May 20, 2021

Teletubbies, TikTok Tinder, and TikTok Mayor


Teletubbies, TikTok Tinder, and TikTok Mayor
In Odder News

In this week's Odder News, we have Teletubbies in Norilsk, synchronized swimmers take gold, and robbers hack an ATM with an ax.

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