Sunday, Jan 29, 2023
Journalism of Courage
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NEWBrew: Singapore introduces beer made with sewage water and urine, netizens freak outPremium Story
Launched by Singapore’s national water agency PUB in association with local craft beer brewery Brewerkz, is a testament that “sustainability can be delicious.”
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With just one bedroom and no bathroom, the ‘world’s loneliest home’ goes up for sale for $339KPremium Story
The humble cottage-style home on Wohoa Bay Island, Addison, is just 540 square feet on 1.5 acre of land.
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French man’s itching in the eye turns out to be dozens of fly larvaePremium Story
The doctors noted that as there was no cure for the condition, the only solution left with them was to physically remove the organisms from the eyeball using forceps,
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Man gets speeding ticket, amused to see photo of pet dog driving his carPremium Story
The pooch, which hopped on his lap, was there for just three seconds but got photographed sitting behind the wheel by a traffic camera.
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Is the truth really out there? Pentagon report talks of sexual encounters between aliens, humansPremium Story
In a report, ‘Anomalous Acute And Subacute Field Effects on Human and Biological Tissues’, the US Department of Defence investigated the health impact on humans who have had paranormal experiences.
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‘Sad and surprised’: Brazilian man responds as one of his 9 wives seeks divorce, says she ‘misses monogamy’Premium Story
Arthur O Urso held a wedding ceremony with nine brides at a Catholic church in São Paulo last year to protest against monogamy.
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Czech designer launches pillows with Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s face to help UkrainePremium Story
While some thought it was “genuinely disturbing”, others were happy to buy the pillow to donate to humanitarian causes.
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UK woman applies for her own death certificate to escape prosecution for driving offencesPremium Story
Although an online request was filed for the death certificate, it was not issued because no death was on the register.
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Philippines artist wows netizens with paintings on dead cockroachesPremium Story
The 30-year-old resident of Caloocan City in Manila thought of this bizarre idea when she was sweeping dead cockroaches from her working space.
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After being in love for 40 years, California woman marries her favourite colour pinkPremium Story
In a fun ceremony, the woman said ‘I do’ in Las Vegas, where even guests and groomsmen wore pink.
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Over 40 camels barred from Saudi ‘beauty contest’ over BotoxPremium Story
This year, organisers have dealt with 147 cases of tampering, the largest number since the festival began six years ago.
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In Italy, man buys fake arm to dodge Covid-19 vaccinePremium Story
The man who tried to pull off the crazy stunt was a dentist, who had been suspended from work for refusing to get vaccinated.
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Oklahoma church confuses cilantro for marijuana, forces woman outPremium Story
As a few church-goers confronted her, the woman was heard saying the herbs are meant as garnish for menudo, a Mexican soup. She later said the bag also contained lime and onions.
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Former inmates sue Oklahoma jailers for ‘torture’ with Baby Shark songPremium Story
At least four inmates were reportedly secured to a wall with their hands cuffed behind them while the song played on a loop at a loud volume for hours.
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Indonesian boy goes viral for his unique name, ‘ABCDEF GHIJK Zuzu’Premium Story
The name was discovered when the student took part in a vaccination drive by the local police in Muara Enim district.
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‘Jail is better’: Italian man on house arrest flees home to escape from wifePremium Story
The 30-year-old urged the police to put him behind bars instead of letting him stay with his wife as “home life has become a hell”.
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Airplane drops human waste on man in his garden near Windsor CastlePremium Story
The incident came to light recently, when councillor for Clewer East, Karen Davis, spoke about it at the Royal Borough Of Windsor and Maidenhead’s aviation forum.
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‘Couldn’t handle pressure’: Indonesian man marries rice cooker, divorces it days laterPremium Story
A man from Indonesia’s Java, Khoirul Anam, created waves on social media as he married his rice cooker. Photos from their wedding ceremony has netizens amused.
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‘Missing’ drunk man joins search party to find himself, triggers meme festPremium Story
According to local reports when the search party members started to call out his name, the man identified as Beyhan Mutlu replied: “I am here.”
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Gravestone of US man missing for almost 150 years was being used to make fudgePremium Story
Weller’s gravestone was cleaned and placed on his grave next to where his two daughters are buried, 172 years after his death.
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‘Halloween came early’: Woman dressed as nun plays, dances with human skeleton outside cemeteryPremium Story
While most wanted the people responsible behind the stunt to come forward, others were intrigued to know the backstory.
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Tear-soaked tissue used by Lionel Messi during Barcelona farewell up for sale at $1 millionPremium Story
In fact not only the ‘original’ tissue paper was put up for sale, but also replicas of it are currently being sold online in Argentina.
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‘You’re joking right?’: Australian childcare chain suggests getting consent from babies before changing diapers; baffles all onlinePremium Story
The organisation argued that although a nappy change may seem pretty mundane, “They are valued as important opportunities for learning and relationship building.”
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Indian-origin family’s tree cut in half following ‘petty’ dispute between neighbours, photos go viral
Since the images began being shared around on social media, the tree has attracted a lot of local attention, according to local media reports. On social media, many dubbed the Mistrys neighbours as the pettiest neighbours ever.
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Florida woman stunned after suddenly finding nearly a $1 billion in her accountPremium Story
A bank representative later clarified that her balance was actually a negative of a billion dollars and the number was used as a fraud prevention method.