Offbeat

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A handbag made using T. rex fossil-derived collagen is on display at Museum ArtZoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Lab-grown dinosaur leather bag remains unsold at Paris auction

The "one-of-a-kind" bag was offered at the Drouot auction house by auctioneers Giquello, which had estimated it would sell for between $500,000 and $740,000

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A trillionaire in 400 square feet: Inside Elon Musk’s Texas home

Ronaldo's 90-minute paycheck equals 2,500 years of work for an average professional

Ronaldo's 90-minute paycheck equals 2,500 years of work for an average professional

Three-striped squirrel at Ramna Park, Dhaka. Photo: Ashraful Haque

Mammoth surprise in 'squirrel poo': Scientists uncover 700,000-year-old DNA cache

French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 4, 2026 Poland's Maja Chwalinska in action during her semi final match against Russia's Diana Shnaider. Photo: Reuters

Fairytale ends in defeat, but Chwalinska's Roland Garros story will never be forgotten

The Crew was released by Ubisoft in 2014, and discontinued in 2024. Photo: Collected

'Stop Killing Games': Gamers fight back against publishers' rights to shut down purchased games

A 70-year-old driver stands beside her stranded SUV on an elevated light rail track in Seattle after following GPS directions that led the vehicle onto the railway line, disrupting train services for around two hours on 2 June 2026.Photo: Collected

Following GPS, woman drives car onto elevated train tracks in Seattle

Screengrab of the blue air-conditioned autorickshaw spotted in Gurgaon. Photo: Dipanshi/Instagram

Air-conditioned autorickshaw spotted in India's Gurgaon, goes viral

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Olympics on steroids: Enhanced Games sparks global doping debate

Buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’. Photo: TBS

How global media covered Bangladesh's viral 'Donald Trump' buffalo

On this day in 1498: Vasco da Gama lands in Calicut, charting a new era of European trade with Indian subcontinent

On this day in 1498: Vasco da Gama lands in Calicut, charting a new era of European trade with Indian subcontinent

Matthew Perry. Photo: BSS

Matthew Perry memorabilia to be auctioned for charity

Rail roko and street protests following police firing; children pay tribute to the martyrs. Photo: ABP archives

On this day in 1961: The forgotten language martyrs of India's Silchar who died defending Bangla