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British Cat Catches Local Train to Visit Penguins and Fish
Offbeat  (tags: domestic, cat, marine, fish, penguins, offbeat )

Jenny
- 18 days ago - pawnation.com
Percy, a six-year-old domesticated cat from the British city of Scarborough, hops the local North Bay Railway to a nearby marine sanctuary, where he spends the day watching the fish and penguins...
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Let the Panda Die Out, Says BBC Presenter Chris Packham
Offbeat  (tags: BBC presenter, pandas, extinction, need to become extinct, offbeat )

Simone
- 46 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Giant pandas should be allowed to die out as they are stuck in an 'evolutionary cul-de-sac', according to BBC presenter Chris Packham. The conservationist, 48, said the species was not strong enough to survive on its own and it would be better to let
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Video: Spectacular Airlift of Horse
Offbeat  (tags: offbeat, horse, rescued, american river canyon, helicopter )

Simone
- 48 days ago - horsetalk.co.nz
There was only one way out for Natasha, an eight-year-old paint-thoroughbred cross, and that was up. Natasha was on a trail ride with owner Alicia Hutcheson near Auburn, California, when they decided to take a dip in the American River, in a stretch
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God-Consciousness Is Attainable
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, offbeat, unusual, god, consciousness, aspiration, conformity, society, green, living )

Road
- 163 days ago - care2.com
Find others who share your aim to reach God-consciousness and gather together. To commune with others involves commitment and a willingness to expose your deepest aspirations. It requires stepping out of conformity with society.....
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Mexico Legalizes All Soft And Hard Drugs; Heroin, Speed, Marijuana, Etc.
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, weird, odd, interesting, offbeat, drugs, laws, legalize, marijuana, heroin, speed, meth, cocaine )

Road
- 186 days ago - care2.com
In an out of the box attempt at solving the war on crime, Mexico just passed some laws that make it legal to use any kind of drug, for personal use only. So why is the major media so quiet about it? Why is just covering the swine flu and nothing else?
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The Top 10 Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Clint Eastwood
Offbeat  (tags: Clint Eastwood, movies, celebrities, offbeat, odd, people, society, movie, western, actorssociety, americans, culture )

Ivan
- 258 days ago - topmoviez.net
Clint Eastwood has become a living monument of Hollywood. He is to film what Chuck Norris is to roundhouse kicks: the founding father and ruling king.
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Wedding Bells Ring at Taco Bell
Offbeat  (tags: weddings, offbeat, interesting )

Michael
- 299 days ago - news.aol.com
Wedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks. Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Friday in an orange booth at Taco Bell and exchanged vows.
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Hundreds of Scorpions, Snakes Left at Mexico Airport
Offbeat  (tags: snakes, airport, mexico, offbeat )

Tashi
- 502 days ago - usatoday.com
More than 500 reptiles and small creatures are alive and in government custody after they were abandoned at the Mexico City airport for more than a week. Authorities were investigating why the animals were abandoned.
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Mexico to Fine Drivers Who Shave at Wheel - Mexico
Offbeat  (tags: mexico, offbeat, drivers, shaving, fine, bizarre )

Chrissy
- 643 days ago - abc.net.au
Motorists in northern Mexico who are caught dabbing on lipstick, shaving or carrying a pet at the wheel will now face hefty fines as authorities try to cut down on traffic accidents.
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Snake Saved After Eating Golf Balls
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, weird, python, golf balls, australia, odd, offbeat, society )


- 675 days ago - news.yahoo.com
BRISBANE, Australia - A snake has been saved by surgery after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday. A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coop at Nobbys Creek in New South Wales state to encourage
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'Danger: Avoid Death' Contest Winner
Offbeat  (tags: funny, offbeat, contest, lawsuits, warning labels )

Laurel
- 695 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch.
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Cougar Nearly Joins SD Woman in Hot Tub
Offbeat  (tags: offbeat, woman, cougar, hot tub, close call )

Laurel
- 700 days ago - news.yahoo.com
DEADWOOD, S.D. - A relaxing soak in a hot tub came to an abrupt end when Marlene Todd came eye to eye with a mountain lion in her backyard.
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Strangers With the Same Face: Twins Reunited After 35 Years Apart
Offbeat  (tags: good news, offbeat, twins, weird, unusual )

Kathy
- 708 days ago - gimundo.com
Separated at birth, twin sisters Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein never knew about each other's existence. But when they finally met at age 35, they learned what they'd been missing all those years.
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Girl To Have 'Spare' Arm Removed
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, child, risks, treatment, bizarre, interesting, off-beat, offbeat, unusual, weird )

Nicholas
- 716 days ago - reuters.com
Ren Xin, 11, will have the extra limb removed by surgeons in Beijing next week.
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A Piggy Thanksgiving, and Other Fun Facts About Turkey Day
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, offbeat, holiday, thanksgiving, good news )

Kathy
- 716 days ago - gimundo.com
Did you know a roast ham was the main course for America's first Thanksgiving dinner? Here are a few other interesting facts about the holiday.
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