Oddities
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Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm…
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A power outage in New Jersey was due to an unlikely culprit: a fish likely put there by a bird
Officials say a New Jersey power outage a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish SAYREVILLE,…
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Our bears are real, a Chinese zoo says, denying they are ‘humans in disguise’
A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of…
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‘Lioness’ on the loose? More experts join police in second-day search for elusive animal
The search for an elusive and potentially dangerous animal sighted on the edge of Berlin and suspected to be a…
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Officers round up hundreds of pigs from overwhelmed Florida animal sanctuary
Officials say animal control officers rounded up more than 600 pigs from an animal sanctuary in Florida after their overwhelmed…
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Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie
A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained…
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Teen dies during apparent social media stunt on Los Angeles bridge, police say
Police say a 17-year-old boy slipped and fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in…
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A rare, endangered seal named Yulia basks on Tel Aviv beach
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An unexpected visitor spotted sunbathing on a beach in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv…
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Greener pastures? 2,500 hopeful sheep cross Idaho highway
It’s not unusual in Idaho to see a herd of sheep bleating as ranchers move them to higher elevation BOISE,…
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