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Quirky news links for the week of May 24th

First depiction of a cell phone found in a 1922 film clip Greece invaded by frogs – no clear connection with their economy but I’m suspicious A music video so bad, it’s actually kinda funny (but don’t blame me if you get nightmares…)

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There’s always a record that can be yours to make

Think it’s all been done? Nothing left to accomplish on the world stage if you haven’t won an Olympic medal by the time you’re 12 (even though the minimum age is older than that?)  You just need to get a little more creative – like this guy that just broke the lawnmower speed record.  Now [...]

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The oddity of Olympic mascots

A new set of Olympic mascots is unleashed on the world every two years now. Regardless of what part of the world is playing host, the mascots seem to be universally ambiguous and not particularly liked.  But they sell out none-the-less because how else are you going to prove that you were really there after [...]

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What people really want to know

For the most part requests under the Freedom of Information Act (or local equivalent) are fairly low on the entertainment scale unless you are really into conspiracy theories. That was until a recent request in Great Britain made the news when someone requested information regarding the official tracking of Sea monsters. I’m not sure if [...]

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Quirky news links for the week of May 10th

Switzerland’s answer to speeding motorists wouldn’t even raise an eyebrow in California… Dostoevsky could have had fun with this one even though it has a happy ending Aliens may be controlling the stock market (or not) but it’s a fun theory Slowly, slowly the world is turning into the that of the Jetson’s – starting [...]

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