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Somehow, Hobby Lobby was in possession of the epic of Gilgamesh.

Weird World: 12 Bizarre Events That, Against All Odds, Are Real

August 04, 2021

The Department of Justice confiscated a 3,600-year-old artifact from … uh, Hobby Lobby. Here’s the full story, plus 11 others:

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WEIRD WORLD A gem trader in Sri Lanka found out he had a sapphire cluster in his backyard. (illustration) Workers digging for a well found the 1,124-pound, 2.5 million-carat cluster-- and washing, analyzing, and certifying it took over a year. CRACKED.COM — Source: Yahoo

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WEIRD WORLD The Department of Justice confiscated the epic of Gilgamesh from Hobby Lobby. (illustration) Specifically, a 3,600-year-old tablet displaying part of the epic. Hobby Lobby has a history of doing this they had bought thousands of smuggled ancient artifacts. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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Manga

WEIRD WORLD France essentially gave teenagers about $350 SO they can buy themselves manga. DO 176 **OF the the # MOIS The French government gave teens the money for cultural purchases, which includes comic books so a huge amount of it was spent on manga. CRACKED.COM — Source: NYTimes

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WEIRD WORLD Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd got mad because of a player's phone. BUDLIGHT Coca-Cola the MADERICHS I Everyone except Thon Maker had an iPhone, so Maker's texts messed up the group chat. Kidd saw that as an instance of the team not being united. CRACKED.COM — Source: Insider

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WEIRD WORLD Lawyers in Germany are figuring out how to deal with a tank in a basement. (illustration) An 84-year-old retiree keeps a WWII tank, torpedo, and AA gun in his basement, and authorities are now trying to decide how to penalize him. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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WEIRD WORLD Police in Suzuka, Japan, concluded that dog pee brought down a traffic light pole. The pole snapped suddenly, and there was nothing unusual except a concentration of urea at the base 40 times higher than for other traffic poles. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mainichi

6

WEIRD WORLD A guy in a rig that looks like a giant hamster wheel washed up on Florida's coast. He tired to use the rig to run on water to New York, but he only got 30 miles away before complications unexpectedly brought him back to shore. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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WEIRD WORLD A pretty specialized swingers' community is opening in Mamou, Louisiana. 302c (illustration) Tee Boi's Swinger Trailer Park caters to swinging couples who are into outdoor experiences, and its motto is Bring your house and share your spouse. CRACKED.COM — Source: KLFY

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WEIRD WORLD A Michigan lawmaker spent $221 on a constituent meeting at a strip club. GIRLS (illustration) State Rep. Jewell Jones said the club was a lounge in a phone interview with a reporter, then wasn't sure it was a strip club, and then the call got disconnected. CRACKED.COM — Source: DetroitNews

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WEIRD WORLD The student who went to space with Bezos never ordered anything from Amazon. Bezos' reaction to that was basically Oh, WOW, it's a long time ago I heard someone say that, according to 18-year-old Oliver Daemen. CRACKED.COM — Source: Reuters

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WEIRD WORLD Dubai is creating rain with drones that literally shoot lasers into clouds. When the laser hits the cloud, the cloud gets charged with electricity, and that charge forces water particles together to form raindrops. CRACKED.COM — Source: Insider

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WEIRD WORLD In a North Carolina petting ZOO, a pig somehow helped a serval cat escape (illustration) The cat, named King Sparta, was filmed on a nearby road, and the owner of the zoo confirmed that a pig helped it get out. King Sparta was soon recaptured. CRACKED.COM — Source: UPI

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