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News Links for the Week:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56842506Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work for 15 years: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56822571Woman finds tracking device on car, Louisiana State Police wants it back: https://www.wbrz.com/news/woman-finds-tracking-device-on-car-louisiana-state-police-wants-it-back/Teacher who got drunk and took students to a strip club on a school trip is banned for three years: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/teacher-richard-glenn-students-strip-club-banned-three-years-b931410.htmlTaiwanese man marries woman 4 times, divorces her 3 times just to enjoy 32 days of marriage leave: https://www.todayonline.com/world/taiwanese-man-marries-woman-4-times-divorces-her-3-times-enjoy-32-days-marriageJapanese man arrested after dating 35 women at the same time in bid to 'get birthday presents': https://news.yahoo.com/japan-man-arrested-dating-35-152935505.htmlWe would to thank

News Links for the Week:Pentagon Confirms 'Pyramid-Shaped' UFO Video Footage Is Authentic: https://www.sciencealert.com/pentagon-confirms-pyramid-shaped-ufo-video-footage-is-authenticBeloved High School Basketball Coach Killed Trying to Rob Mexican Drug Cartel: https://www.thedailybeast.com/high-school-basketball-coach-barney-dale-harris-killed-trying-to-rob-mexican-drug-cartel-sheriff-saysM&S faces backlash over plan to release 30m honeybees: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/16/marks-spencer-honeybee-project-threat-biodiversity-conservationists-aoeWomen Tried To Use $1 Million Bill At Dollar Store: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/million-dollar-general-store-762930This man is looking for the friends who shipped him overseas in a crate in 1965: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.5978289/this-man-is-looking-for-the-friends-who-shipped-him-overseas-in-a-crate-in-1965-1.5978296MyPillow CEO’s free speech social network will ban posts that take

News Links for the Week:Cops And Robbers; Stolen Doritos Truck Chase; NACHO FAST!!!: https://www.tmz.com/2021/03/21/doritos-truck-oklahoma-city-enid-frito-lays-police/Woman Discovers Her Son's Bride is Her Long Lost Daughter: https://news.yahoo.com/woman-discovers-her-sons-bride-182017135.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kZXJlZi1tYWlsLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAModUjh6cZrB-gKdv6vD67zWDAMMsgrbWPMKwqU5F33Df7HofDskYWf7IIDe0oVnEvG8jTkl8aClSM9aOTcMZI1uavd1srL2MSM33yIoHd3Bk_y4HQQcjrryDcJAEBjvAL8RWWNV64DIzcuL-wFUAqXmThXZkNxLNxyfx_MF_UZXUniversity Of Kentucky Mistakenly Sends 500,000 Acceptances: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/university-of-kentucky-500000-accidental-acceptances_n_606f8e2cc5b634fd437b8461?05$500,000 Jefferson Davis chair stolen in Selma will be a toilet unless Confederate group hangs banner, email claims: https://www.al.com/news/2021/04/500000-jefferson-davis-chair-stolen-in-selma-will-be-a-toilet-unless-confederate-group-meets-demands-email-claims.htmlWind of justice: Austrian m

News Links for the Week:Amazon admits its drivers sometimes have to pee in bottles: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/amazon-admits-its-drivers-sometimes-have-to-pee-in-bottles/Mark Zuckerberg’s dad said he could go to Harvard or have a McDonald’s franchise: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/06/mark-zuckerbergs-dad-offered-him-college-or-a-mcdonalds-franchise.htmlMark Zuckerberg's phone number appeared among the leaked data of Facebook users, according to a researcher: https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-phone-number-facebook-leak-data-reports-2021-4Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56578544Nike wins court bid over 'Satan Shoes' with human blood: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56609333 'Body' on I-83 overpass was actually a sex doll: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2021/04/01/police-body-83-overpass-actually-sex-doll/4836664001/We would to thank Cajun Curl Original Spice for their support! For some spice that's extra nic

News Links for the Week:A Man Demanded His Final Paycheck. The Auto Shop Delivered 91,500 Greasy Pennies: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/business/auto-shop-pennies.htmlOfficers Discover 'Emotional Support Python' During DUI Stop: https://www.newsweek.com/officers-discover-emotional-support-python-during-dui-stop-1579183Maine may allow Viking-style funeral pyres: https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/03/23/maine-may-allow-viking-style-funeral-pyres/Missing Florida Woman Lyndsey Kennedy Found Naked, Lost In Delray Beach Storm Drain: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/03/25/naked-woman-lyndsey-kennedy-rescued-from-delray-beach-storm-drain/Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut every day this year — if you've been vaccinated: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/krispy-kreme-free-doughnut-covid-19-vaccination-card/A Chinese City Has Banned Stripping Newlyweds as a Wedding Game: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adjwp/china-wedding-game-banWe would to thank Cajun Curl Original Spice for their support! For some spice that's

