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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks to @jackboxgames.com and @djdamien.bsky.social for informing me via a game of Fibbage that this is a headline that happened in 2022...

Strange addiction: Youth of West Bengal's Durgapur are 'high' on condoms and locals are baffled.
www.news18.com/news/buzz/st...

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 1d

This reads like the character list from a children's book

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Week in wildlife: a bumpy snailfish, a slow loris and a whistle pig

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

www.theguardian.com

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 3d

That is what turns it from mindless vandalism to delicately considered art

Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 3d

Toilet jammed by 'avant-garde plumbing sabotage'.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tewkesbury toilet jammed by 'avant-garde plumbing sabotage'

A toilet is out of order after a vandal got creative with willow branches and chicken soup.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 5d

'Person stuck in police car' actually a CPR dummy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Person stuck in police car' turns out to be a CPR dummy

A dummy used in first-aid training was mistaken for a real person when it was left in a police car.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 6d

Dodgy broadband is ruining phone sex and funerals - with 53% of Brits suffering problems with wifi.
www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-worl...

Dodgy broadband is ruining phone sex and funerals, research finds

People reported missing out on once-in-a-lifetime concert tickets, losing job opportunities and even being unable to watch a family funeral online as a result of patchy wifi

www.nottinghampost.com

Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 7d

Meet the kebab shop owner who walks through town centre with a squirrel on him.
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Meet the kebab shop owner who walks through town centre with a squirrel on him

A Sussex man who became best friends with a squirrel after rescuing it says the animal helped him through a very dark time

uk.news.yahoo.com

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 8d

Multiple news crews catch man accused of burglary — while filming segments about the suspect.
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Multiple News Crews Catch Man Accused of Burglary — While Filming Segments About the Suspect

A man accused of multiple burglaries is in custody after being caught on camera by news crews in Colorado that were reporting on his alleged crimes.

people.com

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clevermanka @clevermanka.bsky.social · 9d

Screenshot of the Biggus Dickus scene from Monty Python's Flying Circus Life of Brian. Michael Palin playing Caesar is trying to get a hapless extra dressed as a centurion to break and laugh by saying the words "Biggus Dickus" while the camera rolls.

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 9d

Brown bear heavyweight Chunk wins Fat Bear Week despite injury.
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Brown bear heavyweight Chunk wins Fat Bear Week despite injury - BBC News

The bear was praised for his resilience and adaptability after beginning the contest with a broken jaw.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 10d

This reminds me of an absolute classic from the Headline of the Day archive...

Street artist Wanksy spray paints penises around potholes to get them filled.
www.cbc.ca/news/trendin...

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 10d

Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms.
www.dexerto.com/mortal-komba...

Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms - Dexerto

A mother is going viral after winning a Mortal Kombat tournament while holding her five-day-old daughter in her arms.

www.dexerto.com

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 12d

I don't do politics on this account but I will make an exception for an alleged tax-dodging donkey field

Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 12d

Starmer denies putting ‘donkey field’ in trust to avoid inheritance tax.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Starmer denies putting ‘donkey field’ in trust to avoid inheritance tax

The Prime Minister bought the land behind his parents’ house in 1996 to use as a donkey sanctuary

www.independent.co.uk

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 13d

Apropos nothing at all, this is from Romps, Tots and Boffins.

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 14d

'I've grown a 6.5m cucumber in my Midlands home garden and it's broken 4 world records for home-grown veg'.
www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/09...

'I've grown a 6.5m cucumber in my Midlands home garden and it's broken 4 world records for home-grown veg'

A world champion Midlands 'big veg' grower says he's had his best year ever - beating four global records alone in 2025.

www.shropshirestar.com

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 15d

Hits from the bong: music obsessives rescue the sound of Spain’s ancient bells.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Hits from the bong: music obsessives rescue the sound of Spain’s ancient bells

For centuries bells were the fastest means of communication, calling people to meetings, warning about wildfires, and were even believed to offer protection from storms – now they are being given a ne...

www.theguardian.com

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 17d

Fish buttholes may be the reason we now have fingers, study finds.
www.sciencealert.com/fish-butthol...

Fish Buttholes May Be The Reason We Now Have Fingers, Study Finds

The reason we humans have fingers today may all be thanks to a fish's clacker.

www.sciencealert.com

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 20d

Chimps drinking a lager a day in ripe fruit, study finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chimps 'lager a day' in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory

Scientists say chimps consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager a day from dining on ripe fruit.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 22d

"I swear, it's bigger on the inside..."

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 22d

At least he's ready if there's ever an 8 minute warning...

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 22d

Doctor who left patient during operation to have sex with nurse allowed to practise. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...