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He offered strangers $10 to tie his shoe. Then things got weird

NPR | By Henry Larson
Published August 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM EDT

A Minnesota man promised $10 to anyone able to find him and tie his shoe. That was the least strange thing to happen.

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