Reuters Odd News Summary
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
Olympics-Athletics-Pretty purple track proves popular in Paris
In a departure from the traditional brick-red color, the track on which Olympic athletics champions are crowned in Paris is a vibrant purple -- and athletes so far seem pretty pleased with it. "The entire thing just kind of radiates light," said Thea LaFond, who will chase the first ever Olympic medal for Dominica when she competes in the triple jump final later on Saturday.
'Deadpool & Wolverine' leads a pop culture cascade of F-bombs
What the f---? The F-word, once seen as the most shocking expletive in the English language, has become commonplace in pop culture. "Deadpool & Wolverine," the R-rated Marvel film from family friendly Walt Disney, features the word "fuck" more than 100 times. Taylor Swift sings it 18 times in just one song on her hit album "The Tortured Poets Department," and many other pop stars utter it freely.
'Bluey' coins worth $400,000 stolen by Australian warehouse worker, police say
An Australian man is set to appear in court on Wednesday after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 ($393,000) worth of commemorative coins linked to the popular children's television show "Bluey," police said. The 47-year-old is accused of stealing 63,000 unreleased, limited-edition A$1 coins from a warehouse in the Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park in June, according to "Strike Force Bandit," a special unit police set up to investigate the theft.
Greek coast guard seizes $1 million of cocaine hidden in banana cargo
Greek authorities have confiscated cocaine valued at more than 1 million euros ($1.10 million) that was hidden in a sea container for bananas, the coast guard said. The drugs, seized from a vessel in Piraeus port on Monday, were found with the help of the Homeland Security Investigations unit of the U.S. embassy in Athens, the coast guard added in a statement.
