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We combine the wit of top comedy writers and the talents of stand-up comedians to deliver a fresh take on news.

Not fake, not fiction, just reality caught wearing clown shoes. This is journalism’s funhouse mirror. This is Odd News.

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Shadow turns out not to be satanic gateway, just Wales doing Wales things.

#dragons #hole #mystery #shadow #wales #OddNews
Welsh “Hole” Briefly Mistaken for Portal to Hell
Shadow turns out not to be satanic gateway, just Wales doing Wales things.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Groundbreaking news: vegetables still work and America is still surprised.

#constipation #stomach #study #toilet #vegetables #OddNews
96,000-Person Constipation Study Yields Obvious Conclusion
Groundbreaking news: vegetables still work and America is still surprised.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Provides zero evidence as usual.

#aliens #AviLoeb #comet #Harvard #NASA #space #UFO #OddNews
Harvard’s Space Fraud Avi Loeb Says Space Rock Is Definitely Aliens This Time
Provides zero evidence as usual.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Grok’s devotion levels now measurable only in dog years and delusion.

#BradPitt #elonmusk #grok #lebronjames #love #OddNews
Elon Musk’s AI Declares Him Sexier Than Brad Pitt, More Athletic Than Lebron James, MechaHitler
Grok’s devotion levels now measurable only in dog years and delusion.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Christmas cheer meets Flemish fever dream, and the results have too many joints.

#AI #art #Christmas #england #Holidays #nightmare #OddNews
British Town’s AI-Generated Christmas Murals Are Nightmare Fuel
Christmas cheer meets Flemish fever dream, and the results have too many joints.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The Grand Central Station will smell like the holidays through the end of the month. The other 471 stations are out of luck.

#jimmyfallon #MTA #newyork #smell #subway #train #OddNews
New York Subway Station Smells… Temporarily Good?
The Grand Central Station will smell like the holidays through the end of the month. The other 471 stations are out of luck.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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In related news, the Coast Guard announced nooses are "contextually concerning" and burning crosses are "subject to local fire codes."

#coastguard #iconography #policy #symbol #OddNews
Coast Guard Briefly Reclassifies Swastikas as “Potentially Divisive,” Reverses Policy When Caught
In related news, the Coast Guard announced nooses are “contextually concerning” and burning crosses are “subject to local fire codes.”…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Her attorney argued the bot was more attentive, better at conversation, and never left the toilet seat up.

#AI #Chatbots #chatgpt #divorce #marriage #relationship #OddNews
Florida Woman Divorces Husband Over ChatGPT Relationship
Her attorney argued the bot was more attentive, better at conversation, and never left the toilet seat up.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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President el-Sisi suggests women watch more realistic TV, recommends 8-hour live streams of men ignoring them.

#divorce #Egypt #marriage #tv #women #OddNews
Egyptian Leader Says TV Makes Women Want Nice Things Like Independence
President el-Sisi suggests women watch more realistic TV, recommends 8-hour live streams of men ignoring them.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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As an actor, one of the most important things you can do is to secure a deal with a top talent agency. All the charisma and hustle in the world don’t mean anything if you don’t have an agent working to get you seen in films and TV. Read more below...

#cheese #movie #parmigianoreggiano #tv #OddNews
Product Placement Deal Ensures Movies Will Get Much Cheesier
If you start noticing a lot of inconspicuous cheese shots on TV and in theaters, this is why.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Eminem has filed a federal trademark cancellation petition against an Australian beach umbrella company called Swim Shady, claiming consumers might mistakenly believe he has finally achieved his lifelong dream of selling foldable sun protection. Read more below.

#eminem #lawsuit #trademark #OddNews
Eminem, Whose Name Comes From a Brand of Candy He Does Not Own, Sues “Swim Shady” Umbrella Company
At long last, the crossover nobody expected: Detroit rap beef meets coastal sunburn prevention.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The Trump administration announced it will provide Constellation Energy with a $1 billion taxpayer-funded loan to restart the Crane Clean Energy Center nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, previously known as Three Mile Island. Read more below..

#AI #datacenters #energy #ThreeMileIsland #Trump #OddNews
Three Mile Island Reactor Restarting To Power AI
AI wanted more electricity, so we’re giving it the artisanal, vintage, meltdown-adjacent kind.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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A pig detained last week after leading Albuquerque police on a pursuit down Interstate 40 has been released to a new home, where he will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest with occasional belly rubs and scritches. Read more below...

