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Gender reveal parties have gotten a bad rap over the last few years. It’s not undeserved, considering multiple deaths and massive wildfires directly linked to the parties. Fortunately, this latest incident didn’t result in massive property damage or loss of life. It certainly won’t do anything to improve gender reveal parties’ reputation. Recently, Crystal White, …
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Are you sick of living in a crowded city with endless traffic jams and foul air? Would you like to wake up to an ocean breeze every day as you roam the seven seas? I have good news for you. You can do that without even becoming a sailor on the Freedom Ship! Assuming it …
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A peculiar fad is taking South Korean youths by storm. They are spending time on online shopping apps, placing one order after another. Oddly, none of them will ever receive the things they buy. That’s fine, though, as none of them has paid a won for anything. After all, the shopping apps are all fake. …
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When you have ridiculous amounts of money, you can have anything you need. You may also acquire many things you don’t need. For instance, you might get stuck with a medieval fortress. Russian businessman Vladimir Galaganov has been caught in an unusual dilemma. After spending decades building houses for others, he decided to finally construct …
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Has anyone ever told you that your high-end PC is a waste of money? The next time someone does, you can quote this story to prove that your expensive gaming rig might one day save your life. At least if your neighbor happens to have a trigger-happy dog. A Wisconsin woman recently had a freak …
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Adoption can quite literally save a child’s life. Kids need a secure environment to grow up and fly right, and adopting a disadvantaged child is a great way to give them a new start. With that in mind, it is pretty awkward when the little girl you adopted turns out to be a middle-aged woman. …
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Harvesting wild mushrooms for food is a risky game if you don’t know what you’re doing. Many fatally dangerous fungi look virtually identical to perfectly harmless ones. Confusing them may have irreversible consequences. Californian authorities would really, really like it if Golden State residents learned this lesson. Unusually wet weather has caused mushrooms to… Well, …
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The oceans are full of strange creatures. For example, look no further than the remora. Remoras are shark-like fish with a unique suction cup-shaped back fin. With that fin, they can attach themselves to the stomachs of larger fish. Doing so, they can hitch a ride with the bigger, scarier ocean dweller. As they do …
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Thousands upon thousands of giant cockroaches skitter around a house. They’re breeding out of control, their numbers increasing day by day. This isn’t some nightmarish pest infestation scenario, though. It was one dubious character’s illegal moneymaking scheme. Australian police recently pulled the biggest exotic insect seizure in the country’s history. They confiscated an absolutely mindblowing …
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It’s over for Loony Toon. He has received a lengthy prison sentence for leading police officers on a car chase during which he fired on them. Nothing in the previous paragraphs is a joke. Sometimes reality just aligns perfectly to make it for us at Oddee to do our jobs. A man called Loony Toon …
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