Louis Armstrong asked Richard Nixon to carry his bags through customs. The bags had marijuana in them.
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FBI uncovers Al-Qaeda plot to just sit back and enjoy collapse of United States
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On streets across Europe, a secret organisation of artists who go by the name AnonyMouse have been creating little places for mice to use
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Denmark launches children's TV show about man with giant penis – critics condemn idea of animated series about a man who cannot control his penis, but others have backed it
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David Lynch has a YouTube channel on which, each day, he gives a weather report and picks a number from a jar
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Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail; recommends outdated security algorithms
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A lorem ipsum generator to commemorate the things from 2020 we’d probably like to forget
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The full(est possible) story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference
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Glitter bomb 3.0 vs. porch pirates
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Ralf Wunderlich: ‘When FC Santa Claus called I didn't have to think a lot. Who wouldn't want to work for Santa Claus' official football club?’
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Google's Blob Opera
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The making of Hey's dumpsterfile.email, an internet service that receives an email, prints it, and burns it in a dumpster on a livestream
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Floyd Mayweather will box YouTuber Logan Paul in February
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An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by the police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window
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Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau encounters monolith in Red Rock Country
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Microsoft is selling an ugly MS Paint sweater and part of the proceeds benefit Girls Who Code
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An interesting analysis of scented candles reviews vs. COVID-19 spread
@Kate Petrova: I couldn't just walk past this Tweet, so here is some fun #datavizScented candles: An unexpected victim of the COVID-19 pandemic 1/n https://t.co/xEmCTQn9sA pic.twitter.com/tVecEiX5Jc
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Austrian village of 'Fucking' decides to change its name
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An Italian fisherman persuaded sculptors to create huge marble artworks – then dropped them in the Mediterranean
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Alberta officials warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars
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The video game creator who became Barry Bonds
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John Waters bequeaths his art collection to Baltimore Museum of Art, whose bathrooms will be named in his honor
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Saved by the whale: Dutch train runs off elevated tracks, is caught by statue's tail
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Japan's jimi ("mundane") Halloween costumes of 2020
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Suggestion: Make the #offbeat tag special like #nsfw and #spoiler
I would suggest the Joke colour for this tag. [joke] Actually, I suggest the Exemplary colour as well as making ~bestoftildes a permanent alias of #offbeat. [/joke]
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How wheelbarrows are made
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Amazon's launch of a Swedish retail site has caused embarrassment – confusing, nonsensical and occasionally vulgar product listings scattered across the catalogue
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Mutant crayfish clones take over cemetery after aquarium escape
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Kazakhstan stops resisting Borat, adopts "Very nice!" tourism slogan
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Gabelstapler Klaus, a gorefilled safety video for forklift operators
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Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country
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Computer built using swarms of soldier crabs
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HBO's 'The Wire' inspired a fake turtle egg that spies on poachers
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Gigapixel AI accidentally added Ryan Gosling’s face to this photo
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At Iceland's Blue Lagoon you can swim in power plant wastewater – here's a story about geothermal energy, cheap heat, and how to keep some ducks warm
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Comedy Wildlife Photography - 2020 finalists
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Auto industry TV ads claim right-to-repair laws would benefit "sexual predators"
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Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China
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Joe Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs
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Amazon drivers are hanging smartphones in trees to get more work
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Airline pilots landing at LAX report "a guy in a jetpack" flying alongside them
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Postcards from St Kilda arrive ten years later after washing up in Norway – archaeologist Ian McHardy built a waterproof replica of the mail boats a decade ago
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Two feet from Clearwater's past, father's funny legacy leaves a deep impression
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Ricotta Records – Anonymouse, a Malmö-based art collective that has installed several miniature buildings imagined for mice, reveal their latest creation
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Vulfpeck is selling the tenth track spot for their latest album on eBay
Link to listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/383666896955 Announcement from Vulfpeck member Jack Stratton: https://twitter.com/vulfpeck/status/1291766802817540102 This announcement came out of...
Link to listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/383666896955
Announcement from Vulfpeck member Jack Stratton: https://twitter.com/vulfpeck/status/1291766802817540102
This announcement came out of nowhere this morning and the eBay listing will likely continue to grow. Will be interesting to watch to see how much this spot is worth, and who ends up buying it.
Some songs from their latest album:
Radio Shack
Bach Vision Test
3 on E (feat. Antwaun Stanley)
Test Drive (Instrumental)9 votes -
John Boyne accidentally includes Zelda video game monsters in novel
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Owners of a US B&B have removed a Norwegian flag from outside their business after being accused of promoting racism from people who thought it was a Confederate flag
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A Norwegian man on Saturday set the new world record for singing Elvis Presley songs for fifty hours, fifty minutes and fifty seconds straight in an online competition
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Race to the bottom: Museum curators in battle for #BestMuseumBum
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An app lets you de-stress by screaming at the Icelandic wilderness from afar
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