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Over $1 million in olive oil stolen from Montreal trucking company (www.ctvnews.ca)

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First it was egg thieves, now olive oil. What's next, bacon bandits?

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Thieves stole 100,000 organic eggs off a trailer in Pennsylvania. Police are scrambling (www.cbc.ca)

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More than 100 red-bellied black snakes found in Sydney backyard (www.bbc.com)

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Key details

When his colleague arrived, he discovered 40 red-bellied black snakes - four of which gave birth to more live young once he had placed them in a removal bag.

Red-bellied black snakes are one of the most common venomous species in Australia but have not caused any human deaths on record.

The five adult and 97 baby snakes are currently under quarantine and will be released into a national park once the weather cools.

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Welsh woman fined for flatulence-fueled cyber harassment (www.theregister.com)

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Woman set home on fire using bag of Takis chips (www.live5news.com)

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Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat (www.theguardian.com)

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Man who helped design breathalysers banned for drunk driving (www.countytimes.co.uk)

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/21596229

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Texas A&M alumnus accidentally joins band, says he pretended to play for 4 years (www.lonestarlive.com)

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New Zealander Wins Spanish World Scrabble Title Without Knowing Language (www.huffpost.com)

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Love-struck male humpback whale swims record-breaking 3 oceans, 8,106 miles for sex (interestingengineering.com)

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This Canadian is the new world champion of spreadsheets, and he has the belt to prove it (www.cbc.ca)

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Toronto's Michael Jarman wins 2024 Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas

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Pet crocodile dies after being tossed into Alaska snow during argument between brothers over anime, troopers say (www.wrdw.com)

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Miller High Life is making a cologne that it says smells like a dive bar (fortune.com)

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German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn (www.dw.com)

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Japanese convenience store launches chilled ‘drinkable mayo’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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Title changed from the original article title because it was kind of clickbait-y.

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Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years (www.livescience.com)

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Thought I'd crosspost this here

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Elusive deer spotted wearing high-vis jacket in Canada: ‘Who is responsible?’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Sightings of deer wearing high-vis jacket raise questions, quips and concerns in B.C. village (www.cbc.ca)

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My favourite part is the quote from the Conservation Officer:

He said people should not approach wild deer — nor put clothes on them.

"I didn't think I'd have to specify that one," he said. "Usually they're pretty quick."

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Stanford expert on 'lying and technology' accused of lying about technology (www.sfgate.com)

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Chemists have created the world's thinnest spaghetti (www.engadget.com)

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