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Los Angeles restaurant offering $500 gold brownie

Odd News // 5 hours ago

Los Angeles restaurant offering $500 gold brownie

A Los Angeles restaurant is taking dessert to new heights of decadence with a $500 brownie covered in 24-karat edible gold.

Flock of sheep rescued from river in England

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Flock of sheep rescued from river in England

Severe weather preparation leads to $100,000 lottery prize

Odd News // 4 hours ago

Severe weather preparation leads to $100,000 lottery prize

Armored truck spills cash on New Jersey highway, causes chaos

Odd News // 4 hours ago

Armored truck spills cash on New Jersey highway, causes chaos

Truck crash covers highway in shirts, shoes

Odd News // 5 hours ago

Truck crash covers highway in shirts, shoes

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Traffic was slowed on a Florida highway early Friday when a semi truck overturned, spilled its load of shirts and shoes into the roadway and caught fire.

Chihuahua chases off attempted burglar in Texas

Odd News // 7 hours ago

Chihuahua chases off attempted burglar in Texas

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A Houston man's doorbell camera captured the moment a would-be burglar was chased away by the neighborhood's protector: a stray chihuahua.

Australian bodybuilder pulls tow truck for Guinness record

Odd News // 7 hours ago

Australian bodybuilder pulls tow truck for Guinness record

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- An Australian woman pulled a tow truck carrying a car -- a total weight of 25,033.5 pounds -- to break a Guinness World Record.

Houston drivers dodge runaway spool for fourth time

Odd News // 9 hours ago

Houston drivers dodge runaway spool for fourth time

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A giant spool got loose on a busy Houston road for the fourth time since October, forcing drivers to think fast to get out of its path.

Deputies find suspected burglar was deer trapped in bathroom

Odd News // 1 day ago

Deputies find suspected burglar was deer trapped in bathroom

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Deputies called to a Florida home to investigate a suspected burglary discovered the culprit, a deer, was still trapped inside the bathroom.

Hunter films albino porcupine in Maine woods

Odd News // 1 day ago

Hunter films albino porcupine in Maine woods

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A Maine hunter shot video rather than bullets when he came across an unusual creature in the woods -- an albino porcupine.

Woman finds lottery ticket from losing pile was $300,000 winner

Odd News // 1 day ago

Woman finds lottery ticket from losing pile was $300,000 winner

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said she wouldn't have realized her scratch-off lottery ticket was worth $300,000 if she hadn't tried to enter it in a second chance game.

Burglary suspect trapped in grease vent for two days

Odd News // 1 day ago

Burglary suspect trapped in grease vent for two days

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Authorities in California said they rescued an attempted burglar who ended up trapped for two days in a shuttered restaurant's grease vent.

Family nears goal of visiting every U.S. National Park

Odd News // 1 day ago

Family nears goal of visiting every U.S. National Park

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A Michigan family said they are approaching the end of their near-decade-long quest to visit every U.S. National Park.

KFC creates fried chicken scented fire log

Odd News // 1 day ago

KFC creates fried chicken scented fire log

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Kentucky Fried Chicken is getting into the holiday spirit with an unusual product -- a fire log designed to smell like fried chicken.

Team's Alka-Seltzer rocket breaks Guinness World Record

Odd News // 1 day ago

Team's Alka-Seltzer rocket breaks Guinness World Record

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A team from Brigham Young University broke a Guinness World Record when their Alka-Seltzer powered rocket soared to an altitude of 883 feet.

Computer glitch drops gas price to 1 cent

Odd News // 1 day ago

Computer glitch drops gas price to 1 cent

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A Circle K gas station in South Carolina said a glitch caused gas prices to drop to just 1-cent per gallon -- and more stores may have been affected.

VitaminWater offers $100,000 to go smartphone free

Odd News // 1 day ago

VitaminWater offers $100,000 to go smartphone free

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- VitaminWater is offering a $100,000 prize to anyone willing to go "scroll free" and put down their smartphone for an entire year.

German factory spills chocolate into street

Odd News // 1 day ago

German factory spills chocolate into street

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A storage tank overflowed at a chocolate factory in Germany, causing liquid chocolate to flow out into the street.

Wildlife center's missing wolf recaptured in Colorado

Odd News // 1 day ago

Wildlife center's missing wolf recaptured in Colorado

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A Mexican gray wolf that escaped from a Colorado wildlife center about a month ago has been recaptured with a paw injury, officials said.

Snake catcher shares video of close call

Odd News // 2 days ago

Snake catcher shares video of close call

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- An Australian snake catcher share video of a dangerous catch that nearly ended with his taking a highly venomous bite.

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