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A Dentist Found a Jawbone in a Floor Tile (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Washington Post Archive Link

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'Star Wars' novice sought to watch nine films for $1,000 (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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9-year-old 'Seagull Boy' takes top spot in European screeching contest (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Florida iguana gets stuck in waterslide, lays 30 eggs in resort pool (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Florida Iguana to replace Florida Man?

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Florida couple caught taping 'crude looking' lottery ticket to claim $1 million prize, cops say (lawandcrime.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Portland approves Chick-fil-A location at strip club, site of recent shooting homicide (www.oregonlive.com)

submitted 7 months ago by yogi_pogi@lemmy.world to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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The first Chick-fil-A within the Portland city limits will open in a strip club that served as the stage for a deadly April 1 shooting, according to police reports and a design review recently approved by the City of Portland.

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Hospital staff plead with bite victims to stop bringing snakes to emergency departments (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/19868326

Archive/mirror: https://archive.ph/lEZn5

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Ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing staff member’s keys (www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Belgian whose body brews alcohol beats drink-driving rap (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Happens once in a Blue Moon.

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Snake on a train delays Japanese bullet service (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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It's a bullet train. Just shoot it. Duh.

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Maine gun store counts a cow among its employees (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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This is udderly adorbs

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Chess master aiming to play for 60 hours straight (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Two and a half day chess bender

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Two vultures found 'too drunk to fly' in Connecticut (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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A woman called Swastika got an apology from Uber after it banned her because of her name (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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British farmers using Axe body spray to keep rams from fighting (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Fields now smell of grass and middle school aged boys.

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Unhoused Man Builds Entire House On The Side Of A Los Angeles Freeway (jalopnik.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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US man returns from Europe to $143,000 T-Mobile bill for using phone overseas (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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On the bright side, T-Mobile to name next tower in their honor.

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NJ toll worker called out of work due to a ‘gut feeling.' Turns out, she was right (www.nbcnewyork.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Death, scorned but once, shall inevitably return.

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'Villainous appearance' spurs researcher to name ant species after Harry Potter antagonist (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Rubber duck washes up on Scottish beach 18 years after it was released in Dublin (metro.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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They are awfully fond of it.

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Man drinks at 120 bars in 24 hours to break world record (www.upi.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Ok, so how many of us have broken this record but didn't want the world to know?

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A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story online (apnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Elephant escapes circus, wanders streets of Butte, America (www.montanarightnow.com)

submitted 7 months ago by GammaGames@beehaw.org to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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China: Internet amused by 'sanitary pad' building design (www.bbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Proposed design for new train station leaked, plans to build during first period of 2024.

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Dorset police instructor removed female trainees’ earrings with bolt cutters, hearing told (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by felixwhynot@lemmy.world to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/13733540

Dorset police instructor removed female trainees’ earrings with bolt cutters, hearing told

PC Martin Briggs’ alleged treatment on day of fitness test left one woman bleeding from her ears

Archived version: https://archive.ph/Mid5o