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“Gay Furry Hackers” Claim Credit for Hacking Heritage Foundation Over Project 2025 (theintercept.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Driver gets stuck on Utah mountain thanks to Google 'shortcut,' officials say (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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To add insult to injury, he was stuck in a Toyota Tercel.

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Video shows teen jump from moving watercraft to stop runaway boat in New Hampshire (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Woman swallowed whole by a python in Indonesia, second such killing in a month (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Duck Wearing Bow-Tie Walks Into Pub, Drinks Pint, Fights Dog, Loses (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Small City's Claim to Fame: the Mysterious Pickle Jar (www.newser.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Naked inmate tried to jam sandwich into cellmate's mouth, then bit lieutenant, jailers say (katu.com)

submitted 4 months ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Florida man uses alligator to open can of beer (wcyb.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food (www.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/globalnews@lemmy.zip/t/953332

A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said.

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AI-Powered Ammo Vending Machine Selling Bullets at Tuscaloosa Grocery Store (tuscaloosathread.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Edit: Following up on this, the vending machine was removed due to lack of sales.

https://wcyb.com/news/nation-world/grocery-store-in-alabama-removes-ammo-vending-machine-ammunition-guns-weapons-firearms-tuscaloosa-american-rounds-pell-city-grant-majors-ceo-fresh-value-360-facial-recognition-security-measures

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Man Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Carrying a 6-Inch Master Sword in Public (www.ign.com)

submitted 4 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Loaded up and truckin'...on the water? Portage co. man builds semi-truck pontoon boat (www.channel3000.com)