2024’s Weird News Stories - March | Waiters Racing Through Paris & Parrots That Swear?!

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Welcome back to another episode of Weird News 2024 - we recap some of the strangest stories to have come out of March 2024.

March 2024 brought us some of the most bizarre and unexpected news stories of the year, and we’re here to break them down for you! This isn’t your regular news round-up; this is where the strange and surreal shine.

🕺 *In This Episode:*

1️⃣ *The Return of the Paris Waiters Race:* Witness waitstaff dash through Paris with trays full of croissants and coffee in a revived tradition that’s part sports and part cultural celebration.

2️⃣ *Swearing Parrots Cause Chaos:* Meet the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park’s infamous African Grey parrots who learned more than just polite small talk—and how their naughty behaviour ended up saving their species.

🖤 Whether you’re here for the laughs or the head-scratching moments, these quirky stories show that 2024 was full of surprises!

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Sources:

Story 1 - Waiters race

https://www.eaudeparis.fr/en/Rendez-Vous/the-cafe-race-the-legendary-cafe-waiter-race-is-back-in-action

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/25/1240667647/paris-waiters-race-tradition-cafe-olympics

Story 2 - Swearing Parrots

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68069891

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/sep/29/fowl-epithets-swearing-parrots-separated-after-telling-folk-where-to-go

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