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What Yankee Candle reviews can tell us about COVID

After seeing Twitter threads pointing out a potential link between negative candle reviews and spikes in COVID cases, one professor sought to determine if there was a relationship between the two.

October 18, 2022
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 2 more
A customer and her dog enjoy a sculpture of "Star Wars" character Han Solo as he was frozen in carbonite made entirely of bread at the One House Bakery in Benicia, Calif.

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  • Strange News

2 California bakers create a life-size Han Solo out of bread

Han Solo may be a hunk. But "Pan Solo" is a hunk of bread.

October 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Eclipse looked out the window to know where to get off the bus.

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  • Animals

Eclipse the dog, known for riding the bus alone to the dog park, has died

Eclipse, the Seattle dog known for riding a bus herself since 2015, died on Friday. Her habit began when her owner was finishing his cigarette and she hopped the bus to the dog park without him.

October 16, 2022
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By:
  • Halisia Hubbard
Scott Salvadore is in the lead for the Best Mullet in America.

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  • Pop Culture

America's next top mullet will soon be crowned

Voting for the USA Mullet Championships is determining who has the best business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back hairstyle in America.

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Matt Adams
Travis Gienger from Anoka, Minn., stands behind his winning pumpkin at the 49th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Monday.

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  • Strange News

A 2,560-pound Minnesota pumpkin was crowned the winner at this year's weigh-off

The winning pumpkin, grown by a Minnesota teacher, set a new North American record for heaviest pumpkin.

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Google's new animation shows a spacecraft knocking your screen off-kilter.

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  • Technology

Google celebrates NASA's DART mission with a new search gimmick

In celebration of NASA's DART mission, searching for information about it will result in an animation and tipped screen.

September 26, 2022
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By:
  • James Doubek
In this photo provided by Florida Highway Patrol, cases of Coors Light beer are strewn across a highway after two semitrailers collided on a Florida highway on Wednesday near Brooksville, Fla.

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  • Strange News

A truck collision turns a Florida highway into a silver sea of beer cans

A highway north of Tampa, Fla., had to close temporarily Wednesday morning after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light beer crashed. Minor injuries were reported.

September 22, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Sherri Papini leaves a federal courthouse Monday after Judge William Shubb sentenced her to 18 months in federal prison for faking her own kidnapping in 2016.

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  • National

She faked her kidnapping to go back to her ex. Now she'll get 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini disappeared in 2016, triggering a three-week multi-state search. When she resurfaced, she told authorities an elaborate lie about being abducted and tortured by two Hispanic women.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Economy

The economics behind 'quiet quitting' — and what we should call it instead

Is "quiet quitting" about being lazy or setting healthy boundaries? Is it even real? We dig into the data and ask workers themselves about what it means to them.

September 13, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky and
  • Alina Selyukh
Tariq and his family traveled from New York to South Dakota's corn palace for a ceremony honoring his new position as the state's official corn-bassador.

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  • Food

Meet South Dakota's new corn-bassador, a boy who recently found out that corn is real

Tariq has loved corn ever since he found out it was real. The 7-year-old has been declared South Dakota's Official Corn-bassador after his passion for the vegetable went viral on TikTok and YouTube.

September 08, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Nearly 1,500 pounds of alleged cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to officials. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $11.8 million.

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  • National

A shipment of baby wipes turns out to be $11.8 million worth of cocaine

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the seized cocaine totaled more than $11.8 million in street value.

August 30, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A truck hauling a load of tomatoes crashed Monday after a collision near Vacaville, Calif., and its load spilled across several lanes of Highway 80 in Northern California. Crews had cleaned the eastbound lanes but one westbound lane remained closed six hours after the crash, the CHP said.

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  • Strange News

A tomato spill makes a major California highway a marinara mess

A truck hit the center divider on I-80 between San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., Monday morning, slathering several lanes in quickly crushed tomatoes and forcing morning commuters to play ketchup.

August 30, 2022
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By:
  • Christopher Dean Hopkins
The remains of actress and singer Nichelle Nichols will be launched into deep space later this year, according to company Celestis.

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  • Space

Nichelle Nichols' remains will go explore strange new worlds

A portion of the trailblazing actor's ashes will travel to deep space later this year. Along for the journey are remains of the show's creator and another star from the series.

August 29, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Dustin Jones
GPB News NPR

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  • History

Long overlooked, Oregon's Swastika Mountain may have a new name soon

Swastika Mountain, located about 30 miles outside Eugene, Ore., was named after a local ranch in the early 1900s. Now it's in the process of being renamed.

August 29, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Clark's team strongly recommends you don't poke your fingers through the window of Clark's crate.

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  • Animals

Travelers spotted a bald eagle at the airport — but this isn't his first TSA line

A bald eagle going through TSA security caught Twitter's attention. Clark, who lives at a sanctuary, travels via plane to fly at events. He's taken over 100 commercial flights

August 28, 2022
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By:
  • Halisia Hubbard
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