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Offbeat News tagged with culture

Homemade Tofu "Turkey"
Offbeat  (tags: culture, custom, animals, vegan recipe, health, goodnews, food )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - upc-online.org
Save a Turkey this year from cruelty and death. Try a Tofu Thanksgiving instead. It may seem strange at first but after the first time it gets easier and more enjoyable! It is much healthier too. Try it you may like it . Start your own cruelty free feast!
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How Hitler and the Nazi's Tried to Steal Christmas
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, bizarre, Nazis, crime, culture )

Cal
- 3 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The Nazi Party tried their best to remove Christ from Christmas by paganising carols, producing glittering swastika, iron cross and toy grenade baubles for the fir tree, research for a new exhibition has found.
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Chinese Traffic Cop's Funny Lecture on Helmet Safety (Video)
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, culture, custom, funny, humans, humor, interesting, off-beat, unusual, society, world )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - treehugger.com
When Beijing Policeman Tan, the star of his very own local news segment, stops a motorcyclist because his passenger isn't wearing his helmet, we get an earful on gender norms, hairstyles, and one of our favorite topics -- helmets! See the video below.
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Utah Rock Art Canyon Up for Historic Designation
Offbeat  (tags: ancient, indian art, culture, protection, goodnews )

Lone
- 6 days ago - washingtonpost.com
SALT LAKE CITY -- Parts of a remote central Utah canyon decorated with ancient Indian art are being nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.
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Drop in the Bucket Mitch Barrett And Suze Scott
Offbeat  (tags: world, PEACEperformance, interesting, culture )

Bernadett
- 7 days ago - willienelsonpri.com
PEACE SONG AND MESSGE FOR THIS DAY TODAY
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28 Balls-Video
Offbeat  (tags: arts, bizarre, culture, funny, humans, humor, interesting, odd, off-beat, pictures, unusual )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
When art dabbles with science, the results don't always chime. Not so in the case of Pascual Sisto's 28 Years in the Implicate Order. Mesmerising, spellbinding - this video loop of multiple balls bouncing in sync with one another is these descriptions and
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Korean Woman's Driving Test Joy... After 950 Attempts
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, off-beat, performance, interesting, humor, funny, bizarre, culture, humans, cars, safety, society )

Suzybell
- 11 days ago - metro.co.uk
A woman in South Korea who has tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded - on her 950th time. Having spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) on application fees, Cha Sa-soon, 68,
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Wife Discovers Allergy to Husband's Sperm on Wedding Night
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, performance, interesting, funny, bizarre, culture, children, society, women, humor, research, Body-Mind-Spirit, AlternativeMed, nutrition, treatment )

Suzybell
- 11 days ago - metro.co.uk
An American couple are looking into other methods of having children after they discovered that she was allergic to his sperm - on their wedding night.Mike and Julie Boyde of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, went out for two years after meeting at university and
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Sao Paulo's Incredible Storm Drain Graffiti
Offbeat  (tags: arts, culture, design, humor, interesting, off-beat, photos, pictures, society, unusual, world )

Daphna
- 12 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
Where there is concrete, let there be colour; where there is asphalt, let there be kickass graffiti. The world's metropolises are grey enough places without a hard line stance against graffiti - and the good it can bring. Take Sao Paulo, whose sprawling m
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Mass Agitation Against Illegal Mining in Brajdham - Abhishek Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, environment, culture, society )

Abhishek
- 12 days ago - brajdhamsewa.org
The International Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA in India representative Naresh Kadyan, founder Chairman of the People for Animals (SPCA) Haryana comes forward to support this protest and illegal mining in the area of Lord Krishna Goverdhan.
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At Age 90 He Still Aids Youths With Native Language
Offbeat  (tags: culture, native language, interesting, society )

Lone
- 13 days ago - triplicate.com
Archie Thompson learned the Yurok language as a boy living on his grandmother's ranch.  "She didn't speak English, and I used to make fun of her all the time, but that's how I learned. She spoke to me every day," Thompson said
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THE BEST WAY TO WASTE YOUR FRIDAY AT WORK Go to WAL MART
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, interesting, humor, funny, bizarre, culture, ethics, society, pictures, odd, safety, world, photos )

Suzybell
- 13 days ago - peopleofwalmart.com
All we're gonna say is this is the best website we've ever seen to make the time at work go by fast. And, you'll be forwarding this link to everyone you know, in and out of your office..
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"Becoming Human, Part 1"[ Video-NOVA -PBS-in US Only-But Watch It, It'Ll Blow Your Mind!
Offbeat  (tags: culture, environment, humans, society, animals, weather )

Janet
- 14 days ago - pbs.org
Why did leaps in human evolution take place? "First Steps" explores a provocative "big idea" that sharp swings of climate were a key factor.
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