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Florida man charged with stealing downed light pole for scrap metal, and more of this week's weirdest news
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Florida man charged with stealing downed light pole for scrap metal, and more of this week's weirdest news

  • CNN, The Associated Press
  • Nov 21, 2020
  • Nov 21, 2020 Updated Dec 27, 2020
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A state trooper pulled over a Toyota Camry with a metal pole — longer than the car itself — strapped to the roof on a Tampa road Monday.

(5) updates to this series since Updated Dec 27, 2020

Pepsi made a limited apple pie-flavored cola and there's just one way to get it

Pepsi made a limited apple pie-flavored cola and there's just one way to get it

Pepsi announced it will be giving away 2 liter bottles of Pepsi Apple Pie to 1,500 winners of its #PepsiApplePieChallenge sweepstakes, which fans can enter to win by submitting a photo or video of a "baking fail."

EVA Air launches speed dating 'flight to nowhere'

EVA Air launches speed dating 'flight to nowhere'

EVA Airways, one of the largest carriers in Taiwan, is partnering with travel experience company Mobius on a campaign called "Fly! Love is in the Air." These are flights for singles on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year Day.

Dino-mite: N.C. museum gets fossils of dinosaurs that apparently died fighting

Dino-mite: N.C. museum gets fossils of dinosaurs that apparently died fighting

The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a North Carolina museum.

Hoot, hoot, hoot! Tiny owl found in Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

Hoot, hoot, hoot! Tiny owl found in Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

It wasn't quite a partridge in a pear tree, but a worker helping set up the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree found a holiday surprise — a tiny owl among the massive branches.

Bark, the herald angels sing: A 'first ever' Christmas song for dogs has been released

Bark, the herald angels sing: A 'first ever' Christmas song for dogs has been released

A song that claims to be the first ever Christmas single designed exclusively for canines has been released, and early footage suggests it's getting a strong reaction from its four-legged listeners.

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Utah helicopter crew discovers mysterious metal monolith deep in the desert

Utah helicopter crew discovers mysterious metal monolith deep in the desert

What started as routine wildlife assistance took an extraterrestrial turn for Utah's Department of Public Safety after officers stumbled upon a mysterious monolith. Watch here.

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