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YouTuber scores Guinness World Record with biggest model aircraft carrier

Odd News // 12 hours ago

YouTuber scores Guinness World Record with biggest model aircraft carrier

May 1 (UPI) -- James Whomsley, a British YouTube engineering channel host, has built the world's biggest remote-controlled aircraft carrier model, according to Guinness World Records.

New York Mets fan pelted with hot dogs on $1 night; record 44,269 sold

MLB // 13 hours ago

New York Mets fan pelted with hot dogs on $1 night; record 44,269 sold

Pest control ace clears Dodgers-Diamondbacks bee swarm, throws first pitch

MLB // 20 hours ago

Pest control ace clears Dodgers-Diamondbacks bee swarm, throws first pitch

North Carolina man says sister's dream foretold lottery jackpot

Odd News // 1 day ago

North Carolina man says sister's dream foretold lottery jackpot

South Carolina horse breaks world record for longest tail on a miniature horse

Odd News // 1 day ago

South Carolina horse breaks world record for longest tail on a miniature horse

April 30 (UPI) -- A miniature horse in South Carolina broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches.

Zebra on the run in Washington State

Odd News // 2 days ago

Zebra on the run in Washington State

April 29 (UPI) -- Four zebras got loose from their trailer on the highway in North Bend, which is near Seattle. Three were captured, but one remains missing.

Maryland woman wins $229,680 lottery while waiting for chicken meal

Odd News // 2 days ago

Maryland woman wins $229,680 lottery while waiting for chicken meal

April 29 (UPI) -- A woman in Annapolis, Md., won $229,680 from a Fast Play lottery ticket she purchased from a vending machine.

Ghana man hugs 1,123 trees in an hour for world record

Odd News // 5 days ago

Ghana man hugs 1,123 trees in an hour for world record

April 26 (UPI) -- A Ghana man studying forestry in Alabama set a world record for most trees hugged in an hour when he hugged 1,123 trees at Tuskegee National Forest.

S.C. man in right place to win $200,000 lottery scratch-off

Odd News // 5 days ago

S.C. man in right place to win $200,000 lottery scratch-off

April 26 (UPI) -- Sometimes winning a six-figure lottery ticket is about being at the right place at the right time, as a South Carolina man found out earlier this month, collecting $200,000 in a scratch-off game.

Maryland woman wins $50,000 after boyfriend urges her to buy lottery ticket

Odd News // 6 days ago

Maryland woman wins $50,000 after boyfriend urges her to buy lottery ticket

April 25 (UPI) -- An anonymous Maryland woman won a $50,000 Powerball prize after her boyfriend encouraged her to play lottery games.

Nigerian woman interviews 90 people in 55 hours for world record

Odd News // 6 days ago

Nigerian woman interviews 90 people in 55 hours for world record

April 25 (UPI) -- A Nigerian woman broke a world record for the longest interviewing marathon after hosting 90 people over 55 hours, 24 seconds.

Active volcano in Antarctica spews tiny crystals of gold worth $6,000 a day

Odd News // 6 days ago

Active volcano in Antarctica spews tiny crystals of gold worth $6,000 a day

Tucked in among the glaciers, fiery Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, providing a bit of heat amid the frozen landscape of Antarctica.

Hoofed hilarity: Five odd tales of GOATed goats

Odd News // 6 days ago

Hoofed hilarity: Five odd tales of GOATed goats

April 25 (UPI) -- We're rounding up five of the best Odd News stories featuring goats, including tales of hoofed heroes escaping danger, climbing to new heights and not being ashamed to ask for "help."

Alligator rescued after six months trapped in drainage pipe

Odd News // 1 week ago

Alligator rescued after six months trapped in drainage pipe

April 24 (UPI) -- A wildlife rescuer in South Carolina came to the rescue of an alligator found to have been trapped in a drainage pipe for nearly six months.

Firefighters rescue poodle trapped under kitchen

Odd News // 1 week ago

Firefighters rescue poodle trapped under kitchen

April 24 (UPI) -- Firefighters called in a search and rescue team for help recovering a poodle who found himself trapped under the kitchen in a home "of non-standard construction."

Three cows lead Kansas police on hoof-chase

Odd News // 1 week ago

Three cows lead Kansas police on hoof-chase

April 24 (UPI) -- Three cows escaped from their farm in Kansas and led police on a chase "for quite a while."

Man runs one mile in swimming pool in 35 minutes, 24 seconds

Odd News // 1 week ago

Man runs one mile in swimming pool in 35 minutes, 24 seconds

April 24 (UPI) -- A British man ran a distance of one mile through the water in a swimming pool in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.

Florida golden retriever gives birth to lime green puppy

Odd News // 1 week ago

Florida golden retriever gives birth to lime green puppy

April 23 (UPI) -- A golden retriever puppy quickly gained fame online when she was born a color far different from the breed's golden reputation: lime green.

$1 million lottery ticket discovered by oblivious winner weeks later

Odd News // 1 week ago

$1 million lottery ticket discovered by oblivious winner weeks later

April 23 (UPI) -- An Oregon Lottery Raffle ticket worth $1 million spent weeks stored in a Tupperware container with a Portland woman's other lottery tickets before the Powerball jackpot reminded her to check them.

Alligator wanders onto Air Force base, blocks plane

Odd News // 1 week ago

Alligator wanders onto Air Force base, blocks plane

April 23 (UPI) -- A 10-foot alligator wandered onto an Air Force base in Florida and parked itself on the runway, right under the wheels of a plane.

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