#pig #poilce #chase #adopted #oddnews
New Mexico Pig That Evaded Police on I-40 for Hours Gets Adopted
Justice may be blind, but this pig is now legally required to nap in sunbeams.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Lilliput Church of England Infant School has prohibited students from singing songs from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, determining that the girl group fails to meet the institution’s standards for appropriate supernatural combat methodology. Read more below.
#banned #children #kpop #school #OddNews
English School Bans KPop Demon Hunters Songs Over Concerns That Kids Might Fight Demons or Something
Officials warn children could misinterpret demon lore, unlike totally straightforward Bible monsters.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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A county supervisor who appeared intoxicated at public meetings on at least 7 occasions over 13 months has resigned his position rather than face formal removal proceedings, though the county attorney is pursuing removal anyway. Read more below...

#alcohol #Chairperson #Iowa #townhall #OddNews
Iowa County Supervisor Resigns After Showing up Drunk to Meetings Seven Times in 13 Months
On the plus side, his pledge of allegiance really captured the current national mood.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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If there’s one thing we know about Detroit from all those Robocop movies and 8 Mile, it’s that our frame of pop culture references started in 1984 and ended around 23 years ago. Read more below...

#detroit #goats #Michigan #psychedlichealingshack #viralvideo #OddNews
Loose Goat Terrorizes Detroit, Makes Grown Man Scream Like a Terrified Child
A viral video has a psychedelic twist that, like a goat running towards you, you didn’t see coming.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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CARACAS — Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro addressed thousands Saturday in what observers describe as either a peace rally or a karaoke intervention, leading the crowd in John Lennon’s “Imagine”. Read more below...

#johnlennon #karaoke #Maduro #peace #venezuela #OddNews
Maduro Calls for Peace by Singing Lennon, Asks Venezuelans To Imagine Having Food, Functioning Democracy
Maduro imagines all the people… specifically, imagining he still has approval ratings.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng has unveiled Iron, its second-generation humanoid robot, which the company describes as having “full coverage soft skin” and “customizable body types” to make “customers” feel “warmer and more intimate.” Read more below...

#AI #China #hugs #robot #OddNews
China Debuts Huggable Humanoid Robot With Soft Skin, “Intimate” Features
Wait, what kind of robot is this again?
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November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office has declared that the war on drugs is over and has been replaced by the war on knowing what the hell kids are talking about. Read more below...

#banned #Indiana #language #police #school #OddNews
Indiana Sheriff Bans Teen Slang in Schools, Declares Victory Over Teenage Linguistic Evolution
A bold new frontier in law enforcement where confused adults finally outlaw their own confusion.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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SHILLINGTON, Pa. — It’s been said that dogs are man’s best friend, but that’s only when you’re on their good side. One Pennsylvania man found out the hard way and is currently hospitalized because his trigger-happy dog shot him in the back. Read more below...

#dog #guns #injury #shooting #OddNews
Some Dogs Bite, This One Shot His Owner
One man sat, got shot, rolled over and almost played dead.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The annual toy safety report added a new threat category, filing artificially intelligent teddy bears under “psychological hazards” after researchers determined that traditional warnings like “choking risk” & “toxic materials” did not adequately cover. Read more below...
#AI #chatgpt #toys #OddNews
AI Teddy Bears Fail Turing Test, Pass Predator Test
Finally, a teddy bear that can both mispronounce “Snuggle” and ruin your will to parent.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that its 10,000 voting members must now confirm they have watched every nominated film before casting ballots, a policy change that assumes human beings are capable of both honesty & sustained attention. Read more below
#films #Oscars #OddNews
Academy Now Requires That Oscar Voters Watch Every Nominated Film. Now Requires?
The Academy discovers accountability, immediately regrets it.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Marine biologists are locked in what observers describe as “an academic slap fight” over whether sperm whales communicate using vowel-like patterns or whether researchers just need better microphones. Read more below...

#linguistics #Research #spermwhale #vowels #whale #OddNews
AI Studying Whale Songs Says It Thinks Whale Language Might Have Vowels
Where linguists hear “vowels,” skeptics hear “clicks,” and whales hear… absolutely none of this nonsense.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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NIEU-BETHESDA, South Africa — Local authorities are asking for public assistance in locating a mannequin named Beverly who had not moved from her position in approximately two years until sometime last week, when she moved considerably. Read more below...

#art #facebook #mannequin #missing #oddnews
Facebook Joke Becomes Public Art, Then Becomes Missing Mannequin Case
Officials remain puzzled how an object with zero muscles staged the town’s greatest escape.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Some drivers in Washington State recently experienced a marvelous marine mammal sight when a sea lion made its way onto a road during a rainy weekday afternoon. Read more below...

#pacific #police #road #sealions #Washington #OddNews
Sea Lion Becomes Land Hazard on Washington Road
In parts of the country, if flooding doesn’t slow you down, marine life just might.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM