Thousands upon thousands of giant cockroaches skitter around a house. They’re breeding out of control, their numbers increasing day by day. This isn’t some nightmarish pest infestation scenario, though. It was one dubious character’s illegal moneymaking scheme. Australian police recently pulled the biggest exotic insect seizure in the country’s history. They confiscated an absolutely mindblowing …
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Do you know what’s in your attic? If you live in an older house that has had several previous owners, you might be in for a surprise. People can store precious, weird, or horrifying things in their attics and simply forget they’re there. Or perhaps they choose to forget, as they’d get in trouble if …
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It’s over for Loony Toon. He has received a lengthy prison sentence for leading police officers on a car chase during which he fired on them. Nothing in the previous paragraphs is a joke. Sometimes reality just aligns perfectly to make it for us at Oddee to do our jobs. A man called Loony Toon …
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Everybody loves a good story about con artists, as long as they don’t have to actively be a part of it. And admittedly, a tale of a thorough swindle can be entertaining. Some cons, however, are so out there that it’s hard to believe they’re true. They’re either so incredibly convoluted, strange, or just so …
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In the dead of night, they rise from the dank sewers underneath the city. Nobody knows who they are, what they want, or where they go after emerging from the underground. That’s what’s going on in New York City, anyway. Passersby and security cameras have recently caught strange groups of men climbing out from the …
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There are so many benefits to getting older. Do you agree? You may become a mentor figure, sharing knowledge and helping others grow. You may develop a sharper sense of humor, especially about life’s challenges. Friendships may become fewer, but they’re usually deeper and more meaningful. Many people feel more comfortable speaking their mind respectfully. …
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When you get a new car, you can be forgiven for driving perhaps with a little more abandon than usual. After all, you should still exercise healthy caution not to put yourself and others in danger. And you definitely should maintain some common sense, unlike this Texas man. Jimmy McDaniel was recently arrested for reckless …
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What do you know about people who are bald? Do you know anyone who is or chooses to be? (By shaving their head?) Male pattern baldness is linked strongly to genetics inherited from both sides of a family, not only from the mother’s side as many people believe. In ancient Rome, some wealthy men wore …
You don’t have like the beach to do weird beach things! Do you think you’ll do any of these this summer at the beach? Hold a meditation session exclusively for imaginary dolphins. Build a tiny sand city and assign every crab that wanders through a political role. Wear snorkeling gear nowhere near the water. Draw …
Once you’ve been to one amusement park, you’ve been to them all. They all have more or less the same rollercoasters, merry-go-rounds, arcades… If you’re burned out on theme parks, perhaps you need something other than Busch Gardens or Hersheypark. There are a lot of theme parks out there whose themes are, shall we say, …
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