News Links for the Week:Man arrested after taking his toddler into an elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/21/us/san-diego-zoo-arrest-elephant-toddler/index.htmlCheerleader mom is arrested for creating 'deepfake' images and videos showing her daughter's rivals 'naked, drinking and smoking' in a bid to have them kicked off the team: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9359823/Cheerleader-mom-created-deepfake-images-daughters-rivals-naked-drinking-smoking.html$1,500 reward offered for safe return of Ronald McDonald statue: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/03/18/Ronald-McDonald-statue-stolen-Woodhaven-Michigan/4521616097599/Bigfoot bounty grows to more than $2 million: https://www.enidnews.com/news/state/bigfoot-bounty-grows-to-more-than-2-million/article_5ecca8fa-7c68-11eb-804b-bbf650ec9b9c.htmlShe Kept a Library Book for 63 Years. It Was Time to Return It: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/nyregion/nyc-overdue-library-book.htmlFla. Woman Who Allegedly Pretended to Be Plastic

News Links for the Week:Ferret makes debut as 1st clone of US endangered species: https://www.nxsttv.com/nmw/news/ferret-makes-debut-as-1st-clone-of-us-endangered-species/QAnon Shaman Begs for Leniency; I Stopped Muffin Theft During Capitol Riot: https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-shaman-says-he-stopped-muffin-theft-during-capitol-riotEscaped convict lands himself back in prison after coming out of hiding to buy a video game: https://news.sky.com/story/escaped-convict-lands-himself-back-in-prison-after-coming-out-of-hiding-to-buy-a-video-game-12236283Drunk driver crashes into car of drunk-driving friend he was coming to help in East Nashville: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-drunk-driver-hits-drunk-driver-double-20210305-k73fhoal3vc4ljx5fqatwsnute-story.htmlCalifornia man cited after using mannequin for carpool lane: https://www.kusi.com/california-man-cited-after-using-mannequin-for-carpool-lane/Lake of the Ozarks Realtor Offered $1.5K to Have Her Former Mother-in-Law Killed: https://www.thedailyb

News Links for the Week:Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for 'solarwinds123' password leak: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/solarwinds123-password-intern/index.htmlFlorida man arrested for throwing alligator through drive-thru window: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-arrested-for-throwing-alligator-through-drive-thru-windowRooster fitted with knife for cockfighting kills its owner by slashing his groin as it tries to escape: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9307077/Rooster-fitted-knife-illegal-cockfight-kills-owner-tried-escape.html OREGON DUI ARREST, MAN CLOCKS .77 BAC, Highest EVER?!?!: https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/22/oregon-man-records-record-bac-during-dui-arrest-warm-springs-police/Doctor appears in court video call while performing surgery: https://apnews.com/article/sacramento-california-coronavirus-pandemic-324f0dd573e15fe7506846590b472db4‘Missing chicken: Belligerent. Non-cooperative. Foul smelling’ Swansea Police looking for bird’s owner: https://fox2now.com/news/missing-chic

News Links for the Week:A woman was bitten while using an outhouse near Haines. It turned out to be a bear: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2021/02/18/woman-gets-surprise-bite-while-using-outhouse-near-haines/Danish woman says she won’t shave mustache or trim unibrow just to land a man: https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/danish-woman-says-she-wont-shave-mustache-trim-unibrow/Feds seize $2.82 million worth of frosted cocaine corn flakes: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/539645-feds-seize-282-million-worth-of-frosted-cocaine-corn-flakesTerengganu Man Built 11 Speed Bumps Next To His House Because He Was Annoyed With Noisy Vehicles: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/terengganu-man-built-11-speed-bumps-next-to-his-house-because-he-was-annoyed-with-noisy-vehicles/ar-BB1cKnPOFalse COVID-19 information convinces mom, 4 kids to drink urine for 4 days: https://www.fox13now.com/news/coronavirus/false-covid-19-information-convinces-mom-4-kids-to-drink-urine-for-4-daysTexas mayor resigns after

