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News of the weird: The Big Peanut once again reigns at the roadside in Georgia, after hurricane felled earlier goober

ASHBURN, Ga. — Georgia’s Big Peanut is back. The roadside landmark along Interstate 75 in south Georgia was…

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A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what you need to know

NEW YORK — The clock is ticking. As the deadline to reach a new contract nears, a potential…

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News of the weird: From Barbie to millennial pink, the cultural phenomenon behind the color that sells

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — “Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer clothes. Think pink!…

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News of the weird: Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners

WILTON MANORS, Fla. — When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida’s latest invasive species…

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A fire destroyed millions of veterans’ records. 50 years later, families are still seeking answers

ST. LOUIS — The apocalyptic scene is still burned into Mike Buttery’s memory 50 years later: Black smoke…

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News of the weird: Extremely overdue book returned to Massachusetts library 119 years later

BOSTON — On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature…

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News of the weird: From human ashes to cellphones, what’s going on with concert fans lately?

NEW YORK — From flinging bras to tossing flowers, concertgoers have long been a bit extra in showing…

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The American flag wasn’t always revered as it is today. At the beginning, it was an afterthought

PHILADELPHIA — In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on…

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News of the weird: Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets

NEW YORK — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity…

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News of the weird: Upcycling turns would-be trash into ice cream and pizza

LOS GATOS, Calif. — At Tyler Malek’s ice cream parlors, one cook’s trash is another chef’s frosty treat.…

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