Odd News Headlines
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Barcelona fan goes to wrong stadium in England and misses Champions League match
A Barcelona fan who planned to attend his team’s Champions League game at Newcastle ended up 360 miles away at third-tier Exeter City after going to the wrong stadium
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King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual
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Giant Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood with message of peace
A 16-foot (5-meter) Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood as part of a traveling project that brings the religious image to communities across the capital and nearby cities in central Mexico
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Best cat? Funniest prop? Ahead of the Oscars, the AP hands out its own awards
Awards season has a way of diminishing the movie year into a handful of films that are talked about ad nauseam for months
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Traditional reindeer racing is delighting spectators in frigid Finland
Traditional reindeer racing has drawn an international crowd to the town of Salla in northern Finland
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Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England
About two dozen couples have taken part in the U.K. Wife Carrying Race, one of the country's quirkiest annual sports events
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Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop
Police in New Zealand say a knapsack left in a donation area at a charity shop contained marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash
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Spanish soccer team desperately seeking Madonna and her 36-year-old shirt
A Spanish soccer team is asking Madonna for help in finding the club shirt she wore on stage during a concert in 1990


