Oddities
Wanted: Escaped salmon
Like a cowboy on a steel horse you ride, a bunch of salmon are wanted, preferably alive. According to The Guardian, about 27,000 farmed salmon escaped from a cage owned by the Mowi seafood company in […]
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Firecrackers, like Tide Pods, should not be eaten
A woman in China expecting a sweet treat instead got a surprise when what she thought was candy exploded in her mouth. That’s because, as the South China Morning Post reports, what she had actually eaten was […]
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Monkey shocks national grid system in Sri Lanka
Residents of Sri Lanka had a monkey to blame for a recent power outage. According to The Guardian, energy minster Kumara Jayakody said that the countrywide blackout was due to a “monkey [that] came into contact with our grid transformer, […]
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Be on the lookout for $1 million worth of stolen olive oil
There’s an olive oil thief, or thieves, on the loose. According to Canada’s CTV News, $1 million worth of the stuff was stolen from a transport company in Montreal. The olive oil was then loaded up with […]
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Don’t use your speakerphone on the train, s’il vous plaît
A passenger’s trip on a French train left his wallet a little lighter, and we’re not talking about the fare. According to CNN, the passenger was talking to his sister on the phone while waiting at […]