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Over $1 million in olive oil stolen from Montreal trucking company (www.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 2 days ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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First it was egg thieves, now olive oil. What's next, bacon bandits?

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Thieves stole 100,000 organic eggs off a trailer in Pennsylvania. Police are scrambling (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by otter to c/offbeat

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More than 100 red-bellied black snakes found in Sydney backyard (www.bbc.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by otter to c/offbeat

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Key details

When his colleague arrived, he discovered 40 red-bellied black snakes - four of which gave birth to more live young once he had placed them in a removal bag.

Red-bellied black snakes are one of the most common venomous species in Australia but have not caused any human deaths on record.

The five adult and 97 baby snakes are currently under quarantine and will be released into a national park once the weather cools.

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Welsh woman fined for flatulence-fueled cyber harassment (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Woman set home on fire using bag of Takis chips (www.live5news.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Man who helped design breathalysers banned for drunk driving (www.countytimes.co.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/21596229

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

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Texas A&M alumnus accidentally joins band, says he pretended to play for 4 years (www.lonestarlive.com)

submitted 1 month ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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New Zealander Wins Spanish World Scrabble Title Without Knowing Language (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 1 month ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Love-struck male humpback whale swims record-breaking 3 oceans, 8,106 miles for sex (interestingengineering.com)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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This Canadian is the new world champion of spreadsheets, and he has the belt to prove it (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Toronto's Michael Jarman wins 2024 Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas

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Pet crocodile dies after being tossed into Alaska snow during argument between brothers over anime, troopers say (www.wrdw.com)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Miller High Life is making a cologne that it says smells like a dive bar (fortune.com)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn (www.dw.com)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Japanese convenience store launches chilled ‘drinkable mayo’ (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Title changed from the original article title because it was kind of clickbait-y.

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Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years (www.livescience.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Thought I'd crosspost this here

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Elusive deer spotted wearing high-vis jacket in Canada: ‘Who is responsible?’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Sightings of deer wearing high-vis jacket raise questions, quips and concerns in B.C. village (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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My favourite part is the quote from the Conservation Officer:

He said people should not approach wild deer — nor put clothes on them.

"I didn't think I'd have to specify that one," he said. "Usually they're pretty quick."

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Stanford expert on 'lying and technology' accused of lying about technology (www.sfgate.com)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Chemists have created the world's thinnest spaghetti (www.engadget.com)

submitted 2 months ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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