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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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03:04

Florida kangaroo hits the pool, matchstick tower...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/02/09

An escaped kangaroo is captured in a Florida apartment complex's pool area, a French man finally gets his Guinness World Record for a matchstick sculpture of the Eiffel Tower and a doctor's lost ring takes a 100-mile ride in the pocket of her discarded scrubs on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:59

Construction crew finds WWII bomb, moose chases skiers

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/02/08

A construction crew working near a Florida airport finds an inert bomb dating back to World War II, a moose chases skiers at a Wyoming resort, a suspected plane piece lands on a Philadelphia home's roof and an escaped wallaby goes to college on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Stowaway scorpion, 'Flush Your Ex' for Valentine's Day

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2024/02/07

A venomous scorpion stows away from Kenya to Ireland in a traveler's luggage, a recycled toilet paper company offers to turn old love letters from your ex into bathroom tissue and a French man's attempt at building the world's largest matchstick sculpture is disqualified due to his choice of matches on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:57

Man plays 'WoW' for nearly 60 hours, loggerhead...

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2024/02/06

A Hungarian gamer breaks two world records with his nearly 60-hour "World of Warcraft" marathon, a loggerhead turtle turns up far from home on an English beach and a dog is rescued from a frozen Illinois pond on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:54

Sheep takes Brooklyn, creek turns white from spilled...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/02/05

A loose sheep is caught running through the streets of Brooklyn, a dog is rescued from a shipping container in Texas and a Virginia creek flows white with spilled milk on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Pigeon cleared of espionage charges, floating sauna...

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2024/02/02

A pigeon detained for eight months in India on suspicion of being a Chinese spy is released, the occupants of a Tesla that plunged into an Oslo fjord are rescued by a floating sauna and the oldest living American prepares for a birthday parade on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Fugitive monkey caught, toddler trapped in claw machine

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/02/01

The monkey that escaped from Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park is captured after five days on the loose, a Georgia family is driven out of their home by a colony of invading bats and a toddler is rescued from a claw machine on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Fridge runner stopped by police, 285-year-old lemon

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2024/01/31

A man running with a fridge on his back is stopped by police in England, a 285-year-old lemon fetches over $1,700 in an auction and workers at a South Carolina recycling center recover a woman's lost diamond ring on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:57

Alabama kangaroo, shelter will 'neuter your ex'

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2024/01/30

A loose kangaroo is safely captured in Alabama, a shipwreck that washed up in Newfoundland might be 200 years old and a New Jersey animal shelter promises to "neuter your ex for Valentine's Day" on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Monkey escapes Scottish zoo, wallet found in river...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/29

A monkey escapes from a zoo in Scotland, a Japanese zoo holds an escape drill featuring a worker in a bear costume and a wallet lost in 1995 is found in an Arizona river on today's UPI Odd News minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

'Inappropriate' emergency calls, disco bathrooms

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/26

The Welsh Ambulance Service details some of the most "inappropriate" calls to the 999 emergency number, a Kentucky convenience store chain goes viral for its "disco bathrooms" and British Columbia officials list some of the strangest rejected vanity plates from last year on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Bucket-head coyote rescue, city's long-lost statue...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/25

A coyote with a bucket stuck over its head is rescued in San Diego, a yellow-billed loon gets tangled in fishing line during a rare appearance south of Canada and a statue missing from the city of Louisville is found after nearly 30 years on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Penguin on the tarmac, potty-mouthed parrots

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/24

A flight is delayed at a New Zealand airport when a penguin wanders onto the runway, a British zoo gives a second chance to some foul-mouthed parrots and a beaver causes a Texas neighborhood's main access road to wash away in the rain on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Britain's oddest drain clogs, cats will poop on your...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/23

A British pipe company reveals the weirdest causes of drain clogs reported by the country's plumbers, a Rhode Island animal shelter offers to have its cats poop on your ex's name, a screech owl invades a Connecticut home and a New York congregation attempts to bake the world's longest challah on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:58

Hero dog rescues owner from frozen lake, deputies...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/22

A Michigan man's dog helps rescue him after falling through the ice of a frozen lake, Florida deputies round up a rampaging escaped bull and a yogurt company offers $10,000 to participants who "digital detox" for a month with their phones locked in a box on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Red panda escape, bathroom grenade

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/19

A red panda escapes his enclosure at a German zoo, a Seattle contractor finds an old grenade stashed in the wall behind a bathtub, a Florida scientist suspects mating fish could be behind a mysterious noise and European hotels reveal their most unusual lost and found items on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Snake on a plane, romantic roaches

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/18

A snake is found loose aboard a flight in Thailand, zoos in New York and Texas offer roach naming rights for Valentine's Day and a herd of dozens of cows wanders through an Australian suburb on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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02:58

Cat rides 800 miles under hood of van, man drinks...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/16

A cat stows away for 800 miles under the hood of a moving van, a bear is evicted from underneath a California home and a German man drinks a cup of coffee in record time on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Underwear drawer snake, 63-hour pinball marathon

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/12

An Australian mother finds a venomous eastern brown snake in her 3-year-old son's underwear drawer, a trio of infamous British Columbia ferries are for sale on Facebook Marketplace and an Ohio man is attempting to play pinball for 63 hours on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

World's Ugliest Lawn, kangaroo and emu escape

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/11

An Australian woman wins the World's Ugliest Lawn contest, a kangaroo escapes from an Ontario zoo and an emu escapes from its home in Alabama on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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