The Editors at Andrews McMeel

Rude Awakening

A weekly roundup of international news oddities.

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Former English soccer star Gary Mabbutt, 57, traveled to South Africa in July to visit his daughter, who works at Kruger National Park, but it wasn't the exotic big game that left the most lasting impression on him.
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Unusual Hobby

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One day I ripped a rather nice one and got really good sound from it, so the next time it happened I recorded it and sent it to my group chat.
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Mmm, Tastes Like Chicken

The latest on quirky criminals, strange trends and odd events.

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The victim, from Marshfield, was taken to the hospital, but his finger could not be reattached.
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Awesome!

Perplexing people, kooky crimes and odd headlines from around the globe.

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The "toes" descend in size, much as human toes do, and the largest has roots that look like hair.
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

A weekly roundup of international news oddities.

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India exports wigs and hair extensions to the tune of $300 million a year
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Suspicions Confirmed

The latest on quirky criminals, strange trends and odd events.

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Among the gazillion other products and services available from Amazon is the behemoth's facial recognition software, Rekognition, marketed as providing extremely accurate facial analysis.
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Recent Alarming Headline

Perplexing people, kooky crimes and odd headlines from around the globe.

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Infamous South Beach street artist Jonathan Crenshaw, 46, attracts a lot of attention in Miami among tourists, who watch him paint on a canvas—using his feet.
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Inexplicable

A weekly roundup of international news oddities.

• By The Editors at Andrews McMeel
San Diego photographer Mike Sakasegawa prides himself on seeing the beauty in mundane objects, The Washington Post reports.
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Karma

The latest on quirky criminals, strange trends and odd events.

• By The Editors at Andrews McMeel
Walt Dean King, 69, just wanted to take a look at a used car for sale on July 4. But when he approached the vehicle in the small California town of Tracy, about 60 miles east of San Francisco, he was suddenly knocked off his feet by a bull that had gotten loose.
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Want to Get Away?

Perplexing people, kooky crimes and odd headlines from around the globe.

• By The Editors at Andrews McMeel
Many citizens of the world are weary of the war and strife that seem to be consuming the news, and about 200,000 of them have already signed up to put it all in the rear-view mirror by becoming citizens of Asgardia.
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