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The discussion revolves around sharing unusual and funny news stories. One highlighted case involves artist Peter Doig, who is being sued for $5 million by a man claiming a painting is his, despite Doig's insistence that he did not create it. Another story features inmates in Texas who broke out of their cell to save an unconscious guard, raising questions about their behavior. Additionally, a couple of dogs in the UK were caught damaging cars, leading to their eventual capture and a search for adoptive homes. The thread showcases a variety of bizarre incidents, emphasizing the oddities found in everyday news.
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"Is it art or can it go?" became a pun over here, since cleaning staff once removed a greasy corner in museum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fettecke
 
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Utah state Bureau of Land Management says the monolith has been removed (by not them) some time Friday night.
CNN story here.

Maybe it went to the Moon!
 
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BillTre said:
Utah state Bureau of Land Management says the monolith has been removed (by not them) some time Friday night.
CNN story here.

Maybe it went to the Moon!

The culprit was captured on a parks dept cam

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55154525

An unusual sequence of numbers drawn in South Africa's national lottery has sparked accusations of fraud after 20 people won a share of the jackpot.
Tuesday's PowerBall lottery saw the numbers five, six, seven, eight and nine drawn, while the PowerBall itself was, you have guessed it, 10.
The organisers say the sequence is often picked. But some have alleged a scam and an investigation is under way.
 
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[Lottery] has sparked accusations of fraud
That would be one of the most stupid frauds ever. If you can pick a number sequence then clearly you would pick one that doesn't get worldwide attention, and one where you don't need to share your jackpot with 20 others.
With so many lottery drawings worldwide it's not surprising to see such a pattern eventually.
 
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mfb said:
If you can pick a number sequence then clearly you would pick one that doesn't get worldwide attention, and one where you don't need to share your jackpot with 20 others.
There are sequences in Chinese fortune cookies, which people presumably use. So you should avoid using any of those sequences, to avoid sharing. But how could you know? Be the fortune cookie manufacturer!
 
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Birmingham - Malaga with emergency landing in Southampton means, they had probably their travel height already, or almost. Unbelievable.
 
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17,300 ft = 5300 m. High enough to make both temperature and oxygen an issue.
 
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I just found this:

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Nice. Keeping religion up with the times!
 
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But we would have superconductors at ambient temperature!
 
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To be or not to be - vaccinated. :oldtongue:
 
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“They really are prioritising the elderly: this guy is 456,”
:-p
 
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fresh_42 said:
This is only overly risk avers.
You mean they figured that he couldn't get any worse, and could not contract COVID-19? :wink:
 
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berkeman said:
You mean they figured that he couldn't get any worse, and could not contract COVID-19? :wink:
I meant: If it would have shown side effects on him, then the vaccine is probably dangerous.
 
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