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Bear walks into Connecticut liquor store

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Bear walks into Connecticut liquor store

Security cameras at a Connecticut liquor store captured the moment a bear walked in through the front door.

Vietnam chefs cook up 3,000 pound bowl of soup

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Vietnam chefs cook up 3,000 pound bowl of soup

Thousands of birds congregate at Old Navy in Texas

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Thousands of birds congregate at Old Navy in Texas

Girl Scouts in Tennessee break s'mores world record

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Girl Scouts in Tennessee break s'mores world record

Firefighters attempt to rescue 'potty-mouthed' parrot

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Firefighters attempt to rescue 'potty-mouthed' parrot

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Firefighters in London responded to a neighborhood where a "potty-mouthed" parrot had flown onto a neighbor's roof.

Florida firefighters rescue kitten with head stuck in generator

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Florida firefighters rescue kitten with head stuck in generator

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Florida rescued a kitten with its head stuck in a generator behind a local grocery store on Sunday.

Sheriff deputies rescue group stranded on rainbow unicorn raft

Odd News // 15 hours ago

Sheriff deputies rescue group stranded on rainbow unicorn raft

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Sheriff's officials in Minnesota rescued a group stranded in a local lake a floating, inflatable unicorn.

Michigan woman nearly threw out $50,000 lottery ticket

Odd News // 17 hours ago

Michigan woman nearly threw out $50,000 lottery ticket

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman nearly threw out a nearly $50,000 winning Powerball lottery ticket after several failed attempts to redeem it.

Sydney group break record for largest electric guitar ensemble

Odd News // 1 day ago

Sydney group break record for largest electric guitar ensemble

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Sydney Guitar Festival in Australia has announced that they have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest electric guitar ensemble.

Police respond to boa constrictor found under car hood

Odd News // 1 day ago

Police respond to boa constrictor found under car hood

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Police in Stoughton, Mass., responded to a boa constrictor that was found under the hood of a car.

Montana man finds mountain lion under his SUV

Odd News // 3 days ago

Montana man finds mountain lion under his SUV

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A Montana man said he rushed to cancel a water softener salt delivery when he went outside and spotted a mountain lion under his SUV.

Lottery winner carried ticket in purse for three weeks

Odd News // 3 days ago

Lottery winner carried ticket in purse for three weeks

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said her KENO! lottery ticket spent three weeks in her purse before she discovered it was a $250,000 winner.

More than 700 play hopscotch to break Guinness record

Odd News // 4 days ago

More than 700 play hopscotch to break Guinness record

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A New York state church said more than 700 block party attendees broke a Guinness World Record for playing hopscotch.

Pizza Museum opens in Chicago, to New York's chagrin

Odd News // 4 days ago

Pizza Museum opens in Chicago, to New York's chagrin

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Pizza Museum has officially opened its doors in Chicago, raising the ire of some New York-style pizza fans.

Teacher breaks record by rowing Atlantic in under 40 days

Odd News // 4 days ago

Teacher breaks record by rowing Atlantic in under 40 days

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- An Ohio teacher broke a world record when he rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, from Canada to England, in under 40 days.

Two antelope escape from New York state farm

Odd News // 4 days ago

Two antelope escape from New York state farm

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Police in New York state said two antelope escaped from a farm when a gate was left open and one was later recaptured.

California city sets Guinness record for slime-making

Odd News // 4 days ago

California city sets Guinness record for slime-making

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Nearly 950 people gathered in a California city to set a Guinness World Record for most people making slime simultaneously.

More than 75 goats and sheep escape in New Jersey

Odd News // 4 days ago

More than 75 goats and sheep escape in New Jersey

Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Police in New Jersey were called to handle an unusual situation when more than 75 goats and sheep escaped from a livestock auction.

Dust devil carries dirt column across California road

Odd News // 4 days ago

Dust devil carries dirt column across California road

Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A traveler on a California road captured video of a huge dust devil carrying a column of dirt through the air.

Displaced bees swarm pump at Michigan gas station

Odd News // 4 days ago

Displaced bees swarm pump at Michigan gas station

Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A man who stopped to fill up his tank at a Michigan gas station captured video of thousands of bees covering the gas pump.

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