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Woman pulls over on highway when snake spotted in car

Odd News // 3 minutes ago

Woman pulls over on highway when snake spotted in car

June 19 (UPI) -- Police in Missouri came to the assistance of a driver who pulled over at the side of the interstate and fled her vehicle when she discovered a snake slithering around the floorboards.

Petition calls for Columbus, Ohio, to be renamed 'Flavortown'

Odd News // 29 minutes ago

Petition calls for Columbus, Ohio, to be renamed 'Flavortown'

Australian woman wins second lottery jackpot in three years

Odd News // 43 minutes ago

Australian woman wins second lottery jackpot in three years

4-foot lizard found wandering down Vermont road

Odd News // 2 hours ago

4-foot lizard found wandering down Vermont road

Class ring lost in rental car returned to man 27 years later

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Class ring lost in rental car returned to man 27 years later

June 19 (UPI) -- A Georgia man who lost his high school class ring in the early 1990s was reunited with the piece of jewelry 27 years later by a teenager whose family found it on a road trip.

Officers in New York state rescue hawk stuck in truck bumper

Odd News // 5 hours ago

Officers in New York state rescue hawk stuck in truck bumper

June 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in New York state said a pair of off-duty police officers came to the rescue of a hawk they spotted stuck in the front bumper of a truck.

Giant cherry found on Italian farm unofficially breaks world record

Odd News // 5 hours ago

Giant cherry found on Italian farm unofficially breaks world record

June 19 (UPI) -- A pair of siblings in Italy said they found a giant cherry in their orchard that weighs nearly an ounce and unofficially broke the Guinness World Record.

$11M lottery ticket spent a week in oblivious winner's purse

Odd News // 23 hours ago

$11M lottery ticket spent a week in oblivious winner's purse

June 18 (UPI) -- An Irish woman said her family's lottery ticket spent almost a week forgotten in her purse before she discovered it was a nearly $11 million winner.

Man rides stationary bike for 297 hours to break Guinness record

Odd News // 23 hours ago

Man rides stationary bike for 297 hours to break Guinness record

June 18 (UPI) -- A restaurant owner in Spain broke a Guinness World Record when he spent 297 consecutive hours riding a stationary exercise bike.

Metal detector hobbyist finds 'Star Wars' actor's lost wedding ring

Odd News // 23 hours ago

Metal detector hobbyist finds 'Star Wars' actor's lost wedding ring

June 18 (UPI) -- A metal detector hobbyist came to the rescue when a "Star Wars" actor swimming at a British beach lost his wedding ring.

'The Bold and the Beautiful' employs blow-up doll for love scenes

Odd News // 1 day ago

'The Bold and the Beautiful' employs blow-up doll for love scenes

June 18 (UPI) -- The head writer for perennial CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" said the show will be using a blow-up doll as a stand-in for love scenes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Message in a bottle travels 50 miles down Alaska river in 13 years

Odd News // 1 day ago

Message in a bottle travels 50 miles down Alaska river in 13 years

June 18 (UPI) -- An Alaska father and son fishing on a river found a message in a bottle that apparently traveled about 50 miles in 13 years.

Albino boa among five reptiles stolen from Florida sanctuary

Odd News // 1 day ago

Albino boa among five reptiles stolen from Florida sanctuary

June 18 (UPI) -- A Florida wildlife sanctuary said a rare, albino red-tailed boa constrictor and four other reptiles were stolen from their enclosures.

Handmade Nike prototype running shoes up for auction

Odd News // 1 day ago

Handmade Nike prototype running shoes up for auction

June 18 (UPI) -- A pair of handmade shoes created by the co-founder of Nike for a University of Oregon runner in the early 1970s is expected to sell for up to $150,000 at an upcoming auction, the auction house said.

Man stacks three eggs for Guinness World Record

Odd News // 1 day ago

Man stacks three eggs for Guinness World Record

June 18 (UPI) -- A Yemeni man living in Malaysia was awarded a Guinness World Record for his unusual accomplishment: stacking three eggs vertically.

Wife's bathroom break earns husband $500,000 lottery prize

Odd News // 1 day ago

Wife's bathroom break earns husband $500,000 lottery prize

June 17 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man said his wife's urgent need for a bathroom break led to his winning $500,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.

U.S. soldier's family reunited with button found in Australia

Odd News // 1 day ago

U.S. soldier's family reunited with button found in Australia

June 17 (UPI) -- An Australian couple who found a U.S. Army soldier's tag and button on the site of a former base in Queensland were able to reunite them with the family of the man who lost them 80 years earlier.

Cows take over beer garden at closed restaurant and hotel

Odd News // 2 days ago

Cows take over beer garden at closed restaurant and hotel

June 17 (UPI) -- A British restaurant and hotel temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic shared video of the beer garden being overrun by some unusual premature customers -- a herd of cows.

Man bounces 16 Ping-Pong balls into pint glass for world record

Odd News // 2 days ago

Man bounces 16 Ping-Pong balls into pint glass for world record

June 17 (UPI) -- An Idaho man with a penchant for breaking Guinness World Records added another title to his name by bouncing 16 Ping-Pong balls into a pint glass in 1 minute.

Police chase escaped racehorses through Australian city

Odd News // 2 days ago

Police chase escaped racehorses through Australian city

June 17 (UPI) -- Police in Australia became involved in an unusual chase when a pair of racehorses escaped from a training facility and went running through busy roads and urban areas.

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