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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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04:14

Odds and Ends: Pumpkins of Darkness, Fat Squirrel Week

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2025/10/31

A British farm's squash-based tribute to Ozzy Osbourne earns a Guinness World Record, Chunkosaurus Rex wins Texas' inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, an Austrian surfer rides a wave for over 8 hours and David "Record Breaker" Rush throws water balloons 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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03:07

Geo Metro gets squashed, cliffside rescue

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2025/10/30

A Utah man retires his 35-year-old Geo Metro by dropping a giant pumpkin on it, a dog is rescued from a San Francisco cliffside and Ohio State University breaks a Guinness World 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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02:51

Spirit Halloween monkey, blue dogs of Chernobyl

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2025/10/29

A monkey gets loose inside a Spirit Halloween store in Texas and dog in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone mysteriously turn blue 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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03:17

Seafaring surfboard, superlative squash

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2025/10/28

A surfboard lost off the coast of Australia washes up more than 1,500 miles away over a year later and a pair of British twins grow the world's largest pumpkin 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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03:22

Creepy Halloween prank, 'emo-chic' deer

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2025/10/27

An incident involving three people in creepy costumes approaching a Virginia's home's porch turns out to be a family prank and a Texas deer who "fully embraced his emo era" is caught on camera 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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04:24

Odds and Ends: Newark monkey hoax, stovetop fan dangers

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2025/10/24

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's episodes. Today's stories include AI images being used to perpetuate a hoax about monkeys on the loose in New Jersey, an apartment fire sparked by an animal nest in a kitchen exhaust van, a kitten rescued from a Washington state highway and a venomous snake hitching a ride in an Australian man's car. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow

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02:48

Skateboarding pig, 'Hope Diamond' discovery

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2025/10/23

An Illinois man's pet pig earns a Guinness World Record for his skateboarding skills and an Indiana man visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas finds a 2.71-carat white diamond 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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03:13

Giant pumpkin regatta, smart bed service outage

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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

UPI Odd News Minute ·

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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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