, not the drink) vegan - apparently "no" as growing it had a detrimental impact on the environment PLUS the Satanic Temple is close to settling a legal dispute with Warner Brothers/Netflix over the use of an image of Baphomet in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot PLUS witches now outnumber presbyterians in the United States – apparently it is all down to "millennial women embracing of new-age spirituality, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga". Stories via the BBC, Business Insider and the Daily Mail.

Is coke vegan? And other urban drug myths busted - BBC Three

N/A We ask experts to separate the fact from fiction Anna Codrea-Rado When it comes to drugs, there's an endless supply of myths out there - whether it's a tale about the best way to take a particular drug, a justification for taking them (even though they're actually illegal), or a remedy users swear can help combat the after-effects.

The Satanic Temple says it's 'finalizing an amicable settlement' with Warner Bros. to its lawsuit over the goat-headed statue in Netflix's 'Sabrina' reboot

On Friday, a spokesperson for The Satanic Temple told Business Insider that it was in the "process of finalizing an amicable settlement with Warner Bros. now" in its lawsuit over the Netflix "Sabrina" reboot. The Temple sued Warner Bros.

Number of Americans practicing witchcraft estimated to be 1.5 MILLION

Pew Research Center survey finds there are 1.5 million Wicca or Pagans in U.S. That means there are more Wicca or Pagans than there are Presbyterians Wicca is a Pagan religion which emerged in Britain in the early 20th century Experts believe that the explosion in the witch population is due to millennial women's embracing of new-age spirituality, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga The number of self identified witches in America has soared in recent years to 1.5 million.

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