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

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Tags: ask.discussion, recurring.weekly, offbeat fridays, offbeat

Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like global warming, ig nobels.2026 and esoteric ebb. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was curious.

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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    Coin used as bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency BBC News – Alex Moss – 8th March 2026

    Coin used as bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency

    A coin once used to pay a bus fare in Leeds was created by an ancient civilisation more than 2,000 years ago, researchers have confirmed.

    The rare currency came into the hands of James Edwards in the 1950s, when during his job as a chief cashier for Leeds Transport Company, he would gather fares from bus and tram drivers.

    BBC News – Alex Moss – 8th March 2026

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