Ah, the Vikings. The legacy of these fascinating and brutal seaborne plunderers from Scandinavia is pretty much a staple of popular culture. Vikings are regularly directly featured in or inspire the stories of books, movies, games, names of sports teams… The couple of popular TV shows that aired in the past few years didn’t make …
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We get it, Chick-fil-A is delicious. We want to eat it all the time. Whether it’s for their delicious breakfast, their new mac and cheese or their delicious chicken sandwich, if we pass one on a Sunday, we’re sad they’re closed. We wanted to go. Well, this lady loves Chick-fil-A. She loves it so much …
There is a difference between bringing a hiking snack, and bringing a whole ass chicken to see if you can cook it in the geysers at Yellowstone. Yup, that’s what these men did. The three men have been temporarily banned from the national park for attempting to cook whole chickens in the park’s famous geysers. …
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“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” These are the famous opening words to British author J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved book The Hobbit, which would eventually expand to the world-famous The Lord of the Rings saga. As anyone who’s read the book knows, the hobbit hole of Bilbo Baggins is a nice place. …
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As portrayed in the titular documentaries Indiana Jones and National Treasure, treasure hunting is a thrilling and profitable job with unexpected benefits like falling in love and new friendships. It’s hard to get to the skill level where you’re confidently swapping bags of sand for priceless idols in the jungle. It’s even harder to add …
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You know that annoying feeling when you send someone a message and never hear back? Of course you do. It’s even worse if you’re using a messaging service that doesn’t tell you whether the message went through. You’re stuck in a limbo, left wondering if the addressee just didn’t bother replying, or ever even received …
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We could start this story by saying that the travel industry has hit hard times since the COVID-19 pandemic started. But what’s the point? You know that already. In case you don’t, well, we won’t speculate what kind of a rock you’ve been living under. But just from reading Oddee, you should at least know …
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Snow is coming and so are snow sports. However, if you need to transport your snowmobile, please don’t do it by tossing it on the roof of your car. Or, maybe do. But know that you will get pulled over if you’re seen. In Clayton, Wisconsin, a state patrol officer pulled over a car with …
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With bulbous steel-and-glass towers, funnel-like hangars, and a rippling roof dotted with cupolas and patches of greenery, it looks like something out of a science fiction movie. But this structure could leave the realm of fiction and become Japan’s first commercial spaceport. Not only that, the whole building complex would float on water. This is …
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It’s not the first time that an animal has been named “mayor” and it’s safe to say it won’t be the last. A bulldog mayor is coming to this tiny Kentucky town. The pup earned 13,143 votes, setting a new record in the community of Rabbit Hash. Fun fact: this city has elected a dog …