Tag Archives: Oddities

Israeli jeweler makes $ 1.5 million gold coronavirus mask

MOTZA, Israel (AP) – An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the most expensive coronavirus mask in the world, a gold, diamond-decorated face with a $ 1.5 million price tag. The 18-carat white gold mask will be adorned with 3,600 white and black diamonds and …

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Australian Outback pub bans messy emus for ‘bad behavior’

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – An Australian Outback pub has banned emus for “misbehavior” and erected barriers to prevent large flightless birds from wreaking havoc on the interior. Locals and tourists alike have been baffled by the antics of emuses eager to steal food from people in Yaraka, a remote Queensland …

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Mountain rescuers weigh on San Bernardo at the English Peak

LONDON (AP) – St. Bernard is known for helping rescue distressed travelers in the mountains, but things changed on Sunday in northern England. Sixteen volunteers from the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team took turns taking Daisy, a 121-pound (55-kilogram) St Bernard, from England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike. The mountain rescue team …

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