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UPI Odd News Minute

The Odd News Minute podcast from United Press International is a weekday roundup of hilarious and awe-inspiring stories. New world records, critter misadventures, freaky discoveries, serendipitous lottery wins -- it"s the best news you"ll hear all day.

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04:33

Odds and Ends: Pumpkin chase, Joker collection

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2025/10/10

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a giant inflatable pumpkin that broke loose in Ohio, an absolute unit of an iguana captured in Florida, an Indiana resident's record-breaking collection of Joker memorabilia and a dog reunited with his owner after 10 years. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube

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02:38

Halloween display aims for world record, mystery cow...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/09

A Kentucky man dubbed Halloween Herm aims for a Guinness World Record with his holiday display and a cow of unknown origins is lassoed on a Pennsylvania highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:27

Coffee for spider monkey, Lowe's cat stows away

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2025/10/08

A cup of coffee is instrumental to the capture of a spider monkey spotted running loose in a South Carolina town and a resident cat living at a Lowe's store in Virginia stows away on a truck to North Carolina on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:47

Reptile happy hour, applesauce on the road

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2025/10/07

An alligator crashes happy hour at a tiki bar Florida, an overturned truck covers an Illinois road in applesauce and a baby squirrel is rescued from a mini golf course in Colorado on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:25

Water-skiing squirrel, gator golf

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2025/10/06

Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel delights crowds at the Carolina Classic Fair, an alligator intently watches a PGA Tour golfer take a shot just a few feet away and a California woman with multiple Guinness World Records titles for video games prepares to take on her own "Just Dance" record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:59

Odds and Ends: Yaks go to school, swan's attempted...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/03

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a herd of yaks paying a surprise visit to an Ohio school, a bear stealing a sweater from a Colorado porch and a black swan evicted from an England town for trying to drown the native swans. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:00

In-N-Out snake, Polly Pocket collection

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/02

A python is rescued from the drive-through at an In-N-Out Burger in California and a California woman amasses the world's largest collection of Polly Pocket toys on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:26

Baby-holding mom wins video game tournament, Fat Bear...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/01

A mother holding her 5-day-old baby wins a "Mortal Kombat XL" tournament in Florida and Alaska's Katmai National Park announces the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:39

Grocery store bear, dog in a tree

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/30

A bear wanders into an Arizona grocery store and a husky's squirrel chase ends with a tree rescue on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:44

Bearcat escapes zoo, dog rescued from Chicago River

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/29

A binturong escapes from a zoo in Kent, England, and the Chicago Police Department's Marine Unit rescues a dog stranded in a Chicago River drain pipe on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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05:05

Odds and Ends: Attack squirrel, Michigan croc

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/26

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a "very mean squirrel" terrorizing a California neighborhood, a crocodile found wandering loose in a Michigan yard, a 2.79-carat discovery at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas and 105-year-old Ohio nun enjoying a round of golf for her birthday. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the

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02:55

Crab rides first class, orange lobster rescued

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/25

A crab is found riding in its own first class seat on a South Western Railway train in England and an orange crab is rescued from the tank at a Long Island grocery store on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:50

Macaw's suburban adventure, running on all fours

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/24

A pet macaw escapes during a camping trip and takes a self-guided tour of the Chicago suburbs and a Japanese man breaks a world record for running on all fours on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:11

Fat Bear Week begins, Washington farm break-out

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/23

Katmai National Park reveals this year's Fat Bear Week bracket, multiple animals escape from a Washington farm and Utah rescuers save a senior dog stuck in the mud on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:59

Amon-Ra St. Brown corn maze, Chicagohenge

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/22

A Michigan corn maze pays tribute to Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown's viral headstand, Chicagohenge frames the rising and setting sun and Florida deputies lasso an alligator trespassing on a woman's front porch on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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05:21

Ig Nobel Prizes, drunk chimps

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/19

The Annals of Improbable Research award the 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes for unsual scientific research and a California team finds chimpanzees ingest the equivilant of two alcoholic drinks per day on today's highly-scientific UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:25

Monkey escapes zoo, real-life "Candy Crush"

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/18

A capuchin monkey escapes from a North Carolina zoo and a truck crash covers a New Jersey highway in M&M's chocolate candy on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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02:41

Pulling a car while on fire, deer fails at soccer

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/17

An Austrian daredevil pulls a car 100 meters while his body is engulfed in flames and Long Island animal rescuers help a buck entangled in a soccer net on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:11

Stone skipping cheaters, nope rope in the road

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/16

A cheating scandal nearly sinks the World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland and a boa constrictor is found slithering across a Pennsylvania road on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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03:10

Woman punches alligator, Ryans gather for Rytoberfest

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/09/15

A Florida woman punches an alligator to rescue her dog and hundreds of Ryans gather for Rytoberfest in New York on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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