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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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02:54

Parrot escapes zoo enclosure, 'long-lost' words due...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/10

A rainbow lorikeet escapes from England's Colchester Zoo, Wayne State University's "Word Warriors" release their 15th annual list of "long-lost" words due for a comeback and a Utah great-grandmother is named the world's oldest female water skier on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Shelter dog escapes kennel, crocodile hides in...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/09

A dog escapes from his kennel at an Arizona shelter and searches for snacks, a crocodile is found lurking in an Australian family's chicken coop and an Ontario woman blows the world's loudest nose whistle on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

'Welsh Tidy Mouse' cleans shed, 'Flappie' cat door...

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2024/01/08

A Welsh man records a mouse making nightly visits to clean up his shed, a pair of Swiss twins unveil a cat flap designed to keep predators pets from bringing prey inside and Parks Canada officials urge drivers not to let moose lick their cars on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Venomous toilet snake, driftwood's surprising history

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2024/01/05

A reptile wrangler removes a venomous snake from a public toilet in Australia, a piece of driftwood in Maryland is identified as a piece of a 19th century ship, Southern California waves glow electric blue due to algae and an owl takes a ride in a deputy's patrol car on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Dog eats $4,000 cash, letter mailed in 1943 finally...

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2024/01/04

A Pittsburgh couple spend days digging through poop to recover $4,000 eaten by their dog, a letter mailed in 1943 is delivered after resurfacing at an Illinois post office and New York police chase a loose sheep on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News

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03:00

WWII training bomb washes up on California beach, cat...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2024/01/03

A Navy training bomb dating back to World War II washes up on a California beach, a cat rescues her family's dog from two coyotes, a British Columbia family find a bear living under their house and a Texas woman bakes for 55 consecutive hours on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Baboon false alarm, pothole's viral fame

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2024/01/02

An escaped baboon alert at an Australian zoo turns out to be a false alarm, pranksters hide colored lights in a Florida city's downtown display, a Michigan pothole becomes a viral celebrity and a California shelter finds homes for all of its 129 dogs on the first UPI Odd News Minute of 2024. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Snake stows away from Mexico to Canada, woman sings...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/29

A snake from Mexico turns up in a box of produce in Ontario, a Ghana woman sings for 126 hours and 52 minutes, a dog is rescued from an island pond and a Chinese jump roping trio take on a complicated world record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Coyote rescued from Lake Erie, pizza topped with...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/28

A coyote is rescued from the frigid waters of Lake Erie in New York, a duck normally found in the Arctic turns up on an Indiana street, chefs cook a pizza topped with 1,001 varieties of cheese and David Rush breaks the record for fastest time to pop 200 balloons with a nail on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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06:35

Special episode: 10 of the world's oddest competitions

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/27

This special episode of the UPI Odd News Minute runs down 10 of the oddest international competitions coming up in 2024. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Loose llama on the highway, world's largest Rubik's cube

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/26

A llama on the loose is captured on a California highway, the world's largest Rubik's cube is unveiled in Dubai, Phoenix-area residents note an increase in beaver sightings and an alligator is captured at a Florida shopping mall on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

'Grenade' was a poop bag dispenser, mysteriously tiny...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/22

Oregon police find a reported grenade was a dog poop bag dispenser, a Christmas tree maze in Jersey aims for a world record and Arizona wildlife experts are stumped by an unusually tiny bear cub on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Vanity plate 'naughty list,' Maury announces...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/21

The Illinois secretery of state reveals some of this year's "obscene" rejected vanity plates, Maury Povich helps the Denver Zoo announce the results of an orangutan paternity test and zoos in Nashville and Indianapolis reassure the public that no lions are on the loose after a pair of viral hoaxes on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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04:51

Special episode: Five of the oddest museums in the world

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/20

The UPI Odd News Minute presents a special episode running down five of the world's most odd and obscure museums, with themes ranging from cat figurines to distusting foods. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

103-year-old Christmas tree auctioned, loose goat...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/19

One of the first mass produced artificial Christmas trees sells for over $4,000, a loose goat is lassoed in a Minnesota neighborhood, a Mexican acrobat breaks a world record for aerial hoop somersaults and a donkey is rescued from a muddy drainage ditch on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Escaped wallaby returns to zoo, Buddy the elf's...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/18

A wallaby returns to the Australia Zoo after spending the weekend on the loose, Santa's sleigh from the 2003 movie "Elf" gets a police escort to Central Park, an Armenian teenager does pullups on a bar suspended between two moving trucks and a 90-year-old woman earns her master's degree from the University of North Texas on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Pompeii artifact found hanging in Belgian home, NASA...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/15

A stairway wall decoration at a Belgian family's home turns out to be a long-lost artifact from Pompeii, NASA provides proof that two tomatoes lost in space for eight months were not eaten by an astronaut, a deer interrupts lunchtime at a Mississippi restaurant and David Rush sorts 500 grams of Peanut M&M's by color in record time on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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06:15

The 10 oddest Guinness World Records of 2023

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/14

The UPI Odd News Minute prepares for the close of the year by looking back at the 10 most weird and wonderful Guinness World Records broken in 2023, including underwater magic tricks, a jump-roping cat and the fastest parrot on two wheels. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:00

Christmas tree owl, fastest robot on four legs

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2023/12/13

An owl stays hidden in a Kentucky family's Christmas tree for four days, a pair of gold Nike Air Jordan 3 sneakers commissioned by Spike Lee turn up in an Oregon shelter's donation bin and a dog-like South Korean robot sets a new speed record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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03:01

Horse hoisted out of old well, eggs cover Washington...

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2023/12/12

A trapped horse is hoisted out of an old well in Indiana, a truck crash spills eggs across a busy Washington road, a California couple amass the world's largest collection of rabbit-related items and Minnesota firefighters rescue a dog from the frigid waters of Lake Superior on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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