Mysterious News Briefly — January 29, 2021 A new Canadian study found that some cannabis strains developed in a lab help reduce a specific type of inflammatory distress called a “cytokine storm” that precedes severe cases of acute respiratory distress due to Covid-19. If you’ve got Covid-19, you won’t be able to taste the brownies, but who cares? Trillions of cicadas are set to emerge across 15 U.S. states this spring after ending their 17-year-long underground hibernation and entering a brief life of molting, flying, mating and incredibly loud chirping. This would be a good time to invest in companies that make earplugs and heavy-duty windshield wipers.