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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 …
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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 …
Continue reading “The Hulk Smashes Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star”
A Utah man stole a truck because he said he wanted to rendezvous with aliens, but then he felt bad for taking it. He later returned the truck to the 7 Eleven store. Bryce Jerald Dixon has been accused of theft and three attempts to escape an officer custody. He told police that he needed …
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Animals can be pretty smart sometimes. That’s common knowledge to anyone who owns a dog, or even a cat. But everyone’s favorite pets aren’t actually the brightest ones in the animal kingdom. They’re actually kind of dumb in some ways when compared to creatures like the elephant, pig, or even octopus. There’s also another group …
Continue reading “Foul-mouthed Parrots Removed from Zoo Exhibit for Swearing Too Much”
An Australian Instagram model with a passion for dressing like Catwoman and some sticky fingers, has been arrested and jailed, again, after a series of crimes including masked robberies and shoplifting. Her name is Monique Agostino, she’s 25, and this is her story. Agostino was warned by Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge that her life was “going …
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It’s a fairly common more-or-less serious joke to question whether fast food counts as food. People have questioned the food-iness of the offerings of various restaurants, like the McDonald’s meal that looks exactly the same as it did 10 years ago. There have also been controversies about the stuff they use as additives in fast …
Continue reading “Irish Supreme Court: Subway Bread Too Sweet to Count as Bread”
A man from Illinois scooped up Richard Nixon’s sandwich 60 years ago, on September 22nd 1960, when the politician was visiting home to give a speech in Sullivan. And he still has the sandwich. Steve Jenne has been invited onto several tv shows like “The Tonight Show,” with Johnny Carson, because of the buffalo barbeque …
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