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British National Lottery using beer to find winner of unclaimed jackpot

Odd News // 14 hours ago

British National Lottery using beer to find winner of unclaimed jackpot

March 1 (UPI) -- Britain's National Lottery teamed with a brewery to create a beer called Just The Ticket in the hopes of finding the winner of an unclaimed jackpot worth nearly $1.4 million.

Contractors find message, whiskey bottle under floor of Scottish kitchen

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Contractors find message, whiskey bottle under floor of Scottish kitchen

Unexploded World War II bomb detonated near British university

Odd News // 15 hours ago

Unexploded World War II bomb detonated near British university

California family's missing French bulldog found 600 miles away in Mexico

Odd News // 15 hours ago

California family's missing French bulldog found 600 miles away in Mexico

Cat rescued from Utah tree after four days

Odd News // 16 hours ago

Cat rescued from Utah tree after four days

March 1 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Utah said they used a ladder to rescue a cat that had been stuck in a high branch of a tree for at least four days.

Arizona thrift store worker returns veteran's Purple Heart to family

Odd News // 18 hours ago

Arizona thrift store worker returns veteran's Purple Heart to family

March 1 (UPI) -- An Arizona woman who found a Purple Heart while working her shift at a thrift shop was able to reunite the item with the family of the man who earned it in the Korean War.

Idaho men break Guinness record for catching dice while blindfolded

Odd News // 19 hours ago

Idaho men break Guinness record for catching dice while blindfolded

March 1 (UPI) -- A pair of Idaho men broke an unusual Guinness World Record by throwing and catching 215 dice -- while the catcher was blindfolded.

Monkey temporarily escapes enclosure at Ireland's Dublin Zoo

Odd News // 19 hours ago

Monkey temporarily escapes enclosure at Ireland's Dublin Zoo

March 1 (UPI) -- Police in Ireland confirmed officers were called to the Dublin Zoo to help zookeepers recapture a macaque monkey that escaped from its enclosure.

Man picking up a pizza for dinner wins $1 million lottery jackpot

Odd News // 3 days ago

Man picking up a pizza for dinner wins $1 million lottery jackpot

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man picking up a pizza to take home for dinner ended up taking home something even more valuable when he bought a lottery ticket that earned him a $1 million prize.

Oregon man encounters extremely rare fox in parking lot

Odd News // 3 days ago

Oregon man encounters extremely rare fox in parking lot

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- An Oregon man captured photos of his unusual encounter with an extremely rare animal: a Sierra Nevada red fox.

Firefighters use hydraulic tool to rescue deer stuck in iron fence

Odd News // 3 days ago

Firefighters use hydraulic tool to rescue deer stuck in iron fence

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Firefighters in New Jersey brought in some heavy equipment to rescue a deer that was stuck between the bars of a metal fence.

Newly painted road in Britain misspells 'ENTRY' as 'ENRY'

Odd News // 3 days ago

Newly painted road in Britain misspells 'ENTRY' as 'ENRY'

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Officials in a British town took to social media to make light of a newly-painted road that features a small spelling error in very large letters: "NO ENRY."

Lost cat reunited with California owner after 15 years

Odd News // 3 days ago

Lost cat reunited with California owner after 15 years

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A stray cat found on a California resident's porch was scanned for a microchip and reunited with her owner -- 15 years after she went missing.

Carpool lane driver found to be using mannequin passenger

Odd News // 3 days ago

Carpool lane driver found to be using mannequin passenger

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The California Highway Patrol said a driver using the high-occupancy vehicle lanes of a highway was found to actually be traveling alone, except for "one of the best dummies" police had ever seen.

Seal rescued after crossing Canadian highway

Odd News // 3 days ago

Seal rescued after crossing Canadian highway

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Police in Canada's Prince Edward Island said they wrangled a loose seal for the second time in a week after one of the animals was spotted crossing a highway.

Coyote with plastic tub stuck over head rescued in Florida

Odd News // 3 days ago

Coyote with plastic tub stuck over head rescued in Florida

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A coyote is recovering at a Florida sanctuary after rescuers spent days searching for the animal to remove a giant plastic tub that was stuck over its head.

Stop for gas earns Michigan woman a $500,000 lottery jackpot

Odd News // 4 days ago

Stop for gas earns Michigan woman a $500,000 lottery jackpot

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said a stop for gas on her way to work became a life-changing detour when she decided to buy a lottery ticket and won $500,000.

Man from Ireland becomes world's oldest ice mile swimmer

Odd News // 4 days ago

Man from Ireland becomes world's oldest ice mile swimmer

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A 66-year-old man plunged into freezing waters and swam for a mile to claim a Guinness World Record as the world's oldest ice mile swimmer.

Illinois police seeking owner of 'belligerent' guinea fowl

Odd News // 4 days ago

Illinois police seeking owner of 'belligerent' guinea fowl

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said they are trying to find the owner of a "belligerent" and "foul smelling" guinea fowl found wandering loose in the town.

57-year-old photo, baptism certificate found during kitchen remodeling

Odd News // 4 days ago

57-year-old photo, baptism certificate found during kitchen remodeling

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A couple working on a remodeling project at their Wyoming home made a surprising discovery between a kitchen cabinet and the wall: a young girls' baptism certificate from 1964.

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