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Las Vegas man climbs the height of Everest in his own home

Odd News // 11 hours ago

Las Vegas man climbs the height of Everest in his own home

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Las Vegas man spent nearly 23 hours going up and down the stairs in his home to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to ascend and descend the height of Mount Everest on stairs.

S.C. man skips trip to Michigan casino, wins $2M lottery prize

Odd News // 12 hours ago

S.C. man skips trip to Michigan casino, wins $2M lottery prize

Alligator lunges out of Milton floodwaters, bites vehicle's tire

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Alligator lunges out of Milton floodwaters, bites vehicle's tire

Large snake found 'trespassing' inside Colorado family's home

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Large snake found 'trespassing' inside Colorado family's home

Suspected meteor lights up the early morning sky over Australia

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Suspected meteor lights up the early morning sky over Australia

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A bright fireball that illuminated the early morning sky over Australia's New South Wales and Queensland is believed to have been a particularly large fireball.

Ohio-based eatery breaks world record for hot dog photos

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Ohio-based eatery breaks world record for hot dog photos

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An Ohio-based restaurant chain teamed up with its fans to break the Guinness World Record for the most photos of hot dogs uploaded to Instagram in one hour.

Grazer wins her second Fat Bear Week in a row

Odd News // 1 day ago

Grazer wins her second Fat Bear Week in a row

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve announced a bear known as Grazer has been named the winner of Fat Bear Week for a second consecutive year.

Crash covers California highway in sweet potatoes

Odd News // 1 day ago

Crash covers California highway in sweet potatoes

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A crash on a California highway caused an hours-long "traffic yam" when one of the vehicles lost its load of sweet potatoes into the roadway.

Man wins $200,000 one day before his birthday

Odd News // 1 day ago

Man wins $200,000 one day before his birthday

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Nebraska man said a fellow customer at a store inspired him to buy the lottery ticket that earned him a $200,000 prize one day before his birthday.

Idaho man dribbles basketball blindfolded to earn world record

Odd News // 1 day ago

Idaho man dribbles basketball blindfolded to earn world record

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Idaho man with the most concurrently-held Guinness World Records titles added another to his name by dribbling a basketball for over an hour while blindfolded.

Mystery lemur found wandering loose in Houston park

Odd News // 1 day ago

Mystery lemur found wandering loose in Houston park

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Texas were surprised when a call about a lemur on the loose in a park turned out to be about an actual lemur and nor a raccoon.

Speed-eater downs 2 pounds, 7 ounces of hot sauce in 3 minutes

Odd News // 1 day ago

Speed-eater downs 2 pounds, 7 ounces of hot sauce in 3 minutes

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian speed-eater added another world record to his name by eating 2 pounds and 7 ounces of hot sauce in three minutes.

Dozens of hungry raccoons take over Washington woman's property

Odd News // 1 day ago

Dozens of hungry raccoons take over Washington woman's property

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Washington woman who has been feeding the raccoons near her home for 35 years ended up calling the authorities when she found her home surrounded by nearly 100 of the animals.

Stranded calf fished out of England's River Thames

Odd News // 2 days ago

Stranded calf fished out of England's River Thames

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a calf that fell into the River Thames and couldn't climb back out.

N.C. man thanks pumpkin for his $150,000 lottery win

Odd News // 2 days ago

N.C. man thanks pumpkin for his $150,000 lottery win

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man won a $150,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket -- and he said it's all thanks to a pumpkin.

Oregon man completes 1,027 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour

Odd News // 2 days ago

Oregon man completes 1,027 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A member of the Oregon Army National Guard may have reclaimed a Guinness World Record title by performing 1,027 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour.

Wandering koala leads police on chase through train station

Odd News // 2 days ago

Wandering koala leads police on chase through train station

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Transit officials in Australia shared video of commuting koala that wandered into a Sydney train station and led police on a brief chase.

Artwork mistaken for litter rescued from museum's trash bin

Odd News // 2 days ago

Artwork mistaken for litter rescued from museum's trash bin

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A work of art was rescued from the trash at a Dutch museum after being mistaken for what it depicts: a pair of abandoned beer cans.

Raccoon causes chaos in the stands at Denver Broncos game

Odd News // 2 days ago

Raccoon causes chaos in the stands at Denver Broncos game

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The on-field drama at a game between the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders was briefly eclipsed by the action that unfolded in the stands when a raccoon caused chaos in the crowd.

Maryland woman wins the lottery three years after her daughter

Odd News // 3 days ago

Maryland woman wins the lottery three years after her daughter

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman scored a $50,000 lottery prize just three years after her daughter won $100,000 from another game.

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