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Coca-Cola HR Told Staff "Try to Be Less White"?! (And More CRAZY News Stories)


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In Australia, a sheep named "Baarack" was rescued from an overgrowth of 75 pounds of wool with a quick shave, and is "getting more confident every day". In fact the sheep just got a deal to host a podcast with Bruce Springsteen called "Shorn in the USA". I have one question for whoever shaved that Sheep... can you do me next?

In carbonated drinks news, Coca-Cola seems to have gone overboard with their racism training, because leaked slides show the employer asking staff to "try to be less white". That's pretty bizarre. I wonder who their head of HR is. Oh.

In North Korea, Russian diplomats with limited transportation options due to the pandemic had to leave the country by hand-pushed railcar. Or as it's called in North Korea, First Class! Apparently they started really picking up speed when they promised the railcar it could defect once they crossed the border.

In Japan, there's no reason to feel alone anymore, because the government has appointed an official Minister of Loneliness. Apparently he threw a big party to celebrate but nobody showed up.

In Washington state, a high school band found a way to practice in the same room during Covid by putting each kid in a green mini tent. The teacher said it was a huge success, and only half the band members died from asphyxiation.

Finally, in Sacramento, a mom of three had her kids expelled from school after other parents complained that she runs an OnlyFans account selling sexy videos online. She immediately stormed into the principal's office to plead for her kids to be reinstated, and you can watch what happened next on, you guessed it, her OnlyFans page.

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