The Fabergé eggs are the stuff of legend. Originally made as a gift for the Russian Czar, the priceless Easter eggs have been the subjects of countless heist novels and movies. Recently, an enterprising thief tried stealing a Fabergé egg in real life — using a decidedly unorthodox method. A New Zealand jewelry store called …
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Do you know what people really think of 2025? Do you even know how you feel about 2025? “Millennials are dying at record numbers from health issues, suicide, and drug abuse. The microplastics are causing colon and other kinds of cancer. You feel like shit because your body is literally suffering right now. Everyone’s is. Repeated …
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Blindness is a debilitating disability that deprives you of many aspects of everyday life. Nobody would want to bring this condition on themselves. Well, except maybe for this elderly Italian man. To be fair, though, he’s not actually blind. Italian financial authorities recently uncovered a strange, decades-long fraud case involving a man pretending to be …
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There are many bizarre reasons why you might get in trouble at work. In fact, we could (and maybe should) write an Oddee article on this topic. If we did, though, this story would definitely appear toward the top of the list. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) maintains a public repository of disciplinary rulings. …
We’ve all heard K9 police dogs, police horses, and other such animal heroes. But they’re not the only four-legged (or more-legged) creatures that help find out whodunit. We recently brought you a bunch of stories about animals who committed unusual crimes. However, we felt that article left things a little unbalanced, so we wanted to …
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The police pull over an erratically driving automobile. But when they go to issue a ticket to the driver, they find out… There’s no one behind the wheel! No, this isn’t a plot to Stephen King’s Christine. Instead, it’s a very real situation that recently faced two police officers in San Bruno California. The buddy …
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Crafting fine whisky is a long and arduous process. It can take decades for the spirit to age to the point where the master distiller finally finds it acceptable. That’s why the recent massive whisky heist must really sting for Westland Distillery. A thief or thieves stole a massive amount of whisky from the Washington …
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There are plenty of creatures out there that you really don’t want biting you. The list includes snakes, spiders, bats, lions, crocodiles — and humans. Why humans? That’s because human bites can be incredibly dangerous, as this unfortunate Turkish shopkeeper found out. Two masked robbers broke into a small store owned by the bite victim. …
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Politics can be a dirty game. Some people are willing to resort to any measures to ensure their favorite candidate succeeds, or their opponents fail. Even dark magic isn’t off the table, apparently. A Zambian court recently sentenced two men to prison for practicing witchcraft. The sorcerous duo was accused of attempting to cast spells …
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In all of our lives, there comes a time when we do something incredibly stupid. When that happens, you have two options — try to save face and often make yourself into an even bigger clown, or own up and admit you were pretty dumb. Kasper Lincoln chose the latter path. The Canadian man was …
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