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Offbeat jeffw • 2 weeks ago • 100%

Seafood thieves strike again: Pallets of crab worth $42,000 stolen in South Philly

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Offbeat AmbiguousProps • 3 weeks ago • 83%

Why has badminton become a code for sex in Hong Kong?

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> In teaching materials it released last week, a module titled adolescents and intimate relationships for Secondary Year 3, suggested that teenagers who wanted to have sex with each other could "go out to play badminton together" instead. > The materials also include a form called "My Commitment" aimed at getting "young lovers" to attest that they would exercise "self-discipline, self-control, and resistance to pornography". > The new materials have raised eyebrows and attracted criticism for being "out of touch". But officials have defended the decision. > Meanwhile social media has been flooded with jokes centered around "playing badminton". > "FWB [Friends with benefits]?? Friends with badminton," read one comment on Instagram that had more than 1,000 likes. > "In English: Netflix and chill? In Cantonese, play badminton together?" read another Facebook post which was shared more than 500 times. > Even Olympics badminton player Tse Ying Suet could not resist from commenting. > "Everyone is making an appointment to play badminton. Is everyone really into badminton?" she asked on Threads with a smirky face emoji.

Offbeat FenrirIII • 1 month ago • 100%

Florida Python Challenge: Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons https://apnews.com/article/florida-python-challenge-burmese-invasive-hunting-competition-023e2c09d4c543ef21483d3ce22086a8

Offbeat jeffw • 1 month ago • 100%

Giant Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs to move after underwear complaints

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Offbeat misk • 1 month ago • 100%

Bluey coins worth $400,000 stolen by worker, say Australia police

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Offbeat FenrirIII • 2 months ago • 100%

Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside https://apnews.com/article/black-bears-destroy-car-connecticut-f85c55d2c7937c3ad273681b167e636e

Offbeat FenrirIII • 2 months ago • 98%

Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides https://apnews.com/article/boneless-chicken-wings-lawsuit-ohio-supreme-court-231002ea50d8157aeadf093223d539f8

Offbeat FenrirIII • 2 months ago • 84%

No pads or mercy in what may be the oldest game in North America https://apnews.com/article/united-states-native-american-indigenous-stickball-choctaw-1e308113a39d0dde8fc6f9c13e21bc38

Offbeat FenrirIII • 2 months ago • 81%

Pig transplant research yields Bacon safe for some allergic to red meat https://apnews.com/article/meat-allergy-lone-star-tick-pig-alphagal-edf82b6c1928450da1373ea61e6a3a44

Offbeat FenrirIII • 2 months ago • 98%

Frozen treats, cold showers and lots of ice; Florida zoo works to protect animals from summer heat https://apnews.com/article/florida-zoo-heat-weather-a2b6facf6b1993e69c20ff582adad107

Offbeat FenrirIII • 2 months ago • 96%

Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from dinner plate to aquarium by Denver Broncos fans https://apnews.com/article/denver-aquarium-orange-lobster-crush-116b158ee773d84ce0211955f4b47f2a

Offbeat jeffw • 2 months ago • 97%

A man is caught attempting to smuggle 100 live snakes into China in his pants https://www.npr.org/2024/07/10/nx-s1-5035210/100-live-snakes-pants-smuggle-china

Offbeat TheWaterGod • 3 months ago • 73%

Leftover Ramen Broth Is Causing Problems on South Korea's Mount Halla

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Offbeat TheWaterGod • 3 months ago • 96%

Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17089283 > Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.