A Florida man kept having migraines. Doctors then discovered tapeworm eggs in his brain. ( www.usatoday.com )
cross-posted from: https://real.lemmy.fan/post/3480795...
France issues baguette-scented scratch-and-sniff stamp ( www.bbc.com )
If we issued a scratch and sniff stamp what do you think it would be? Stale lager and piss?
German politician's video of licking public toilets goes viral ( www.thenews.com.pk )
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/14208407...
Pals ecstatic after spotting ‘Northern Lights’ - but it was a Premier Inn sign ( www.mirror.co.uk )
Karim Akhtar and Solomon Laurent were walking home from a night out on Friday when they noticed a purple hue lighting up the Norfolk sky. The duo, both 22, immediately whipped out their cameras and began filming a TikTok video as they laughed in amazement and couldn't believe their luck. But just seconds later, they were left...
Blushing hens: Study finds French chickens get red in the face when scandalized ( www.salon.com )
In a recent study into animal emotional intelligence, researchers found that not only do chickens express their frustrations through facial blushing and feather-fluffing, but also their fondness for their handlers and their excitement for a little treat. And for each emotional state, their combs and jowls either grow red with...
Homeowner finds huge abandoned model railway in back garden ( uk.news.yahoo.com )
When most homeowners move into a new property, they expect to find a few bits and bobs left behind – perhaps a couple of appliances or old cleaning supplies. But most people wouldn't expect to find a giant 150m model railway track buried in the undergrowth of their new back garden....
'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officers with block of cheese, police say ( www.ctvnews.ca )
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Dublin and New York City portal to be changed after 9/11 images shown ( www.dublinlive.ie )
A follow-up on an earlier report where people wondered how long it would take to get out of hand. The answer: Not long....
Parishioners Report Priest for Saying Jesus Died With Erection ( www.thedailybeast.com )
A Catholic priest in England was reported by his parishioners after he allegedly told them Jesus died with an erection. The Times of London reports that the diocese of Hexham & Newcastle investigated the complaint against Father Thomas McHale—an American assigned to Our Blessed Lady Immaculate in Blackhill for a decade—and...
German men with the strongest fingers compete in Bavaria's 'Fingerhakeln' wrestling championship ( apnews.com )
Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, over 150 Bavarian men came together Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling....
The Dublin Portal: When a New Yorker gave them the finger, Dubliners returned the gesture ( www.irishtimes.com )
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Irony abounds as UK NCSC’s simple door codes revealed ( www.theregister.com )
Rolling hot off the heels of World Password Day (groan), every May 2 we hacks generally receive hundreds of emails from PR companies repping their respective infosec pros, all espousing their expert opinions on how to create an "iron-clad" or "military-grade" password, or something equally cringey....
Zoo defends ‘panda’ exhibit after criticism for using dogs dyed black and white ( www.unilad.com )
On May 1, the zoo drew large crowds of excited animal lovers as it prepared to unveil a new attraction....
Swiss Army Knife maker developing new version - without the knife ( news.sky.com )
Carl Elsener, chief executive of Victorinox, said a rise in regulation to tackle knife crime meant the company was developing a new version of its famous pocket tool....
Political party in Germany 'calls for kebabs to be subsidised' ( news.sky.com )
Should the government subsidise kebabs?...
End your day with "Moscow Nights" ( youtu.be )
Eastern Europe update
Mexican senator sacrifices rooster to Aztec rain god ( in-cyprus.philenews.com )
Adolfo Gómez Hernández, a legislator of the Morena parliamentary group in Mexico, invited individuals with censers and two others who sacrificed the animal in the government building on Wednesday (April 24th)....
Scarborough woman wants answers after being told she is dead ( www.bbc.com )
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'Eunuch maker' Marius Gustavson made £300k from extreme body modification website ( news.sky.com )
Warning: The following article contains graphic details of extreme physical mutilation...
Archaeologists uncover possible phallus carving at Roman Vindolanda ( www.heritagedaily.com )
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Wonka-inspired chocolate experience in Los Angeles that mimics Glasgow event attracts dozens ( news.sky.com )
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A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees ( www.bbc.co.uk )
AI priest quickly defrocked after giving users oddball answers, taking confessions like ‘real’ clergyman ( nypost.com )
Forgive me father, for I’m a sim....
Wedding Guests Get A Surprise When A Cow In A Nearby Field Turns Out To Be A Furry Taking Pictures ( www.whiskeyriff.com )
Of course when you have an outdoor wedding you always run the risk of nature crashing the party, like when a deer decided to crash a wedding and take a nibble out of the bride’s bouquet, or this grizzly bear that brutally mauled a moose in the background of a wedding at Glacier National Park....
American Airlines keeps mistaking 101-year-old passenger for baby ( www.bbc.co.uk )
A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby because of an error with an airline's booking system....
