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Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news

Posted by mycketforvirrad
Tags: ask.discussion, recurring.weekly, offbeat fridays, offbeat

Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like fujitsu, transphobia and the daily show. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was perplexed.

But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched offbeat stories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!

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    Tom Holland's Avengers bonus sent to Tom Hollander in error BBC News – Yasmin Rufo – 25th January 2024

    Tom Holland's Avengers bonus sent to Tom Hollander in error

    It is not every day a million dollars shows up in your account by accident. But The White Lotus star Tom Hollander has revealed it happened to him when he received a paycheque intended for Spider-Man actor Tom Holland.

    Speaking to Late Night host Seth Meyers, Hollander said: "We were with the same agents briefly and people in the accounts department got confused.

    BBC News – Yasmin Rufo – 25th January 2024

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