Category: Odd

Odd: Reddit user Muflonlesni on the bizarre case of Karel Novak, a mystery man who appeared from nowhere in 1950s Czechoslovakia, claiming to be deaf-mute and to have lost his memory (r/UnresolvedMysteries on Reddit) [Social Media Post]

History / Odd / Social Media Posts / Strange & Spooky

19 January, 2020

Odd: Reddit user Muflonlesni on the bizarre case of Karel Novak, a mystery man who appeared from nowhere in 1950s Czechoslovakia, claiming to be deaf-mute and to have lost his memory (r/UnresolvedMysteries on Reddit) [Social Media Post]

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Odd Coincidence: Czech Republic’s first baby of 2020 has 7-year-old sister who was also born on New Year’s Day; “Laura” was born at 12:01am at hospital in Breclav, South Moravia; her family are from nearby Valtice (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Children / Local News / New Year's Eve / Odd / Social Media Posts

2 January, 2020

Odd Coincidence: Czech Republic’s first baby of 2020 has 7-year-old sister who was also born on New Year’s Day; “Laura” was born at 12:01am at hospital in Breclav, South Moravia; her family are from nearby Valtice (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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62-year-old woman in Horni Police, Liberec Region, crashes car and suffers moderate injuries after live carp jumps out of bag on passenger seat and into her lap (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Animals / Christmas / Driving / Odd / Social Media Posts

24 December, 2019

62-year-old woman in Horni Police, Liberec Region, crashes car and suffers moderate injuries after live carp jumps out of bag on passenger seat and into her lap (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Naked man blocks path of 150 bus in Prague 4-Michle; motives for his actions (and his nudity) remain unclear (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Buses / Odd / Social Media Posts

11 December, 2019

Video: Naked man blocks path of 150 bus in Prague 4-Michle; motives for his actions (and his nudity) remain unclear (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Odd: Brno man finds Haibike electric bike worth more than 100,000 crowns in his garden; nobody comes to pick it up and nobody reports it missing; cops appeal for help finding owner (Denik) [Social Media Post]

Local News / Odd / Police / Social Media Posts

26 November, 2019

Odd: Brno man finds Haibike electric bike worth more than 100,000 crowns in his garden; nobody comes to pick it up and nobody reports it missing; cops appeal for help finding owner (Denik) [Social Media Post]

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Photo: Runaway camel walking down road in snowy conditions, between Bedrichov and Hrabetice, Liberec Region; escaped animal was recaptured shortly afterwards and returned to zoo in nearby Janov nad Nisou (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Driving / Local News / Odd / Social Media Posts

13 November, 2019

Photo: Runaway camel walking down road in snowy conditions, between Bedrichov and Hrabetice, Liberec Region; escaped animal was recaptured shortly afterwards and returned to zoo in nearby Janov nad Nisou (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Art / Czech Tourism / Environment / Local News / Odd / Social Media Posts

31 October, 2019

Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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24-year-old man fined 10,000 crowns after bathing naked in broad daylight in fountain on Karlovo namesti, Prague 1-Nove Mesto; man’s girlfriend helped cops persuade him to leave water without need for physical force (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Odd / Police / Social Media Posts

30 October, 2019

24-year-old man fined 10,000 crowns after bathing naked in broad daylight in fountain on Karlovo namesti, Prague 1-Nove Mesto; man’s girlfriend helped cops persuade him to leave water without need for physical force (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Ban on animal costume-wearing and bubble-blowing buskers comes into effect in Prague; “Mickey Mouse” on Old Town Square is first offender to be fined (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Odd / Police / Prague Politics / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

16 October, 2019

Ban on animal costume-wearing and bubble-blowing buskers comes into effect in Prague; “Mickey Mouse” on Old Town Square is first offender to be fined (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Cops tackle man with sword who ran down Ujezd street, Prague 1-Mala Strana, threatening passers-by (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Odd / Police / Social Media Posts / Violence

7 October, 2019

Video: Cops tackle man with sword who ran down Ujezd street, Prague 1-Mala Strana, threatening passers-by (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

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