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A book on psychedelics was returned to a Colorado library after taking a "long, strange trip" for about 37 years (www.upi.com)

submitted 2 years ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Mike Tyson hopes to deliver knockout blow with cannabis edible ears - in a nod to his most notorious fight (news.sky.com)

submitted 2 years ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13583875

Mike Tyson hopes to deliver knockout blow with cannabis edible ears - in a nod to his most notorious fight

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Sinkhole Unearths Rumored Moonshine Cave Underneath Frontstretch Grandstands at North Wilkesboro Speedway (www.northwilkesborospeedway.com)

submitted 2 years ago by EvilLootbox@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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For decades, rumors have circulated that historic North Wilkesboro Speedway was the site of a secret moonshine still. Now some Wilkes County locals may have more reason to say ‘I told you so,’ as a possible moonshine cave has been discovered underneath the concrete frontstretch grandstands.

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Impaired driver caught after crashing into 'report impaired drivers' sign (www.timescolonist.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Cambodian prime minister bans musical vehicle horns to deter dancing (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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A New York man's pet alligator was seized after 30 years. Now, he wants Albert back (www.npr.org)

submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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French study suggests one in five young people can't recognise a zucchini (www.euronews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Bakery accused of reselling Dunkin’ doughnuts as its own vegan, gluten-free treats (www.today.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Delightfully devilish, Seymour!

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Customer who dunked head in pickle barrel at N.J. deli may need plea dill (www.pennlive.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Some pretty sour puns in this one 🙃

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$1,900 to have sex on an airplane? The rise, the risks and the business of high-altitude couplings (english.elpais.com)

submitted 2 years ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Cambridge academic escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/9902081

Cambridge academic escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton

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US man extends record for most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime to over 34,000 (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Son of Israeli Diplomat Assaulted in US Jail Over A Conversation On Sausages (www.ndtv.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Teacher hosts sword fights in class, sending bloodied teen to hospital, lawsuit says (www.sacbee.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Furby Alert: When a toy frightened the US intelligence services (english.elpais.com)

submitted 2 years ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Is Avril Lavigne really dead? The rollicking podcast taking on the internet’s wildest rumour (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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First-ever 'Florida Man' Games held in St. Augustine (www.upi.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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West Virginia’s last Hooters is being torn down. Locals are planning a candlelit vigil – complete with wings (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Woman’s €760,000 injury claim dismissed after she admits she won Christmas tree-throwing competition (archive.ph)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Linked to an archive because the original is behind a paywall 👎

Original link:

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/womans-760000-injury-claim-dismissed-after-she-admits-she-won-christmas-tree-throwing-competition/a1668936539.html

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Man hurt in crash of stolen car steals ambulance after leaving Virginia hospital (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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‘I was just really in shock’: Kilt-clad man seen sticking antiques ‘in his rectum’ then ‘placing them back on the shelves,’ cops say (lawandcrime.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Japan’s millennia-old ‘naked man festival’ ending because of population decline (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Danish man sticks 68 matches up his nose for world record (www.upi.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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This Ohio funeral home will preserve your tattoo when you die (www.ideastream.org)

submitted 2 years ago by ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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