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Weird news

From animal invasions to perplexing discoveries, here is where you can find the odd news stories that make you go, "Huh".
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Oxford’s 2024 word of the year is ‘brain rot’

Oxford’s 2024 word of the year is ‘brain rot’

‘Sad bananas’ boost sales by 58% in German supermarket experiment

132 hamsters escape cages on plane in Portugal, causing chaos

Alien poo, Olaf, pollution? Globs on Canadian shores baffle scientists

So short, farewell: New Zealand airport enforces 3-minute goodbye limit

Disney+ subscription means man can’t sue for wrongful death, media giant alleges

Paris authorities aim to steer clear of ‘Ratatouille’ at the Olympics

100 snakes found in man’s trousers at Hong Kong-Shenzhen border

Ice cream that doesn’t melt? New discovery means scientists are one step closer

Hong Kong police find python that snaked itself into a Sha Tin cinema

Hong Kong woman with giant mattress on tram goes viral on social media

Hong Kong officials continue search for the owner of a runaway emu

‘Literally Anybody Else’ for US president? Man changes name in protest

What is the Gila monster, and why are its bites so dangerous?

An intense smell from a rare corpse flower attracts visitors in San Francisco

‘Iron Man’ pilots compete in Dubai’s first-ever jet suit race

Without leap years, the world’s seasons would fall out of sync

Oxford’s 2024 word of the year is ‘brain rot’

‘Sad bananas’ boost sales by 58% in German supermarket experiment

132 hamsters escape cages on plane in Portugal, causing chaos

Alien poo, Olaf, pollution? Globs on Canadian shores baffle scientists

So short, farewell: New Zealand airport enforces 3-minute goodbye limit

Disney+ subscription means man can’t sue for wrongful death, media giant alleges

Paris authorities aim to steer clear of ‘Ratatouille’ at the Olympics

100 snakes found in man’s trousers at Hong Kong-Shenzhen border

Ice cream that doesn’t melt? New discovery means scientists are one step closer

Hong Kong police find python that snaked itself into a Sha Tin cinema

Hong Kong woman with giant mattress on tram goes viral on social media

Hong Kong officials continue search for the owner of a runaway emu

‘Literally Anybody Else’ for US president? Man changes name in protest

What is the Gila monster, and why are its bites so dangerous?

An intense smell from a rare corpse flower attracts visitors in San Francisco

‘Iron Man’ pilots compete in Dubai’s first-ever jet suit race

Without leap years, the world’s seasons would fall out of sync

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