News Links for the Week:Warren police search for man who pooped in unlocked cars at auto shops: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2021/02/13/serial-pooper-warren-auto-shop/4473316001/Man arrested after attempting to rob exactly three tacos from an Akron Taco Bell: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/man-arrested-after-attempting-to-rob-exactly-three-tacos-from-an-akron-taco-bellMan destroys toilet in bathroom brouhaha: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/blogs/off-the-beat/2021/01/26/off-beat-man-destroys-toilet-bathroom-brouhaha/4245035001/Iranian Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian claims Covid vaccine turns people gay: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2021/2/9/iranian-cleric-claims-covid-vaccine-turns-people-gayA man has turned his dead uncle’s skeleton into a guitar: https://www.nme.com/news/music/man-dead-uncles-skeleton-guitar-2877448Teen reunited with pet rooster lost at Alabama Cracker Barrel after Civil War reenactment: https://www.al.com/news/2021/02/t

News Links for the Week:Six arrested after changing Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyboob’: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/hollywood-sign-hollyboob-six-arrestedJamaica faces marijuana shortage as farmers struggle: https://apnews.com/article/world-news-jamaica-kingston-coronavirus-pandemic-marijuana-2d9e9c6dbc4d311e7b7085708eca0571Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and lighter than glass: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-develop-transparent-wood-that-is-stronger-and-lighter-than-glass-1.5902739Study Says 6% Will Be Watching The Super Bowl Naked: https://www.bandt.com.au/6-will-be-watching-super-bowl-naked-in-2021-study-finds/Angry maskless man denied food service, returns with gun to steal fried chicken and waffles: https://abcnews.go.com/US/angry-maskless-man-denied-food-service-returns-gun/story?id=75679665Man with Florida tattoo on forehead arrested for misuse of 911, marijuana possession: https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/man-with-florida-tattoo-on-forehead-arre

News Links for the Week:China uses anal swabs to test for COVID-19: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/536197-china-uses-anal-swabs-to-test-for-covid-19Billionaires are blaming the GameStop surge on Covid stimulus checks: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gamestock-stimulus-check-jeffrey-gundlach-b1795274.htmlCompletely tattooed man who wants to become a 'black alien' has had his nose and top lip removed alongside other bizarre 'modifications'… and now struggles to speak: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9185553/Man-nose-lip-removed-look-like-black-alien-struggles-speak.htmlFormer QAnon Follower To Anderson Cooper: ‘I Apologize For Thinking That You Ate Babies’: https://www.inquisitr.com/6467023/qanon-anderson-cooper-ate-babies/British woman burns mouth, cracks tooth after mistaking ‘poppers’ for candy: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/woman-mistakes-poppers-for-candy-burns-mouth-and-cracks-tooth-after-eating-someWhy Wombats Poop Cubes: https://slate.com/technology/2021/01/wombats-poo

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News Links for the Week:This man owns $321M in bitcoin — but he can't access it because he lost his password: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.5875363/this-man-owns-321m-in-bitcoin-but-he-can-t-access-it-because-he-lost-his-password-1.5875366Horned D.C. protester makes first court appearance, refuses to eat in detention: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/horned-d-c-protester-makes-first-court-appearance-refuses-to-eat-in-detentionNorth Idaho internet provider continues to censor Facebook, Twitter for customers who request it: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/technology/idaho-internet-provider-blocks-facebook-and-twitter/293-867cc22b-fb90-4142-a296-8d800d2a03fbA man injected himself with 'magic' mushrooms and the fungi grew in his blood, which put him into organ failure: https://www.insider.com/man-injected-with-mushrooms-grew-in-blood-caused-organ-failure-2021-1Police say Oregon man who stole a car with a child in the back seat came back and 'lectured' the mom about par

News Links for the Week:US intelligence agencies have 180 days to share what they know about UFOs, thanks to the Covid-19 relief and spending bill:https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/10/us/ufo-report-emergency-relief-bill-trnd/index.html Pharmacist accused of spoiling COVID-19 vaccine believed it would change people's DNA: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/pharmacist-accused-of-spoiling-covid-19-vaccine-believed-it-would-change-peoples-dna-officials-sayNashville bomber's bizarre writings reveal belief in aliens and lizard people: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/nashville-bombers-bizarre-writings-reveal-belief-in-aliens-and-lizard-peopleOff The Beat: man jailed after ‘snoring loudly’ at McDonald’s: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/blogs/off-the-beat/2021/01/07/man-jailed-after-snoring-loudly-mcdonalds-drive-thru-vero/4101985001/'World's unluckiest burglars' arrested after pocket-dialing police during robbery: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/uk/unlucky-burglars-pocket-dial-gbr-scli-intl/

