It’s not every day that a state issues a national death warrant on a single bird. But Australia is a place where rules of normal life don’t apply. Meet Joe, a pigeon named after the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. Yesterday, on January 14, Joe was sentenced to death. Joe had done nothing wrong – he …
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Kids, don’t do drugs. Otherwise you might get fungus growing in your veins. Wait, what? Isn’t that just one of those horror stories they tell you during the “Just Say No” lectures? You might think so, but you’d be wrong. One man’s attempt to get high earned him only a trip to the ICU. A …
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On the surface, Yurii Tolochko seems like every woman’s dream man. The bodybuilder and actor from Kazakhstan is pretty much the definition of “beefcake” – a sculpted body of bulging muscles, a chiseled jawline, and a handsome face to boot. Unfortunately for you, ladies (and gents who might’ve liked what they read), this Central Asian …
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It’s not the science news we want; it’s the science news we deserve. For those who keep up with our weird food reporting here at Oddee, you’ll remember that the EU either regulates or bans some heritage foods. Such as casu marzu–the soft cheese digested by fly larvae. So it’s big news that the food safety agency …
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If you were to visit Jeanne Pouchain, she would probably treat you with all due hospitality. The 58-year-old, from the town of Saint-Joseph near Lyon in central France, might show you her extremely fluffy cat and serve you tea, a glass of wine, or whatever the French traditionally serve their guests. But above all, you …
Being the victim of blackmail is a harrowing experience. Having to pay someone to keep your secrets secret can not only drain you financially, but also have a significant negative mental impact. But toward the end of last year, one hacker took the concept of blackmail to a whole new level. They really had their …
Have you ever heard that saying about how gamblers will bet on anything? There’s a major sports book taking bets on aerial drone races and they think gamblers will be lining up. On Friday DraftKings said it was taking bets for the weekend’s championship of the Drone Racing League. Pilots flew aerial drones in the …
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Scroll through your For You Page on TikTok, and a weird theme appears of people monetizing just about anything–muscular guys chopping wood, hippies repotting plants, Millennials lipsynching. Something about people in their cluttered bedrooms, making a living without succumbing to a soul-draining retail job, is charming. But it’s also concerning that this is all the …
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It’s never a laughing matter when a school gets evacuated. That means lives are in danger, and not just any lives – the lives of children. But out of all the reasons for a school to trigger evacuation procedures, we’re ready to bet nobody saw this one coming. The Haddon Township High School – in …
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I don’t know how it is living in Australia. From the other side of the globe, it seems like a continent where you can’t mess around. The sum of my knowledge regarding Australian life comprises seeing Crocodile Dundee in my childhood, pictures on Reddit of giant insects, and the season of wildfires that almost wiped …
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