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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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03:00

Coin flip resolves 7-7 primary vote, 'Tenty McTentface'

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/07/02

A 7-7 tie in an Oregon primary race is resolved with an ultimately meaningless coin flip and the famous Broad Street Market in Pennsylvania announces the finalists in a vote to name its new tent on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Military horse escape, world's smartest chicken

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2024/07/01

Military horses escape in London for the second time in three months, Guinness World Records creates a new category for a brainy British Columbia chicken and our recurring David Rush segment finally gets a name on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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05:47

Odds and Ends: Candidate makes history by getting...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/28

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 Canadian man who became the first candidate in the nation's history to get zero votes in a contested federal election, a mysterious monolith discovery in Colorado, a ball python rescued from a dumpster, a lost dog found 1,000 miles from home and David Rush's 178th concurrently-held Guinness World Records title

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03:09

Manure truck crash creates 'waterfall of brown,'...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/27

A truck carrying liquid manure rolls over and sprays its load of poop in a Connecticut neighborhood, a giant sinkhole opens up in an Illinois park's soccer complex and a kinkajou is found far from home at a Washington rest stop on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Missouri gator, 180-foot bicycle

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/26

An alligator is spotted lurking in a Missouri lake, a Netherlands team builds the world's longest bicycle and the Boston cow is actually a Boston bull on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:56

Misspelled highway sign, Mr. Potato Head world record

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/25

An embarrassing typo is corrected on a Philadelphia highway sign, a Northern Ireland man assembles Mr. Potato Head in record time and a pair of donkeys go out for an adventure in Virginia on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Cheese-choking raccoon, mourning the Las Vegas monolith

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/24

A raccoon choking on a piece of cheese is rescued by a Michigan man, the monolith north of las Vegas is removed byt authorities and a cow evades capture in Boston on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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09:24

Interview: David Rush's five oddest records

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/21

Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush joins the UPI Odd News Minute to run down some of the unique challenges and surprising moments behind five of his most unusual Guinness World Records. For more of David Rush's record-breaking antics, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:03

Goodwill snake, 63-leaf clover

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/20

A snake turns up in a box of donated books at a Virginia Goodwill store, a Japanese man grows a 63-leaf clover and an emu gets loose on an Alberta highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:48

The thick blue line, twin baby boom

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/19

A mysterious line of blue paint is spilled on a half mile of Delaware road, an Ohio hospital cares for seven sets of newborn twins at the same time and a 105-year-old women finally gets her master's degree on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Las Vegas monolith mystery, Mayan artifact found at...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/18

A mysterious monolith evoking memories of 2020 appears north of Las Vegas, a vase bought for $3.99 at a Maryland thrift store turns out to be a nearly 2,000-year-old Mayan artifact and a herd of goats escape from the petting zoo at Cedar Point on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:05

Slithering straphanger, 'strong' piglet chase

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/17

A Hong Kong commuter train is evacuated when a snake is spotted on board, a "very fast and strong" piglet leads California police on a chase and Delaware firefighters rescue a kitten from under the hood of a car on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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05:08

Odds and Ends: Cedar Point camel escape, world's...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/14

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 monkey madness in North Carolina and Illinois, two camels escaping at Ohio's Cedar Point, the world's tallest rideable bicycle, a "leopard" that visited the swearing-in ceremony of India's prime minister and the world's tallest dog. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:52

Meats and cheeses abandoned on a greased pole, $100k...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/13

Meats and cheeses remain suspended from the top of a greased pole nearly a month after Philadelphia's Italian Market Festival and a New York couple magnet fishing in a New York pond reel in a safe containing $100,000 cash on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:11

Denmark recalls 'too spicy' noodles, skateboarding cat

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/12

A line of Korean noodles are recalled in Denmark for being too spicy and a skateboarding cat breaks a Guinness World Record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Possum on a plane, 'melon-choly' highway incident

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/11

A sugar glider escapes aboard a plane in China, a truck spills its load of watermelons onto a Utah road and a mandrill at the Phoenix Zoo is certified as the oldest in the world on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:11

Bear attempts zoo escape, dino discovery

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/10

A bear attempts to tunnel out of her enclosure at a Kansas zoo, a 97-year-old woman receives her high school diploma and a trio of young hikers find a T. rex fossil in North Dakota on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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04:15

Odds and Ends: Drag story time, bear in the kitchen

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/07

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 Philadelphia setting a world record for the largest drag queen story time, a bear interrupting a California man washing his dishes, a British "Ghostbusters" fan amassing the world's largest collection and David Rush nearing his goal of being the world's top record-breaker. For these stories and more, visit

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03:07

World's fastest wheelbarrow, behemoth bunny

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/06

A British mechanic builds the world's fastest motorized wheelbarrow, a 5-foot boa constrictor is found at a New York apartment building and a massive rabbit is rescued from a California highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:02

Boba Fett's record bounty, congressman's funny son

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2024/06/04

A Boba Fett action figure becomes the world's most expensive vintage toy, a congressman's 6-year-old son upstages him on the House floor and an alligator is found after 10 days on the loose in Missouri on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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