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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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03:13

Giant pumpkin regatta, smart bed service outage

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/22

Seaworthy squash compete in the 2025 West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta races in Oregon and the Amazon Web Services outage leaves some smart bed users with overheating and upright mattresses 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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03:05

Lion escapes truck, dog's airport adventure

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2025/10/21

A lion escapes from a transport truck on a South Africa road and a dog named Tommy is found 9 days after escaping his crate at Vancouver International Airport. 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

Surfing otter, bear visits zoo

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/20

An otter is attacking surfers and stealing their surfboards in Santa Cruz, California, and a bear wanders into the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka and visits with the resident bruins 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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05:04

Odds and Ends: Dog starts fire, 'creepy dolls' exhibit

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2025/10/17

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 a dog starting a fire in a N.C. firefighter's house, the top squash at this year's Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in California, a Minnesota museum's "creepy dolls" exhibit and a remote-controlled car used to rescue a kitten from a storm drain pipe in New York. For these stories and more, visit

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03:11

Pumpkin mystery, town votes for 'pet mayor'

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/16

A pumpkin mysteriously appears atop a University of Montana spire for the 30th consecutive year and a Nova Scotia town holds an election for "pet mayor" 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

Cat-atouille, homemade license plate

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/15

A cat adds a secret ingredient to her foster owner's dinner and the California Highway Patrol stops a driver with a homemade license plate 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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02:49

Missing NASA equipment lands on Texas farm

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/14

A large piece of NASA equipment blown off-course in New Mexico lands on a Texas farm and a rare calico lobster caught in Massachusetts gets a new home at Northeastern University 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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02:52

Cat rides on top of van, David Rush fist-bumps

UPI Odd News Minute ·

2025/10/13

A Pennsylvania family's cat stows away atop their van for 100 miles of highway travel and David "Record-Breaker" captures a fist-bumping Guinness World Record on the sidelines of FOX game show "99 to Beat" 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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04:33

Odds and Ends: Pumpkin chase, Joker collection

UPI Odd News Minute ·

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

UPI Odd News Minute ·

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

UPI Odd News Minute ·

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

UPI Odd News Minute ·

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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