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Brazil's lifelike doll craze goes from shopping malls to state legislatures
SAO PAULO (AP) — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn" dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.
In Rio de Janeiro, the city council has passed a bill honoring those who make the lifelike dolls, pending Mayor Eduardo Paes' signature. Meanwhile, legislators... Read More
A 700-pound boulder pins Alaska man face-down in a glacier creek for three hours
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound (318-kilogram) boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to his wife's quick thinking and lots of luck.Kell Morris' wife held his head above water to prevent him from drowning while waiting for rescuers to arrive after Morris was pinned by the boulder, which crashed onto him during a hike near a remote glacier south of Anchorage.
His second stroke of luck came when a sled dog tourism company that operates on the glacier overheard... Read More
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, preserver of Virginia history and grandson of 10th US president, dies at 96
CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last living grandson of U.S. President John Tyler born 83 years after his grandfather left the White House in 1845, died. He was 96.The cause of Tyler's death on Sunday was not immediately released. John Tyler was 63 years old when Harrison Tyler’s father, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., was born. And Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928 when that father was 75 years old and the presidential grandfather had been dead for more than 60 years.
The grandson was known for preserving his grandfather’s plantation and nearby... Read More
Novak Djokovic trades his racket for a bicycle and takes a nighttime ride around Paris
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic traded his racket for a bicycle and swapped the French Open's clay courts for the cobblestone streets of Paris during a nighttime ride around the Arc de Triomphe.Less than 24 hours before the 24-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to play France's Corentin Moutet in the second round at Roland-Garros on Thursday, Djokovic was spotted taking in the sights like a tourist while getting some exercise.
Someone filmed Djokovic and posted a short clip on social media.
Wearing a dark blue track suit, sneakers and a properly fastened... Read More
Delta flight delayed because 2 pigeons sneaked aboard a plane in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two pigeons sneaked aboard a Delta Air Lines plane, delaying the flight twice.The airline confirmed that the pigeons got aboard a flight Saturday that was leaving Minneapolis for Madison, Wisconsin.
A passenger who shot video of another man using his jacket to capture one of the birds told news outlets that the plane had to return to the gate twice because of birds flying around the cabin. Tom Caw said the first bird was captured by a ground crew. The second time, a passenger stepped in.
"Pilot said when he radioed the control tower... Read More
Top Stories in Offbeat News
- Brazil's lifelike doll craze goes from shopping malls to state legislatures
- A 700-pound boulder pins Alaska man face-down in a glacier creek for three hours
- Harrison Ruffin Tyler, preserver of Virginia history and grandson of 10th US president, dies at 96
- Novak Djokovic trades his racket for a bicycle and takes a nighttime ride around Paris
- Delta flight delayed because 2 pigeons sneaked aboard a plane in Minneapolis
- Tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death in the Adirondacks, officials say
- Brazilian nuns go viral after beatboxing on Catholic TV
- What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
- To win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, contenders must also master geography
- 'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street
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