Category: Offbeat
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I choose you! Pokemon turns 25
Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020.
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Mr. Potato Head toy brand goes gender neutral
The Mr. Potato Head brand is going gender neutral, the company that makes the popular plastic toy announced Thursday.
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No kidding: video calls with goats boost British farm
A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video call meetings -- and found an unexpected source of lockdown income.
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Social media mourns death of viral corgi
Gen the Corgi, the dog who became viral over his facial expressions, passed away at the age of five.
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Love all year round
You might be wondering how the most romantic day of the year is celebrated around the world.
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LOOK: Facebook changes Like button in celebration of Lunar New Year
Gong xi fa cai!
Feel the Lunar New Year online while public celebrations are still prohibited due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related restrictions.
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For sale: London’s thinnest house
Blink and you could easily miss it. Wedged between a doctor's surgery and a hairdressing salon, London's thinnest house is only identified by a streak of dark blue paint.
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Harvard astronomer argues that alien vessel paid us a visit
Discovering there's intelligent life beyond our planet could be the most transformative event in human history -- but what if scientists decided to collectively ignore evidence suggesting it already happened?
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One step at a time: Canadian creates spectacular ‘snowshoe art’
On frozen lakes and snow-covered fields in Canada's wilds, magnificent geometric formations have suddenly appeared -- the work of a retired headmaster stomping around in snowshoes to beat back pandemic blues.
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Bernie Sanders’ sweatshirt featuring viral photo selling like hotcakes
Bernie Sanders iconic mittens and cross-legged pose during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris inspired countless memes online and a shirt.
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Turn back time? Study hints at way to halt decline as we age
The march of time can be unkind to the human body but new research hints at a cause -- and possible solution -- for some of the ailments and decline that often come with age.
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Ice cream tests positive for COVID-19 –reports
An investigation is underway in Tianjin, China after three samples of ice cream reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.
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Cyprus cats out in the cold as pandemic bites
At a cat sanctuary set in picturesque hills near Paphos, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, volunteers are grappling with a surge in abandonments they blame on the coronavirus pandemic.
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World’s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia
Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
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Jupiter and Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance
The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, came within planetary kissing range in Monday's evening sky, an intimacy that will not occur again until 2080.
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Google Doodle exhibits Jupiter and Saturn’s great conjunction
Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle celebrating the Winter Solstice -- also known as the shortest day and the longest night of the year.