📅 News: 2025-08-03
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World Dog Surfing: 20 Labs Battle Pacific Waves, Instagram Fame, and Monogrammed Vests

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While Charlie sprints for the sea, Iza the bulldog clinches her first solo heat win, delighting fans searching “can dogs really surf” and “how do you train a surf dog.” Teams like “The Dream Team” showcase synchronized surfing, as human handlers push boards and canine athletes nonchalantly steer with a flick of a tail, leaving the crowd to wonder if Labradors secretly hold surfing clinics for Frenchies at dawn.

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Dog surfing Pacifica 2025: 20 Labs and Frenchies in monogrammed vests ride waves, drawing 1,000+ spectators. Why do dogs surf? Who won the canine finals? Picture a bulldog outscoring humans, then napping mid-victory lap on a surfboard.

🌀Misc
🕙10 min ago

Chicago Woman’s $233K Water Bill: No Plumbing, Just Vacuumed Ghosts

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The city’s claim that a derelict, pipe-free house drank more water than a small aquarium raises questions about “disputing utility bills” and “how to check for water leaks if you have no pipes.” Officials inspect the cobwebbed basement, searching for liquid evidence, while the woman wonders if she’s funding an underground dolphin resort. “Apparently, I have the world’s thirstiest ghosts,” she deadpans.

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Chicago woman receives $233,000 water bill for an empty, plumbing-free home; experts ask, “How does water usage get calculated in vacant houses?” Imagine Niagara Falls in a teacup: that’s her ‘usage.’

Zambia Chimp Juma Invents Rectal Grass Trend, Fools Science and Friends

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While Julie’s old ear-grass fashion lingers, Juma’s rear-grass innovation quickly swept through Group 8—until most chimps lost interest, except for Juma, the undeterred rear-grass loyalist. Trending queries like “How do animals create traditions?” and “Can chimpanzees influence each other’s habits?” now spike, as the sanctuary’s rescued primates form a tight-knit, fashion-forward collective where rectal accessories briefly outshone even the boldest grooming rituals.

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Chimpanzee Juma’s rectal grass trend in Zambia left 6 chimps—and scientists—bewildered; “Why do chimps put grass in their butts?” and “Do animals have culture?” now top search charts. Picture six primates redefining accessorizing, one awkward blade at a time.

🌍World
🕙4 hrs ago

Osprey’s 1-Fish Drop Ignites 0.4ha Blaze, Blackouts Village in British Columbia

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Unlike lightning or careless campers, this blaze began with a sky-diving fish and an overworked osprey. Authorities believe the 3.2km flight and searing heat left the bird “tired of raw fish and wanting to give cooked a try”—a culinary experiment gone awry. Trending queries: “do birds cause blackouts?” and “most unusual wildfire origins.” The only casualty: a fish, roasted by physics, mourned by no one.

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Osprey fish drop triggers British Columbia fire, 0.4 hectares scorched, 1,500 lose power—“Can a fish start a wildfire?” and “How do animals cause blackouts?” get a charred, sky-falling answer as firefighters chase a flying suspect with no grill marks.

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🎨Culture
🕙5 hrs ago

Galway Duo Crack 3-Word SOS, Inisheer Beach Bottle Sparks Taiwan Mystery

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After pub-side bottle smashing revealed the cryptic note, Reddit detectives and coast guards converged, linking ‘Help, Hello, SOS’ to a missing crew lost since December 2020. Searches for “Has anyone found real SOS bottles?” and “How do police handle found messages?” spiked as the saga went viral, conjuring the image of a floral-scented waxed bottle from the Aran Islands sparking a cross-ocean manhunt. As Chris quipped, “Loads of people were saying, ‘You have to hand it in to the authorities.’”

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Galway friends find glass bottle with three-word SOS on Inisheer Beach, sparking police calls and Taiwanese ship theories. Why do people send SOS messages in bottles? Did police investigate strange beach finds? Ending: a wax-sealed enigma crosses continents.

🎨Culture
🕙3 hrs ago

Dorset Home With Cannon, £625k Price Hides Jurassic Tunnels Below Garden

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This disguised fort-turned-family home features panoramic ocean views and a cannon in the garden, but the real oddity is three underground chambers, accessible by a steep stone stair. Property news trackers want to know, 'How much is a house with tunnels worth?' and 'Can you buy a house with historic features in Dorset?' With ample parking and a conservatory perfect for plotting imaginary sieges, the garden’s cannon faces the sea—just in case Weymouth Bay’s fish declare war.

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Dorset home with cannon, four bedrooms, and £625k price tag stuns buyers: three-layered tunnels lurk below, panoramic sea views above. Why do houses have secret tunnels? Is this the UK's strangest coastal property? You can lounge, or launch a cannonball.

🌀Misc
🕙14 hrs ago

$20,000 in Pennies Floods Illinois City Hall: Clerk Dodges Coin Tsunami

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After the city hall’s penny monsoon, bank employees are reportedly considering unionizing their wrists. The fine’s recipient, clutching his receipt, grins as “What happens if you pay in all pennies?” and “Are coin payment stunts illegal?” spike online. A janitor, wielding a snow shovel, mutters, “I thought this was a paperwork job.” Local legend claims the vault still echoes with the sound of falling cents.

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Pennies, Illinois, and $20,000 collide as a furious citizen dumps literal tons of coins onto a city clerk’s floor. Did you know banks can refuse loose change? Watch bureaucrats wade through copper chaos—Google wants to know if this is actually legal!