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A Student Kicked A Field Goal To Win A Car, The Dealership Tried To Weasel Out Of It (jalopnik.com)
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A Purdue University student thought he kicked his way to a two-year car lease for making three field goals in a contest held during the Boilermakers’ season opener in West Lafayette. However, the dealership sponsoring the giveaway later reneged on the deal because of a technical. The final kick – a 40-yarder – left his foot just a split second too late on August 31. Car dealerships really cannot help but be bastards, can they?

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New Record Set for Smartest Hen (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by roadrunner_ex@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Marge Simpson's likeness found in ancient Egyptian coffin (www.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by roadrunner_ex@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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A British man was found alive after his mother thought she’d had him cremated. (theweek.com)
submitted 7 months ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Lemminary@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Sheriff's deputies corral wayward kangaroo near pool at Florida apartment complex (mynorthwest.com)
submitted 9 months ago by ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Mouse secretly filmed tidying man’s shed every night (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 10 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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GTA 6 Trailer Makes Tom Petty Song Explode On Spotify (kotaku.com)
submitted 11 months ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Man, Tom Petty's estate is going to end up being $12 richer now!

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Woman Threatens to Pee in Airplane Aisle, Pulls Down Pants and Squats (www.tmz.com)
submitted 11 months ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Plane turns back to JFK after horse escapes on board (www.cnn.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Stern@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Colombia begins sterilization of hippos descended from pets of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Stern@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Roombas at the Edge of the Earth (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 1 year ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Ohio bans doctor after botched surgeries on TikTok threaten patients’ lives (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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How Duck Tape Became Famous (hackaday.com)
submitted 1 year ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Florida Japanese steak house closing after meth found in soy sauce (www.wkrg.com)
submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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'Too much': Burger King's new offering in Thailand has no meat and 20 slices of cheese (www.cnn.com)
submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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The ultimate swearword: an algorithm has come up with the ‘best’ expletive ever. (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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Well, ber.

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tes (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Rooki@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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tes

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test (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Rooki@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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test

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Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/1248786

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Two People were spotted 'fighting in the middle of a Poole road over the custody of a duck' (www.bournemouthecho.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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TEST (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Rooki@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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TEST

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TEST (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Rooki@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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TEST 123

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TEST (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Rooki@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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TEST

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Snail Racing World Championships make post-pandemic return - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
submitted 1 year ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.world
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