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06 Apr 2009 11:32

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Offbeat: Badger badger badger badger badger badger … rescue RESCUE!

Badger badger badger badger … rescue RESCUE. NOW THEY’RE ALL SAFE. NOW THEY’RE ALL SAFE! source
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06 Apr 2009 10:00

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Offbeat: When are we most likely to be stressed at work?

  • 11.45A.M. on Tuesdays. So plan for it. source
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05 Apr 2009 11:30

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Offbeat: Fans of pillow fights in Detroit: You’re not welcome

  • Confiscated pillows. Really? A group of people looking to get into a pillow fight in a downtown park on Saturday were turned away, because that’s a cool thing to do, city of Detroit. Anyway, their fight was part of a larger organized campaign that was going to have pillow fights worldwide on Saturday. Police confiscated the group’s pillows but let them keep their pillowcases. source
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02 Apr 2009 21:36

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Offbeat: If this guy is right, we should have a million girlfriends right now

  • Over the course of history, women actively look for signs that their man is intelligent, and I believe the ability to actively judge the situation and pull off a joke and make you laugh is an intelligent feat.
  • Kristofor McCarty • A researcher at Northumbria University who authored a study on how dudes who make laaaaadies laugh have the best luck with relationships. It also helps if you’re fat and annoying. • source
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02 Apr 2009 10:39

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Offbeat, U.S.: Austin’s hospital system is working well for a handful of folks

  • nine people keep visiting the emergency room in the Austin area source
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02 Apr 2009 10:32

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Offbeat: Proof we’re on the right path: Furry pigs are back in style!

Mangalitsa pigs, from Hungary, are like bastard children of sheep and swine. And we want one as a pet. Oink. source
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01 Apr 2009 22:40

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Biz, Offbeat, U.S.: A bunch of broke people left their boats on the coast

Time to start living our dream: Squatting in some dude’s dinghy in Florida, drinking Jack from the bottle and having no money. source
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01 Apr 2009 10:43

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Offbeat, U.S.: Anybody need a smile? Try clowns, paid for with stimulus cash

  • $15 million in Pa.’s stimulus will go to clowns. WTF? source
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01 Apr 2009 01:41

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Offbeat: Five fast historical facts about April Fool’s Day

  • The holiday was invented by monks in the 11th century as a way to control laborers. source
  • Daylight Saving Time used to start on April 1st every year until it was staggered in the 20th century. source
  • The pulling of tricks on April Fool’s Day is a strictly Euro-American tradition. source
  • Families in some Asian nations celebrate by exchanging small, handmade gifts. source
  • In 2004, Monaco banned the holiday after a failed trick left three people dead. source
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29 Mar 2009 21:41

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Offbeat, World: This guy must’ve gotten lonely rowing across the Atlantic alone

  • I’m definitely suffering from exposure to the elements and I’ve lost 20 pounds. This is definitely different from my life at home.
  • Paul Ridley • A 25-year-old dude who rowed across the Atlantic to raise money for cancer research. It took him 88 days; some days he’d row up to 12 hours. Along the way, he had to deal with a lot of equipment failure, seasickness (because, hey, it’s everywhere!) and sores (obviously). He should’ve just saved himself a bunch of time and played the imaginary “Wii Rowing” game we just made up instead. • source
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