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Offbeat A KFC post has gone viral in response to a Twitter user who suggested adding a psychoactive drug to the famed chicken recipe.

Offbeat A storm chaser was thrown onto all fours when a lighting bolt struck a nearby power pole, creating a “flash of blue”, a “deafening roar” and sending sparks flying.

News The new lamb ad has finally been released, and Karl Stefanovic didn’t hold back after watching it, dubbing it the “worst ad ever”.

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Offbeat The Queen’s great-nephew, a hunky social media celeb in his own right, just revealed something that’ll raise eyebrows among the royal family.

Offbeat A savvy woman has stunned fellow Kmart shoppers after revealing the cheap and unexpected item she uses to make ironing easier.

Offbeat An unverified email is causing a stir online as a HR manager told an employee that his car “looks bad” and he needed to buy a new one.

Offbeat A TOOWOOMBA woman has been reunited with a piece of family history in what she describes as a one-in-a-million coincidence.

Offbeat Cobbler David Lee was more concerned that he wouldn’t be able to fix shoes again and would lose his store than he was about cutting off his thumb.

Offbeat The Harrup Park pie-eating contest attracted a huge crowd. Think you could eat five pies this quickly?

Business One clever Aussie has been awarded a PhD for research into identifying what it is to be a ‘good bloke’ in Australia

Offbeat Australia’s most controversial Facebook page has ranked the nation’s worst towns of 2019. Did yours make the cut?

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Offbeat Disgusting footage has emerged of a Chinese diner eating baby mice alive, in what is a delicacy in backstreet restaurants. WARNING: Gross

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Opinion These two young Mormons say they’re both hopeless romantics. The newlyweds say kids and a move to the US for Dakota’s singing career are next on the cards.

Offbeat It may not be the bended knee you expect, but an increasing number of women are shunning 1600 years of tradition by popping the question to their boyfriends

Offbeat FLASHBACK: The women screamed as the huge waves crashed loudly on the wooden deck. Horrified, they watched the foaming torrent wash away their blankets.

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Offbeat A woman on a bus has been screamed down by fellow passengers who called her “racist” after she told them to speak to each other in English.

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Offbeat The keepers of the Doomsday clock have said we’re closer than ever to meeting our end, and they say one group of people is to blame.

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Health KOALAS have been identified as one of the many animals sold for human consumption in the Chinese market linked to the deadly coronavirus virus outbreak.

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Offbeat Actress Julianne Hough has been filmed writhing and moaning during a “bizarre” energy session, and it has fans spooked.

Offbeat In a case that’s caused controversy across Russia, a 10-year-old boy is alleged to have impregnated his 13-year-old friend – but there’s one catch.

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