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The aircraft sustained substantial damage but the pilot and passengers were uninjured, according to the incident report. The penguin was also unharmed, the report noted.

How it happened:

The pilot and passengers were conducting an aerial survey flight of an island off South Africa's Eastern Cape on January 19, 2025. The helicopter safely landed on Bird Island. Before departing, one of the passengers, who the incident report referred to as a "specialist," asked that they transport one of the penguins on the island back with them. The pilot agreed, and the penguin was placed in a cardboard box.

When the helicopter was at an altitude of around 50 feet, the cardboard box slid off the passenger's lap -- onto the pilot's cyclic pitch control lever, the incident report said. The helicopter rolled to the right. The pilot could not recover, the incident report said. As the aircraft descended, the main rotor blades of the helicopter struck the ground, and the helicopter landed on its side, about 60 feet from where it had taken off.

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Oops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fish (www.vox.com)

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"Mysterious poop chucker" might be targeting Colorado woman for not picking up dog's waste (denvergazette.com)

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'We can't even leave our house': Waterloo students terrorized by 'angry' nesting Canada geese (www.cbc.ca)

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If you got a problem with Canada Gooses, you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate

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Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town (www.tokyoweekender.com)

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US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals (www.bbc.com)

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Queensland surgeon fined for sharing photo of patient’s swastika-tattooed penis (www.nzherald.co.nz)

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Rat earns world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia (www.rfi.fr)

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‘It’s a lot of pee’: Man has no idea who is putting gallons of urine in his recycling bin – or why (www.kwtx.com)

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Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive (news.sky.com)

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Babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under child's bed (www.cbsnews.com)

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Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’ (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Packed Air France Flight Declares Emergency, Returns to Airport After Passenger Can't Find Phone (www.latintimes.com)

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Two men found guilty over £4.8m Oxfordshire gold toilet heist (www.theguardian.com)

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British Airways pilot back in the skies after snorting drugs off woman's breasts before flight (www.lbc.co.uk)

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A Feral Chick Fell into a Tampa Storm Drain. Its Rescue Was Ingenious [see link for the photos] (gardenandgun.com)

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Turkish Fortune Tellers Find Their Future Includes Tax Audits (www.bloomberg.com)

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Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Ministry is using artificial intelligence to track down money earned by psychics and fortune tellers as part of a broader drive to combat the informal economy and boost tax revenue.

The ministry has turned its attention to the rapid growth of online services such as astrology, spiritualism, star charting, magic, meditation, and numerology — many of which operate without clear regulation.

According to state-run Anadolu Agency, AI technologies have been engaged to track digital footprints across multiple platforms, including social media, online payment systems, and messaging services such as WhatsApp and Telegram.

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Eleven rare bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey found buried on a beach near Margate Pier (www.inquirer.com)

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How a Runaway Dog Became a Hero for New Orleans (www.nytimes.com)

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For months, Scrim ran wild around the city, eluding capture and developing a giant fan base. His saga has inspired tattoos, murals and Mardi Gras floats.

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Sam Jones wombat: US influencer draws backlash for taking baby wombat from mum (www.bbc.com)

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Florida woman arrested for aggravated battery with a Pringles can (www.wesh.com)

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