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Rapping at McDonalds Not Allowed in Utah, Apparently-- Watch Video
Offbeat  (tags: children, teens, bizarre, environment, culture, crime, off-beat, performance, interesting, police, safety, society, unusual, ethics, funny, goodnews, custom )

Suzybell
- 5 days ago - metro.co.uk
A McDonalds restaurant in Utah called the police because four teenagers were rapping their orders at a drive-through window.The police, taking this sort of heinous crime very seriously, issued disorderly conduct citations to the teenagers. The teens said
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Carli Carmichael
Offbeat  (tags: animals, service monkeys, environment, protection, children )

Cher
- 10 days ago - all-creatures.org
We had heard of an agency that raises "service monkeys" who could retrieve items Lauren couldn't reach and explored that option. Upon further investigation, however, we strongly disagreed with their policy of pulling ALL of their monkeys' teeth.
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Kids Mistake Leopard Cub for New Pet Kitten -- Paw Nation
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, animals, kitten, children, animalwelfare )

Barbcat
- 11 days ago - pawnation.com
Children in the Indian village of Bhatavar brought home a new kitten one night last week and played with the fuzzy feline throughout the following day. That is until they heard the kitty growl. "It was only when we heard it growling that we realized.."
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AMAZING - 9 YEAR OLD BOY MAKES INCREDIBLE SHOT-WATCH VIDEO   video
Offbeat  (tags: children, news, sports, unusual )

Sigrid
- 17 days ago - youtube.com
Oliver Wahlstrom is rising rapidly becoming the latest star to be on Youtube. The 9-year-old boy who plays hockey for the Portland Junior Pirates in the US hit the professional - and the goalkeeper - with a phenomenal goal
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Missing Boy Found Safe at Home After Runaway Balloon Chase
Offbeat  (tags: americans, bizarre, children, good news, odd, experimental, safety )

Caree
- 23 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
FORT COLLINS. Colo. - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in the attic at home Thursday, several hours after the runaway flight of his family's experimental balloon riveted the nation and led to a frantic search for the child, who was feared to have ...
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Ohio Boy Tackled By Deer While Playing Football
Offbeat  (tags: animals, bizarre, culture, interesting, odd, humans, humor, performance, safety, society, unusual, news, ethics, environment, funny, off-beat, pictures, children )

Suzybell
- 24 days ago - kdka.com
A boy in Ohio was playing football with friends over the weekend and was tackled by a deer.The incident happened Saturday when Brandon Hiles, 7, went to retrieve a ball that had rolled into the woods in Wintersville, Ohio."The deer started charging at me
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Ester 5K Is Literal Poetry in Motion
Offbeat  (tags: americans, arts, children, education, freedoms, GoodNews, humans, interesting, news, society, usa, world, americans, arts, culture, design, funny, goodnews, humans, humor, interesting, news, off-beat, performance, photos, pictures, society, unusual, world )

Wolfweeps
- 26 days ago - newsminer.com
ESTER -- Where else would a running race involve both a costume and poetry contest? Only in Ester. "Try to keep it clean," race official Ed Rouleau advised the group of 28 runners in a pre-race meeting. "It is a family event." With that, the tone was set
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Wolf Awareness Week Is October 11th-17th
Offbeat  (tags: wolf awareness week, children, teaching wildlife, protection, conservation )

Simone
- 29 days ago - pr.com
We've all heard the well-known fairytale of the "big bad wolf" and are familiar with the notion of wolves as terrifying, man-eating creatures...but how realistic are these depictions? Did you know that wolves are actually very shy animals and that they
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Students Saving Pennies to Track Panthers
Offbeat  (tags: children, classroom, endangered florida panther, saving, tracking )

Simone
- 32 days ago - abc-7.com
There are only 100 panthers in Florida and 13 have been killed so far this year. Now some Southwest Florida children are saving up to keep help keep tabs on the animals.
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Can a Dog Save Cumbria's Red Squirrels?
Offbeat  (tags: red squirrels, threatened, story book, children, nature )

Simone
- 33 days ago - newsandstar.co.uk
If the endangered red squirrels of Cumbria are going to survive for another 10 years, they will need all the help they can get.
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11-Year-Old Boy Leads High-Speed Chase
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, humans, ethics, culture, bizarre, children, design, environment, police, safety )

Suzybell
- 34 days ago - metro.co.uk
Police in Wyoming say that an 11-year-old boy driving a large SUV led officers on a high speed chase reaching speeds of 100 mph. Bureau of Indian Affairs police say the chase started early on Tuesday morning in central Wyoming, and ended about 50 miles a
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Kids for Pasado's: Generosity Is Its Own Reward
Offbeat  (tags: pasado haven, generorsity, children, caring )

Simone
- 35 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
Not all "gifts" come wrapped and tied with a bow. For several children in the northwest, they know the impact of giving what they have received. Generosity is its own reward. Love is placing others' needs above your own, giving what you can, and help
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EBay Stops 10-Year-Old From Selling Grandmother
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, odd, humans, culture, bizarre, crime, design, custom, children, humor, interesting, society, performance, safety )

Suzybell
- 38 days ago - metro.co.uk
You've all heard the phrase 'willing to sell your own granny' - but do you know anyone who's actually tried to do it? Well, meet 10-year-old Zoe Pemberton, who put her gran up for sale on auction website eBay. She described her grandmother as 'annoying'
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Hassle Free Homework: Older Student Finds College A Challenge
Offbeat  (tags: children, homework, interesting )

Sally
- 39 days ago - newsblaze.com
Your columns ring very close to home. I have worked very hard since I graduated from college. I have a wife and two children and what I thought was a great job.
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Oh Baby! 19-Pound Boy Draws Crowds In Indonesia
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, odd, interesting, health, children, culture, news, safety, society, pictures )

Suzybell
- 43 days ago - kdka.com
Indonesia is celebrating the birth of its heaviest ever newborn. Akbar Risuddin, whose name means "The Great" in Arabic, came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds! His mom, a diabetic, gave birth to Akbar via C-section.Doctors attribute his size to exc
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