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Shopper Gets Leg Up at Carolina Auction
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, off-beat, bizarre, unusual, weird )

Patricia
- 819 days ago - seattlepi.nwsource.com
A man who bought a smoker Tuesday at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first
Polish Builders Create Topsy-Turvy House
Offbeat  (tags: offbeat, unusual, politics, world, architecture, tourist attraction )

Danielle
- 843 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Rather than being a bizarre tourist attraction, the house is meant to be a profound statement about the Communist era and the state of the world.
USA Are You Sleeping?
Offbeat  (tags: nissan )

Wayne
- 843 days ago - usawakeup.org
Come on America Time to Wake Up!
Beefeater Makes History at Tower
Offbeat  (tags: offbeat, europe, london beefeater )

Carlo
- 843 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The first female Beefeater has made history by officially going on duty at the Tower of London.
Coffee Fool
Offbeat  (tags: funny, humans, interesting )

Julie
- 843 days ago - coffeefool.com
<br /> Nearly all of the coffee out there is stale. The good news is that stale coffee is drinkable if you've never had truly fresh coffee. The bad news is that once you've tasted truly fresh coffee, you'll be forever hooked.
How Popular Movements Can Confront Corporate Power and Win
Offbeat  (tags: conservation, habitatdestruction, pollution, Sustainabililty, corruption, ethics, corporation, greenbuilding, SustainableDevelopment, Sustainabililty, activists, habitat, protection, healthcare, environment )

Abbe
- 841 days ago - alternet.org
This overview explains how to put the conscience back in corporations and save the world. At the end is a link for a free download with more specifics. Our hearts are in the right place. Let's join hands and do it.
Student Loan Consolidation Rate
Offbeat  (tags: loan, Student Loan Consolidation, student, loans )

David
- 844 days ago - reddit.com
Funds in as little as 7 days. Pay after graduation. Instant decision.
Urban Abandonments: 7 Deserted Wonders of the (Post)Modern World
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, unusual, off-beat )

Linda
- 846 days ago - weburbanist.com
Ghost Towns of the American West are what come to mind for many when they think of abandoned settlements. However, there are fascinating abandonments all over the world. Some of these have a clear historical reason for being deserted,
Rickshaw Man on a Mission
Offbeat  (tags: school, education, illiteracy, literacy, children, benevolence )

Santanu
- 851 days ago - telegraphindia.com
Fifty years ago a boy is forced to abandon school from shame at not having a shirt to wear. Now an aged rickshaw puller he gifts other needy children books, stationery and clothes. He even checks up on truants and their school mark sheets!! Inspirational.
Gay Boy's Mama Fights Back
Offbeat  (tags: family, media, women )

Camilla
- 852 days ago - queerty.com
A Vermont mother's tired of anti-gay editorials in her local paper. In an effort to channel her anger, the on-the-money mama wrote a long, scathing reply.
 
 
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