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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 politics, paypal and reddit. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was befuddled.

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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    mycketforvirrad
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    Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades BBC News – Hugh Schofield – 3rd October 2024

    Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades

    The world’s longest treasure hunt appears to have come to an end, after an announcement in France that a buried statuette of a golden owl has finally been unearthed - after 31 years.

    Tens of thousands of people have taken part in the search, which has spawned a huge secondary literature in books, pamphlets and Internet sites.

    They have all been following 11 complicated puzzles set out in the first book by its creator, Max Valentin. When he died in 2009, Mr Becker took over the operation.

    BBC News – Hugh Schofield – 3rd October 2024

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    1. jredd23
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      This reminds me of The Curse of Oak Island. I find it really interesting.

      This reminds me of The Curse of Oak Island. I find it really interesting.

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  2. jredd23
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    As I have traveled in these places where major action has taken I am amazed that more incidents like those of Japan airport closed by explosion of U.S. bomb likely dating to World War II doesn't...

    As I have traveled in these places where major action has taken I am amazed that more incidents like those of
    Japan airport closed by explosion of U.S. bomb likely dating to World War II doesn't happen more. I recall reading similar incidents that happened in Germany.

    4 votes