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Dogs are good critters. We’ve covered it several times, but it could always stand to be repeated. From sniffing out coronavirus infections to helping the differently abled, or just providing good old-fashioned company, dogs carry out a whole slew of valuable services. In some places, China for example, dogs are so vital that people are …
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If you didn’t see the first part of the story, read Southwest Apologizes to Passenger: Part One first. And now, for the rest of the story. According to the airline, Southwest advises customers to “Dress to impress. While Southwest’s dress code is relaxed and casual, you will be expected to present a clean, well groomed, …
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Originally they said that her top was “lewd” and they didn’t want it to affect the other passengers and their flight. But now, the airline apologizes. “Lewd, obscene, and offensive — those were the words of choice.” After a woman was not allowed to board her flight due to the way she was dressed, the …
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As many parents are all too aware of, kids can be picky eaters. That’s particularly true when they’re younger and are just starting to explore all the culinary wonders of the world. Most children will get over their difficult food phase and learn to eat new things. Sometimes this process takes longer than usual, and …
Continue reading “Boy Who Wouldn’t Eat Anything But Sausage Cured by Hypnosis”
Exotic foods are a big business around the world. From foie gras to truffles, gourmets from far and wide are prepared to pay exorbitant prices for a new strange thing to stuff into their mouths. Sometimes, though, these rare treats involve some questionable practices. The aforementioned foie gras, for example, has come under fire because …
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The coronavirus pandemic that still keeps ravaging countries around the world has had a crippling impact on many businesses. One of the possibly worst impacted industries is travel. COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of thousands upon thousands of flights. Similarly, businesses and location relying on tourism have lost potentially millions of dollars in income. But …
Continue reading “Airline Offers Flight to Nowhere, Sells Out in 10 Minutes”
We’ve covered our fair share of research and high-ranking opinions on topics that approach science fiction, from the possibility of UFOs existing to robots helping old people fight depression. This one, though, might be the most out-there story of them all. Time travel is one of science fiction’s favorite tropes of all time. The ability …
Continue reading “Study: Paradox-Free Time Travel is Possible… In Theory”
What’s your biggest dream? Would it be to win the lottery, even if it was the second chance lottery? What if you won, but then you didn’t win? Because that’s what happened to this lady. Well, not exactly. She actually won the second chance drawing on July 29th but when she sent the certified letter …
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“Too much of anything is not good for you, babe, but I don’t know about that,” crooned Barry White in the intro to one of his most famous songs. But while Mr. White might not be able to get enough of your love, the rest of us can certainly get too much of a good …
Continue reading “Man Dies from Overdosing on Black Licorice Candy”
First things first, we here at Oddee are all too aware that the current political situation in the U.S. is tense, to put things gently. Do take our word that we’re not trying to make any comment in support of anybody here. But what we are here to do is report on odd news. And …
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