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Impaired driver caught after crashing into 'report impaired drivers' sign (www.timescolonist.com)

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Cambodian prime minister bans musical vehicle horns to deter dancing (www.theguardian.com)

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A New York man's pet alligator was seized after 30 years. Now, he wants Albert back (www.npr.org)

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French study suggests one in five young people can't recognise a zucchini (www.euronews.com)

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Bakery accused of reselling Dunkin’ doughnuts as its own vegan, gluten-free treats (www.today.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Delightfully devilish, Seymour!

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Customer who dunked head in pickle barrel at N.J. deli may need plea dill (www.pennlive.com)

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Some pretty sour puns in this one 🙃

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$1,900 to have sex on an airplane? The rise, the risks and the business of high-altitude couplings (english.elpais.com)

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Cambridge academic escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton (www.bbc.com)

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/9902081

Cambridge academic escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton

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US man extends record for most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime to over 34,000 (www.theguardian.com)

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Son of Israeli Diplomat Assaulted in US Jail Over A Conversation On Sausages (www.ndtv.com)

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Teacher hosts sword fights in class, sending bloodied teen to hospital, lawsuit says (www.sacbee.com)

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Furby Alert: When a toy frightened the US intelligence services (english.elpais.com)

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Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male (www.theguardian.com)

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Is Avril Lavigne really dead? The rollicking podcast taking on the internet’s wildest rumour (www.theguardian.com)

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First-ever 'Florida Man' Games held in St. Augustine (www.upi.com)

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West Virginia’s last Hooters is being torn down. Locals are planning a candlelit vigil – complete with wings (www.independent.co.uk)

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Woman’s €760,000 injury claim dismissed after she admits she won Christmas tree-throwing competition (archive.ph)

submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Linked to an archive because the original is behind a paywall 👎

Original link:

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/womans-760000-injury-claim-dismissed-after-she-admits-she-won-christmas-tree-throwing-competition/a1668936539.html

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Man hurt in crash of stolen car steals ambulance after leaving Virginia hospital (apnews.com)

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‘I was just really in shock’: Kilt-clad man seen sticking antiques ‘in his rectum’ then ‘placing them back on the shelves,’ cops say (lawandcrime.com)

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Japan’s millennia-old ‘naked man festival’ ending because of population decline (edition.cnn.com)

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Danish man sticks 68 matches up his nose for world record (www.upi.com)

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This Ohio funeral home will preserve your tattoo when you die (www.ideastream.org)

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Archive.org link

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Giant teddy bear nabs Peru drug dealers in Valentine raid (www.france24.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/6893317

Two Peruvian women accused of drug trafficking got more than they bargained for on Wednesday when a romantic gesture turned out to be a police raid leading to their arrests.

Police footage of the raid showed a giant teddy bear holding up gifts outside the women's home, while another officer held a heart-covered sign reading "You are my reason to smile".

One of the women rushed down the stairs to receive her offering.

But love can be deceiving, and the cuddly bear quickly sprang into action, tackling her to the ground. The second woman was arrested inside.

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Man calls police to report himself for drink-driving in North Yorkshire (www.theguardian.com)

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Woman Allegedly Frames Twin Sister For Fatal Amish Buggy Crash (www.huffpost.com)

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