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The Titanic II, a replica of the famous ship said to be unsinkable that sank on its maiden voyage, will set sail in 2022.

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Art Self-Destructs in Clever Painting Shredding Stunt

PatrickLife Money Odd

Moments after a piece of art sold for more than £1 million, a shocked crowd watched a painting shredding stunt unfold before their eyes.

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Are You Enjoying Palindrome Week?

PatrickLife Odd

In case you haven't noticed, dates all this week and through next Wednesday have an unusual thing in common: each day's digits are a palindrome.

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Daylight Saving Time Causes Conundrum for Twins

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Most of the time, though twins usually have the same birthday, it's always clear which one is older...unless Daylight Saving Time is in the equation.

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Would You Pay $56 for 5 Potato Chips?

PatrickFood and Drink Life Odd

You'd have to be a serious aficionado when it comes to potato chips to consider this deal, but if you worship the unhealthy treat, it might be worth a look.

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Annual Tomato Fight Leaves People Seeing Red…In a Good Way

PatrickFood and Drink Life Odd

An annual event sees thousands of people engaged in a food fight with tomatoes and leaves a community — buildings and people — stained, temporarily, red.

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Walking on Hot Coals Burns More Than 30 People

PatrickLife Odd

The obvious reaction anyone would have to headline like that would be to ask why people are walking on hot coals to begin with.

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Woman’s Death Unnoticed for Years Thanks to Auto-Pay

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An inspector who visited a home that had been foreclosed after the owner failed to respond to late mortgage payment notices made a ghastly discovery inside the garage. A story that really made the rounds this week came out of Pontiac, Michigan, where the body of a woman who'd been...

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Road Sign Spelling Error Costly, But Still Funny

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It’s always fun to laugh when a government agency makes a simple mistake...at least until you find out how much it’ll cost to fix it. Residents who live in and around Ephrata, Pennsylvania, say the misspelling or mispronunciation of the township’s name isn’t that uncommon. But somehow, most people expect...

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You Might Want to Check Your Birth Certificate

PatrickGovernment Life Odd

Do you have a copy of your birth certificate handy? If so, you might want to make sure there are no typos: correcting one isn’t the easiest thing to do. Most of us likely have two things in common: we’ve never had much of a reason to read our own...

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So What Do We Call Older Folks This Week?

PatrickAge Odd Talkers

There was a time when the word elderly applied to people over 65, no one got offended, and life went on pretty much as it should from there. Apparently, elderly is now out. Consider the case of a 71-year-old midwife who complained, claiming to be “taken aback” by a headline...

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Why It’s My Least Favorite Day of the Year

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I don’t have anything against Saturdays. In fact, I generally like Saturdays a great deal. In some respects, they’re my only true day off. But there’s one Saturday I dread every year. That particular Saturday, in 2013, just happens to be March 9th, the day this post was written (in...

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Would You Sail on Titanic II?

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They’re building a great ship that will be called The Titanic. No, you haven’t suddenly found yourself back in time. Clive Palmer, chairman of Blue Star Line, the company that sailed the original Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage in April, 1914, is building Titanic II and staying as close...

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10 Offbeat Holidays to Celebrate in March

PatrickAlfred Hitchcock Holidays Life Lists Odd

Welcome to March! Do you love peanut butter? If so, the start of March gives you a new reason to stock up. Here’s a list of some offbeat holidays that turn up on the more obscure monthly calendars for our third month of the year. There are even more suggestions...

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