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Wholesome absurdity, served after the news.

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New Zealand's 'goth bird' wins Bird of the Year — from five birds to champion CNN · 2026-09-21 · New Zealand A caiman in a wig: the funniest animal photos of 2026 are here The Guardian · 2026-10-03 · United Kingdom Five fishermen, one baby elephant, a river rescue SWNS · 2026-09-21 · India Set on fire, doing a handstand, for 47 seconds — a record Guinness World Records · 2026-09-30 · Austria The camel race that started as a 1950s prank NPR · 2026-09-14 · USA Hank the donkey's ears are officially the longest ever — 17.12 inches NPR · 2026-09-08 · USA 20,000 people, 165 tons of tomatoes: La Tomatina at its messiest Euronews · 2026-08-26 · Spain 934 Trekkies raise one Vulcan salute, set a world record Guinness World Records · 2026-09-11 · UK Jinny Lu, rescued from a dog-meat farm, crowned World's Ugliest Dog USA Today · 2026-08-14 · USA The 429-foot Slim Jim, longer than a football field Guinness World Records · 2026-09-09 · USA He ran a half marathon on 91-centimeter stilts — for kids who can't walk Guinness World Records · 2026-05-10 · Belgium Samba the capybara's six-month English countryside caper The Wall Street Journal · 2026-07-20 · UK To beat the rats, this city is training the humans NPR · 2026-09-28 · USA Kissing apes and splash-free urinals take the Ig Nobel stage NPR · 2026-09-03 · USA The rescue dog who became Dog of the Year People · 2026-10-02 · USA The unicycle strongman squatted 133 pounds — on one wheel Guinness World Records · 2026-10-01 · UK The chonkiest bear and a barn owl's triumph The Guardian · 2026-10-02 · UK The sneezing moose and the furious goldcrest Smithsonian Magazine · 2026-10-01 · UK