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Carrier Pigeon 'Faster' Than Internet Broadband
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, animals, performance, unusual, interesting, news )

Maria
- 95 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A South African information technology company on Wednesday claimed it was quicker for them to transmit data with the pigeon than to send it using Telkom, the country's leading internet service provider.
Will the Kangaroo Ends Romp Through French Countryside
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, animals, unusual, interesting, news )

Maria
- 130 days ago - uk.news.yahoo.com
He had been hopping around the French countryside for the past 10 days, but wildlife authorities finally caught up with Will the kangaroo in a village in the southwest.
Fox Steals More Than 100 Shoes
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, fox, unusual, bizarre, interesting, news )

Maria
- 186 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A fox has been unmasked as the mystery thief of more than 100 shoes in the small western German town of Foehren, authorities said Friday.
Man Threw Coffee In Dog's Face
Offbeat  (tags: man throws, hot coffee, dog's face, barking, when passing by )

Kathy
- 205 days ago - thebostonchannel.com
A Boston man was charged with animal cruelty after he was accused of throwing hot coffee in the face of his neighbor's dog.
Amazing Picture of Cloud Shaped Like the British Isles
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, bizarre, sky, clouds, interesting, news )

Maria
- 208 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
n this striking picture, a formation can clearly be seen in the shape of what looks like Britain and Ireland drifting over the English countryside.
The Hotel Suite in a Plane That's Crash Bang in the Middle of the Jungle
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, unusual, bizarre, interesting, news )

Emil
- 236 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
The location looks like a scene from TV drama Lost - a crashed airliner surrounded by miles of impenetrable jungle on one side and deep blue ocean on the other. But, in fact, the passenger jet is actually part of a luxurious hotel suite where
Cricket Scales New Heights With Everest Match
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, unusual, performance, interesting, news )

Maria
- 237 days ago - news.yahoo.com
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - British cricket enthusiasts have taken the game to new heights, playing a match near the base camp of the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, the organizers said on Wednesday.
Man Survives 3 Days Lost in the Arctic
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, bizarre, unusual, interesting, news )

Maria
- 238 days ago - news.yahoo.com
In a real scene worthy of the most harrowing reality shows, a man working on a scientific research project in Greenland's Arctic went missing last week but used survival techniques to stay alive for three days before being rescued.
Hawks' Mascot Gets Some Playoff Flying Time
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, society, unusual, interesting, news )

Maria
- 238 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The Hawks' real-life mascot got a little flying time during the playoffs. "Spirit," an actual hawk that flies down from the rafters during the pre-game introductions, decided to hang around for the start of Game 2 against the Miami Heat on
Australian Turns Wombat Poo Into Paper Trail
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, unusual, interesting, news, world )

Maria
- 238 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian entrepreneur has brought a whole new meaning to the phrase "waste paper" with an ingenious green scheme to make luxury stationery from wombat dung.
 
 
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