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Flipping the Birds: NYC Drones Have Local Shore Birds Pecking Mad

New York’s shore birds to drones: “Not in our beach yard!”

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Taco Bell “Early Retirement” Pop-up Offers a Chalupa of Activities, Food, and Fun

Taco Bell has opened a new “early retirement community,” making dreams come true (for a weekend, at least) for the “old at heart.”

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When Pigs Cry: UK Cop Association Condemns Title of New TV Series

Police association decries ‘Piglets,’ accidentally boosts movement to ‘Defund The Police’.

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Mom, Baseball, and… Eton Fool? UK Baseball League Is Not to Be Trifled With

Baseball season is here! Let’s go Met… tropolitan London?

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Hands Off Our Wood: Nude Beachgoers Protest Vancouver Government “Improvements”

Vancouver’s Wreck Beach is a destination for nudists… and the voyeurs who love to spy on them.

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Supersaturated Sand Trap: Quicksand Pulls Woman Down on Maine Beach

If you like to take long walks along the beach, make sure you bring a tow truck.

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Border Follies: Town on Belgium-Netherlands Border Takes ‘Quirky’ to a New Level

The town(s) of Baarle is divided—but definitely not in half.

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Snake in the Drain: Mystery Boa Constrictor Apprehended in NYC Apartment

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is not the native habitat of boa constrictors, but one made itself right at home in a ground-level apartment.

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Net Profits: New York Magnet Fishers Hook a Small Fortune

A New York couple dredged the depths of a local pond and came up with an approximately 100,000% return on their investment.

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Crisis of Communications: AI Bot Tries to Bend Users to Its Programmed Will, Hijinks Ensue!

Microsoft and OpenAI’s artificial intelligence assistants are having the worst week ever—seemingly every week.

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A Rinehart-Knock Life: Fragile Australian Billionaire Takes Extreme Offense to ‘Unflattering’ Painting

We’re not saying she overreacted… but we’re not not saying it.

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Stark Raven Mad: U.K. Crow Attacks Hospital Staff and Visitors for Days On End

A crow who took up residence outside a Nottingham hospital let no one go about their business as usual.

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