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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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03:14

Cincinnati tiger sighting, fossilized 'Poozeum'

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/06/03

A loose tiger is reported but not found in Cincinnati, a museum opens in Arizona dedicated to fossilized poop and a "hole punch cloud" draws attention over Vermont on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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04:42

Odds and Ends: Penis costume ban, Oreo thief

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/31

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 Spanish resort town banning public displays of penis costumes and blow up dolls, a bear that stole a package of Oreos from a California home, an Indian man who types with his nose and two new Guinness World Records titles for David Rush. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Strawberries cause traffic 'jam,' bobcat escapes...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/30

A strawberry truck overturns on a California highway connection ramp, a bobcat escapes an Indiana zoo and a book is returned to a Finnish library 84 years overdue on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:55

Teacup snake, long-lost charm found on eBay

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/29

A pet snake is rescued from a teacup handle, a long-lost family charm turns up on eBay and a kangaroo escapes from a zoo in Thailand on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Monkey trouble, world's oldest truck driver

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/28

A monkey is captured after spending the weekend on the loose in South Carolina, residents of an English village complain about a flock of about 100 noisy feral chickens and a Kansas man is certified as the world's oldest truck driver on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:44

Odds and Ends: Texas kangaroo, helpful chimpanzee

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/24

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 an escaped kangaroo in Texas, a chimpanzee returning a zoo visitor's lost shoe, the world's tallest steer and a happy ending to the story of an escaped tayra weasel in England. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Pet Gala highlights canine couture, lost wallet found...

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2024/05/23

Fashionable Fidos sport recreated Met Gala looks on the red carpet at the AKC Museum of the Dog's second annual Pet Gala and a British Columbia teenager finds a wallet lost during a fishing trip 33 years earlier on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:57

Beer made from killer bees, world's most expensive...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/22

A Cardiff University team brews beer using extracts from killer bees and a feather from an extinct bird is auctioned for a record-breaking sum on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com.

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03:08

Exotic animal escapes British zoo, world's widest wig

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/21

A Central American weasel known as a Tayra escapes from a zoo in England, a Nigerian woman makes a wig measuring nearly 12 feet wide and Colorado State University prepares for the pungent blooming of its corpse flower on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:53

Cat earns his doctorate, gathering fails to attract...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/20

A cat earns an honorary doctorate from Vermont State University, a dog is rescued from the Hudson River in New York and the Gathering of Kyles in Texas falls short of a world record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com.

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05:08

Odds and Ends: Howard's oldest graduate, snake on a...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/17

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 an 83-year-old woman who became Howard University's oldest graduate, a cockateil that became stranded on a hospital window ledge, a snake that caused delays for 2,700 train passengers and a reunion between a 95-year-old woman and a sculpture of her likeness that was thought lost 40 years ago. For these stories and

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03:01

Raccoon interrupts soccer game, world's oldest sloth

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/16

A raccoon interrupts a Major League Soccer game in Pennsylvania, the world's oldest sloth turns 54 and a group of goats and sheep wander onto a Virginia highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:06

Judge rules tacos are sandwiches, dinosaur world...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/15

An Indiana judge rules that tacos and burritos are "Mexican-style sandwiches" and an Alberta city's dinosaur world record attempt is sabotaged by its own massive turn-out on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:16

'Portal' between New York and Dublin shut down,...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/14

The video "Portal" connecting New York and Dublin is shut down due to "instances of inappropriate behavior" and a family's long-lost wood carving heirloom is returned thanks to a social media post on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:54

Boat concealed by photo-realistic mural, man rescued...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/13

A California man ordered by his local government to conceal the boat in his driveway has a photo-realistic mural of the vessel painted on his fence and a New York man who jumped into the water to rescue his dog gets fished out by firefighters on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:50

Odds and Ends: 106-year-old skydiver, Starbucks...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/10

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 the world's oldest skydiver, an SUV-sized Radio Flyer wagon up for auction, an alligator's visit to Starbucks and David Rush's latest Guinness World Records title. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:10

Chinese zoo's panda impersonators, 'Portal' connects...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/09

A Chinese zoo is criticized for disguising a pair of dogs as giant pandas, a video screen dubbed "The Portal" connects New York and Dublin and animal control officers in North Carolina wrangle a 5-foot lizard on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:02

San Francisco sky laser, man runs 1,000 marathons

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2024/05/08

A mysterious laser in the San Francisco sky is identified, a British man completes his 1,000th marathon and a pair of mini horses go out for a North Carolina adventure on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:56

Alligator applies for a bank loan, California road...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/07

An alligator visits the drive-through at a Florida credit union, a truck spills its load of Coors beer onto a California road and a family of bears visit a California home's swimming pool on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:56

Fugitive zebra caught, behemoth baguette

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/05/06

The escaped zebra in Washington is captured after nearly a week on the loose, a team of French bakers cook up the world's longest baguette and a badger runs into trouble at a skate park on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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