Quirky News / 26 August 2024
Adelaide’s new celebrities, a big trophy in a tiny town, and tracking down a mail thief…
The new celebrity residents of Adelaide Zoo have been named – 3yo pandas Xing Qiu and Yi Lan will arrive from China later this year, replacing platonic friends Wang Wang and Fu Ni. Here’s hoping the new pair find Adelaide a romantic setting…
As the US Open reaches full swing in New York tomorrow morning, a piece of the tennis tournament’s history has been unearthed in the tiny Queensland town of Theodore. That’s thanks to local Mal Anderson, who donated his 1957 Grand Slam trophy to his old club in 2022. What a good sport…
A Californian woman tired of having her post stolen has used technology to track down her mail miscreants… Authorities busted the parcel pinchers after the woman sent herself an Apple AirTag locator device so they knew where to find them. Her method is unorthodox but she got the stamp of approval with a result.
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