Odd News Headlines
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Pizza by drone: unmanned air delivery set to take off in New Zealand
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A New Zealand pizza chain aims to become the world's first company to offer a commercial drone delivery service, a milestone in the once-unthinkable quest to save time and money with an air-borne supply chain dispensing with people.
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Japanese truck driver playing Pokemon Go kills pedestrian
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese truck driver playing Pokemon Go while driving hit two women, killing one and injuring the other, in Japan's first death related to the Nintendo Co craze.
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Nigerian man faces charges for naming his dog after president
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian man is being charged for provoking people and "breach of peace" by naming his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari and painting the name twice on the pet, police said on Wednesday.
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Texas students use sex toys to protest new gun laws on campus
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - To protest a new state law that makes the carrying of concealed handguns legal in college classrooms, students at the University of Texas on Wednesday openly displayed sex toys, an act considered illegal under local indecency laws.
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REFILE-Rescued animals from Gaza zoo find new homes
GAZA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The last survivors of a Gaza zoo, where dozens of animals died of starvation and children petted stuffed carcasses, left on Wednesday for sanctuary outside the Palestinian territory.
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Czech locksmith builds plane to fly to work 10 miles away
ZDIKOV, Czech Republic, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Frantisek Hadrava thought driving to work for 14 minutes was too much, so he built an plane to cut the commute by half.
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Polish homeless men start tractor-powered pilgrimage, inspired by Lynch film
JAWORZNO, Poland, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Four homeless men and a priest have set out on a tractor-powered pilgrimage from Poland to France, inspired by another journey in director David Lynch's film 1999 film "The Straight Story."
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California bill to repeal 'tampon tax' heads to governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Tuesday sent a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the latest success for a nationwide bipartisan effort to end the so-called tampon tax.
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Penguin promoted to brigadier at Edinburgh Zoo
LONDON (Reuters) - Standing in line for a special ceremony, uniformed soldiers of His Majesty the King of Norway's Guard are carefully inspected -- by a penguin.


