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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: New York City’s 311 System Has Gotten Some Wild Calls Over The Years
Description: This month in 2003, New York City launched its 311 service, a service that has helped residents with a wide range of non-emergency issues… and a few absolute head-scratchers. Plus: a video on Reddit appears to show someone operating a supermarket checkout in Osaka, Japan while in a full-size, realistic looking cat costume.
State of NYC311 20th Anniversary Report (NYC.gov)
Part-time cat at Namba-Marui, Osaka - Japan (Interesting as F___ on Reddit)
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