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Large snake caught crossing Minnesota road

Odd News // 13 hours ago

Large snake caught crossing Minnesota road

July 17 (UPI) -- Police in Minnesota said a driver received a shock when they had to swerve to avoid a large boa constrictor slithering across the road.

Bear scales Tennessee resident's balcony to steal snack

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Bear scales Tennessee resident's balcony to steal snack

British farmer deters speeders with dummy 'scare-cop'

Odd News // 14 hours ago

British farmer deters speeders with dummy 'scare-cop'

Police, residents come to the rescue of hawk injured in Pennsylvania road

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Police, residents come to the rescue of hawk injured in Pennsylvania road

Long wait for pizza leads Virginia couple to $1 million lottery jackpot

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Long wait for pizza leads Virginia couple to $1 million lottery jackpot

July 17 (UPI) -- A Virginia couple said a long wait for pizza led them to buy the scratch-off lottery ticket that won them a $1 million jackpot.

Police called to boy's 'ice cold beer' stand find 'root beer' instead

Odd News // 16 hours ago

Police called to boy's 'ice cold beer' stand find 'root beer' instead

July 17 (UPI) -- Police in Utah said they received multiple calls about a young boy selling "ice cold beer" at the side of a road, but officers arrived to discover the truth was in the fine print.

Bald eagle with missing wing stolen from New York wildlife refuge

Odd News // 16 hours ago

Bald eagle with missing wing stolen from New York wildlife refuge

July 17 (UPI) -- A wildlife refuge in New York state is pleading for the return of a disabled bald eagle that was stolen from the facility.

Driver leaving car wash hits gas, plunges into New Jersey river

Odd News // 17 hours ago

Driver leaving car wash hits gas, plunges into New Jersey river

July 17 (UPI) -- A driver accidentally slammed on the gas while leaving a New Jersey car wash and plunged into a nearby river.

7,046 packs of gum used as dominoes to set Guinness World Record

Odd News // 18 hours ago

7,046 packs of gum used as dominoes to set Guinness World Record

July 17 (UPI) -- A total 7,046 packs of gum were used to set a Guinness World Record when they were set up in Shanghai and knocked down like dominoes.

Authorities seek baboon on the loose in South African city

Odd News // 18 hours ago

Authorities seek baboon on the loose in South African city

July 17 (UPI) -- Residents of Johannesburg, South Africa, are being warned to keep an eye out for a loose baboon that made its way to the city and has been spotted in populated areas.

Firefighters rescue seagull impaled on rooftop TV antenna

Odd News // 1 day ago

Firefighters rescue seagull impaled on rooftop TV antenna

July 16 (UPI) -- Firefighters and animal rescuers in Wales came to the assistance of a seagull that was impaled on a rooftop TV antenna.

Welsh street recognized as steepest in the world

Odd News // 1 day ago

Welsh street recognized as steepest in the world

July 16 (UPI) -- A Welsh town captured a Guinness World Record from New Zealand when its infamously precipitous road was measured as the steepest in the world.

Postcard shows up at Illinois home exactly 26 years after postmark

Odd News // 1 day ago

Postcard shows up at Illinois home exactly 26 years after postmark

July 16 (UPI) -- An Illinois woman said she is trying to solve an intriguing mystery after a postcard showed up at her house that was postmarked 26 years ago.

Maryland man wins Keno prizes weeks apart with same numbers

Odd News // 1 day ago

Maryland man wins Keno prizes weeks apart with same numbers

July 16 (UPI) -- A Maryland man won $20,080 playing Keno just a few weeks after winning $1,500 using the same set of numbers.

Escaped reindeer runs loose in Malta traffic

Odd News // 1 day ago

Escaped reindeer runs loose in Malta traffic

July 16 (UPI) -- Surprised residents in a Malta city captured video of an unusual sight -- an escaped reindeer running through a busy road.

Chicago alligator 'Chance the Snapper' captured after a week in city park

Odd News // 1 day ago

Chicago alligator 'Chance the Snapper' captured after a week in city park

July 16 (UPI) -- An alligator that spent at least a week evading capture in a Chicago park was finally captured by a trapper brought in from Florida.

Texas family upset by breast-baring photobomber

Odd News // 1 day ago

Texas family upset by breast-baring photobomber

July 16 (UPI) -- A Texas woman said a family photo at a state park was ruined by a photobomber who exposed a breast toward the camera.

Emu spotted running loose though North Carolina counties

Odd News // 1 day ago

Emu spotted running loose though North Carolina counties

July 16 (UPI) -- Authorities in North Carolina said they are searching for an emu that was caught on camera after multiple sightings across two counties.

Pizza festival creates 59-foot calzone for Guinness record

Odd News // 1 day ago

Pizza festival creates 59-foot calzone for Guinness record

July 16 (UPI) -- Pizza makers from across Ontario banded together at a festival north of Toronto to break the Guinness record for the world's longest calzone.

Doctor removes butterfly from patient's ear canal

Odd News // 2 days ago

Doctor removes butterfly from patient's ear canal

July 15 (UPI) -- A doctor in Vietnam shared video of an unusual case where a patient complaining of pain had a butterfly in his ear canal.

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