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German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies, authorities said Monday. The seven-kilogramme...
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With a fair bit of wizardry on the pitch, Belgium became the first European country to win the quidditch world cup on Sunday.
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From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can’t stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world....
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US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills — despite English being the official language of the West...
World
The timing of Israel’s plan to attack Iran was top secret. But Washington pizza delivery trackers guessed something was up before the first bombs...
World
From the Earth trembling as two of its biggest alpha males fall out to Korean leaders doing battle with toilet brushes, your weekly roundup...
World
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday placed on display a rare condom from around 1830.
World
From how smelly penguins are saving the world to how Dr House got it wrong, your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the...
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Salvagers on Tuesday pulled a cargo ship, which made world headlines for running aground a stone’s throw from a house in Norway, back into...
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The helmsman of a huge container ship that ran aground in Norway just a stone’s throw away from a cabin as its owner slept...