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"A robotic tortoise that was created by John Downer Productions was sent to spy on a family of chimpanzees. While doing its job, the tortoise found itself adopted by one juvenile of the troop who was so excited by his find that he kept it as his own."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #animals laughingsquid.com/chimpanzee-a

Laughing Squid · Chimpanzee Adopts Robotic Spy Tortoise as His OwnA very protective and playful juvenile chimpanzee adopted a robotic spy tortoise created by John Downer Productions.

"Researchers used what they described as "trained, human sniffers" to study the scent of nine mummified bodies. Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "woody," "spicy" and "sweet", according to researchers who took part in a unique new study."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news news.sky.com/story/ancient-egy

Sky · Ancient Egyptian mummies smell 'sweet' and 'spicy', researchers say

"If you get arrested for DUI outside of a 7-Eleven without any pants on, then it might be time to make a few life changes. One Florida man crashed into a pole outside of a gas station. He was so drunk he didn’t remember doing it. "
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news motorbiscuit.com/drunk-man-out

MotorBiscuit · Drunk Florida man hits a pole and sits outside of 7-Eleven with no pants By Allison Barfield

"A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store’s gas pumps turned violent when awakened and bit a deputy’s K-9 partner on the head, according to investigators. The driver also bit the deputy, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 8 social media post."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news police1.com/k-9/driver-passed-

Driver passed out at gas pumps awakes and bites deputy’s K-9, Florida sheriff says
Police1 · Driver passed out at gas pumps wakes up, bites Fla. deputy, K-9When Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies woke up the driver, he tried to drive away; a scuffle ensued, during which the man bit both a deputy and a K-9