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Woman wins $1M lottery prize thanks to store's low stock

Odd News // 1 hour ago

Woman wins $1M lottery prize thanks to store's low stock

March 18 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman whose local store was sold out of the lottery ticket she wanted to buy was forced to choose a replacement -- and won a $1 million prize.

Police: Reported swimmers in distress 'turned out to be geese'

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Police: Reported swimmers in distress 'turned out to be geese'

Ontario woman's missing cat turns up after 7 years

Odd News // 4 hours ago

Ontario woman's missing cat turns up after 7 years

Idaho man juggles at all 63 U.S. national parks

Odd News // 5 hours ago

Idaho man juggles at all 63 U.S. national parks

'Dancing' horse rescued from busy California road

Odd News // 6 hours ago

'Dancing' horse rescued from busy California road

March 18 (UPI) -- Police in California came to the rescue of an escaped "dancing" horse that waltzed into a busy roadway.

Parade of 897 wiener dogs breaks Guinness World Record in Germany

Odd News // 1 day ago

Parade of 897 wiener dogs breaks Guinness World Record in Germany

March 17 (UPI) -- A German city broke a Guinness World Record when it hosted a parade that featured at least 897 dachshunds.

Australian man wins $186,338 lottery prize in North Carolina

Odd News // 1 day ago

Australian man wins $186,338 lottery prize in North Carolina

March 17 (UPI) -- An Australian man visiting North Carolina ended up winning a $186,338 prize from a Cash 5 lottery ticket.

University graduate returns book to school's library after 64 years

Odd News // 1 day ago

University graduate returns book to school's library after 64 years

March 17 (UPI) -- A University of British Columbia graduate mailed a package to the school that turned out to be a book he had borrowed from the library 64 years earlier.

Trains stopped for horse on Maine railroad bridge

Odd News // 1 day ago

Trains stopped for horse on Maine railroad bridge

March 17 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Maine had to stop train traffic on a set of tracks when a horse wandered out onto a railroad bridge over a stream.

Kitten rescued after three weeks on Las Vegas overpass

Odd News // 1 day ago

Kitten rescued after three weeks on Las Vegas overpass

March 17 (UPI) -- A kitten stranded on an overpass for at least three weeks was rescued by a group of concerned citizens and a team of electricians.

Live alligator left behind in Michigan motel room

Odd News // 1 day ago

Live alligator left behind in Michigan motel room

March 17 (UPI) -- Police near the northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula were called to a motel to help secure an unusual piece of left-behind property: a live alligator.

Virginia Zoo responds to gorilla escape rumors: 'we don't have those'

Odd News // 4 days ago

Virginia Zoo responds to gorilla escape rumors: 'we don't have those'

March 14 (UPI) -- The Virginia Zoo responded to rumors of an escaped gorilla in Norfolk by confirming that not only were all of its animals accounted for, but the zoo doesn't even have gorillas.

Brother picks up a $1 million lottery ticket for California woman

Odd News // 4 days ago

Brother picks up a $1 million lottery ticket for California woman

March 14 (UPI) -- A California woman said she is going to buy her brother a new car after she gave him some money to buy her a lottery ticket and he came back with a $1 million winner.

Pi Day: British boy lists 280 digits of pi from memory in one minute

Odd News // 4 days ago

Pi Day: British boy lists 280 digits of pi from memory in one minute

March 14 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old British boy celebrated the run-up to the math-themed holiday Pi Day by breaking a world record for the most decimal places of pi recalled in one minute.

Florida man finds alligator in his kitchen

Odd News // 4 days ago

Florida man finds alligator in his kitchen

March 14 (UPI) -- A Florida man who left his patio door open for some fresh air ended up coming face-to-face with an alligator in his kitchen.

Sloth gives birth to healthy pup at San Diego Zoo

Odd News // 5 days ago

Sloth gives birth to healthy pup at San Diego Zoo

March 13 (UPI) -- The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a sloth pup, the first of its species to be born at the facility since 2022.

Night at bar earns Michigan man record-breaking lottery jackpot

Odd News // 5 days ago

Night at bar earns Michigan man record-breaking lottery jackpot

March 13 (UPI) -- A Michigan man cut his night out at the bar short when he won a record-breaking $677,141 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery's Club Keno The Jack.

First brown bear to undergo brain surgery wakes from hibernation

Odd News // 5 days ago

First brown bear to undergo brain surgery wakes from hibernation

March 13 (UPI) -- A zoo in England said the first brown bear to undergo brain surgery has awakened from hibernation and appears to be back to his old self.

Escaped pet monkey captured after home burglary spree

Odd News // 5 days ago

Escaped pet monkey captured after home burglary spree

March 13 (UPI) -- Authorities in Peru apprehended an unusual burglary suspect responsible for ransacking multiple homes -- an escaped pet monkey.

TSA finds live turtle in traveler's pants at New Jersey airport

Odd News // 5 days ago

TSA finds live turtle in traveler's pants at New Jersey airport

March 13 (UPI) -- The Transportation Security Administration said an officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey found a live turtle concealed in the crotch of a traveler's pants.

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