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Swedish pop sensation ABBA famously sang about the Dancing Queen in 1975. But you couldn’t be a Dancing Queen in Sweden at that time without a license. For decades, “spontaneous dancing” has been illegal in Sweden. No, you wouldn’t go to jail for doing a twirl on the street. But a law (that really should’ve …
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Here at Oddee, we’re in the business of bringing you the rarest and most unusual stories. And you can’t get much rarer or more unusual than something that happens once every 50,000 years. And soon it will never happen again. C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is coming. This exceedingly rare comet has entered our solar system and …
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Anglers looking to catch fish from Rochford Reservoir in England are facing a problem. Soon, there may not be much fish left in the lake. It’s all due to a ravenous seal that’s gobbling down the fish stock of the reservoir. With an abundant source of easy-to-catch food, it seems the animal has no intention …
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A man’s foot found floating in a hot pool at Yellowstone National Park was found along with hundreds of dollars in cash and some handwritten poems. The cash and poems were found in the missing man’s car. Rangers stumbled upon the foot, still inside the 8.5 size black shoe, in the Abyss Pool Aug. 16, …
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Dogs have amazing noses. For example, did you know they can even smell out ones and zeros? We’re not making that up. That was the job of URL — a Utah police dog specifically trained to detect people carrying electronic devices housing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). In other words, URL was at the front …
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The Nazi regime pillaged and plundered Europe during World War II, stealing enormous amounts of money, gold, artwork, and other valuables from the countries they took over. Although a good part of the riches was recovered, much of it remains missing to this day. And now the Dutch are rushing to try and find some …
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Louisiana residents looking to treat the funk of the morning after New Year’s with a date with Mrs. Palm and her five daughters were in for a surprise. Instead of online smut, their browsers displayed a mind-boggling message. Trying to access porn sites in Louisiana now brings up a request to submit your ID for …
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Burglars call 911 in late 2022 to get help moving the stuff they were stealing. Yes, I’m serious. If you thought people were leaving their crazy in 2022, think again. Two people sit in jail after officers say one of them phoned during a burglary they were committing. They wanted help moving their new goods, …
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Being a cop can be a difficult job. It can also be an incredibly easy one if your customers, shall we say, are high enough. Two drug traffickers traveling through Texas had a bit of a later Christmas present for the local police officers. They had the brilliant idea to call 911 and ask the …
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The holiday season is over and it’s time to put away your Christmas lights. No, trust us, it’s time, just do it. “But it’s so annoying. The lights always get tangled in the box and it takes half a box to untangle them,” you say. “It’s so much easier to just leave them up.” We …
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