News Links for the Week:Mitch McConnell's Louisville home vandalized following his blockage of $2,000 stimulus checks: https://amp.courier-journal.com/amp/4112137001Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco Home Vandalized With Graffiti, Severed Pig’s Head: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/01/02/report-pelosi-san-francisco-home-vandalized-graffiti-apparent-pigs-head/Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies: https://apnews.com/article/palm-oil-forests-indonesia-scouts-83b01f2789e9489569960da63b2741c4A pharmacist is arrested after he allegedly allowed more than 500 vaccine doses to spoil: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/31/world/coronavirus-updatesHERE'S THE STRAIGHT POOP ON ICICLES... Stop Eating 'Em: https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/31/meteorologist-warning-icicles-eating-bird-poop/King’s Hawaiian sued for not actually making its sweet rolls in Hawaii: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/12/29/kings-hawaiian-sued-not-actually-making-its-sweet-rolls-hawaii/Tesla’s new Boombox feature will let car ow

News Links for the Week:'Balloon boy hoax' parents pardoned in Colorado: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55436883Mysterious gingerbread monolith appears in San Francisco: https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mysterious-gingerbread-monolith-appears-in-san-francisco-1.5245216Man pulls 19 hand grenades out of river while magnet fishing:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/birmingham-river-grenades-found-bomb-disposal-b1777636.html Pope Francis’ Instagram account appears to ‘like’ another model’s racy pic: https://nypost.com/2020/12/23/pope-francis-ig-account-appears-to-like-another-models-racy-pic/amp/Boy Scouts of America accuse Girl Scouts of starting 'war': https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55460888Hey everybody, we're moving! Hosting services that is. We don't want to loose anyone. Make sure your subscribed to the new feed before the end of the year. The new RSS feed of the Earth Oddity Podcast is:https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5fc7c90751896362682b47afPlug that into your podcatcher a

News Links for the Week:Amazon driver dumped packages in woods, claimed was tossing feces: https://www.nj.com/crime/2020/12/amazon-driver-dumped-packages-in-woods-claimed-was-tossing-feces-cops-say.htmlSouth Africa's chief justice unrepentant for linking Covid vaccines to satanism: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/south-africa-chief-justice-unrepentant-link-vaccines-satanism-coronavirusWoman dies after dropping iPhone in bath while it was charging: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/woman-dies-after-dropping-iphone-in-bath-while-it-was-charging/ZNS3VATXFMO7ZZSI4F5MHTL6ZQ/Mario Lopez will play Colonel Sanders in KFC-Lifetime original movie ‘A Recipe for Seduction’: https://www.kxan.com/entertainment-news/mario-lopez-will-play-colonel-sanders-in-kfc-lifetime-original-movie-a-recipe-for-seduction/Chinese “iron crotch” kung fu masters fight to preserve a painful-looking tradition: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-kungfu-idUSKBN28J2A6Chicken wings, pot thrown into prison in footballs: https://w

News Links for the Week:Mysterious monolith similar to one found in Utah appears in California: https://abc3340.com/news/offbeat/mysterious-monolith-similar-to-one-found-in-utah-appears-in-californiaCalifornia dog owner punches 350lb black bear in the FACE to save his rescue pitbull Buddy from its mouth during vicious attack: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9021647/California-man-punches-350lb-bear-face-save-rescue-dog-Buddy.htmlMan's wife sells his Playstation 5 after she discovers he lied and said it was an air purifier: https://www.radio.com/kluv/latest/mans-wife-sells-his-ps5-he-said-was-an-air-purifier Sarah Jessica Parker perfume blamed for Melbourne kangaroo attack: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/melbourne/sarah-jessica-parker-perfume-blamed-for-melbourne-kangaroo-attack-ng-b881738497zSouth Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn and 20 win: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55154525Man named after Adolf Hitler wins local election in Namibia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-

News Links for the Week:Utah monolith- Has the mysterious metal object disappeared?: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55119940'All we could do was run': the strange story of Gerald, the turkey who terrorized a city: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/25/oakland-turkey-gerald-attack-rose-gardenCzech hunter reports rifle-stealing deer to police: https://in.reuters.com/article/czech-hunting-idINKBN2842D4Joe Exotic reportedly spent $10,000 in Trump hotel hoping for presidential pardon: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/28/joe-exotic-trump-international-hotel-washington-presidential-pardon-tiger-king/Scott Peterson, thousands of California inmates carried out 'staggering' Covid fraud, officials say: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scott-peterson-thousands-california-inmates-carried-out-staggering-covid-fraud-n1248900Mayor of Novosibirsk defends decision to shape city’s main ice rink like a penis for 2nd consecutive year: https://www.rt.com/russia/507965-novosib