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Idaho man recaptures Ping-Pong ball bouncing record

Odd News // 7 hours ago

Idaho man recaptures Ping-Pong ball bouncing record

An Idaho man with more than 250 Guinness World Records titles broke a record for the third time by bouncing five Ping-Pong balls into five glasses in 1.64 seconds.

Dog in South Carolina rescued from dryer vent

Odd News // 1 hour ago

Dog in South Carolina rescued from dryer vent

Vinyl record returned to Boston library 47 years late

Odd News // 1 hour ago

Vinyl record returned to Boston library 47 years late

Deer runs through Sam's Club store in California

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Deer runs through Sam's Club store in California

Maryland woman wins $50,000 one year after $100,000 prize

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Maryland woman wins $50,000 one year after $100,000 prize

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman scored a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just under a year after she won $100,000 from another game.

Military missile spent over 100 years as a garden decoration in Wales

Odd News // 5 hours ago

Military missile spent over 100 years as a garden decoration in Wales

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A bomb squad was called to a home in Wales when a decoration that had adorned the garden for over a century was identified as a 19th century military bomb.

Washington city council candidate who didn't vote loses by one ballot

Odd News // 6 hours ago

Washington city council candidate who didn't vote loses by one ballot

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Washington man who thought it would be "kind of narcissistic" to vote for himself ended up losing a city council position by one vote.

Kangaroo recaptured after escape during Ontario zoo pit stop

Odd News // 8 hours ago

Kangaroo recaptured after escape during Ontario zoo pit stop

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A kangaroo that escaped from its handler during a pit stop at an Ontario zoo was captured early Monday after multiple days on the loose.

North Carolina man wins $662,878 lottery jackpot

Odd News // 3 days ago

North Carolina man wins $662,878 lottery jackpot

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A week after coming up one number short of a jackpot, Joshua Allen of Raleigh won $662,878 from the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Oregon man breaks world record for most burpee pull-ups on GMA

Odd News // 3 days ago

Oregon man breaks world record for most burpee pull-ups on GMA

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Army National Guard officer Tommy Vu took a Guinness World Records title for the most burpee pull-ups in 1 minute while raising money for charity during a live broadcast of "Good Morning America" on Friday.

Bathroom humor: 5 surprising stories from the toilet

Odd News // 3 days ago

Bathroom humor: 5 surprising stories from the toilet

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The bathroom is supposed to be a safe space, but there have been several surprising discoveries made in and around the toilet recently. Here is a recap of five of them.

Bird makes moustache out of buck hair

Odd News // 4 days ago

Bird makes moustache out of buck hair

This oxpecker took advantage of a good friendship when it started stealing hair from a buck that could do nothing about it.

Crash covers Ohio highway in chocolate and caramel

Odd News // 4 days ago

Crash covers Ohio highway in chocolate and caramel

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A stretch of highway in Ohio was closed Thursday morning when a crash involving two semi trucks covered the roadway in boxes of chocolate and caramel.

World's oldest living land animal celebrates 191st birthday

Odd News // 4 days ago

World's oldest living land animal celebrates 191st birthday

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The world's oldest living land animal, a tortoise named Jonathan, celebrated his 191st birthday on the island of St. Helena -- but he might be much older.

Florida newspaper will print your grievances for Festivus

Odd News // 4 days ago

Florida newspaper will print your grievances for Festivus

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A Florida newspaper is inviting readers to submit their grievances for the year and will print the funniest complaints in celebration of Festivus, a fictional holiday from sitcom Seinfeld.

Florida man seeks 1 million copies of 'Titanic' on VHS

Odd News // 4 days ago

Florida man seeks 1 million copies of 'Titanic' on VHS

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A Florida man has amassed a collection of 2,467 copies of 1997 film Titanic on VHS -- and he is aiming for 1 million.

Woman spots snake slithering into her bathroom scale

Odd News // 5 days ago

Woman spots snake slithering into her bathroom scale

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A snake catcher was called to a South Australia home where a woman spotted a venomous snake in her bathroom and watched it slither into her scale.

Loose pig ends up on Ontario highway

Odd News // 5 days ago

Loose pig ends up on Ontario highway

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Drivers on an Ontario highway faced an unusual traffic hazard when a loose pig ended up wandering through the road.

Woman picks up prescription, wins $1 million lottery prize

Odd News // 5 days ago

Woman picks up prescription, wins $1 million lottery prize

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A Virginia woman who had to visit her local pharmacy to pick up a prescription found herself feeling much better when she scored a $1 million lottery jackpot.

New Yorkers treated to 'reverse Manhattanhenge' sunrise

Odd News // 5 days ago

New Yorkers treated to 'reverse Manhattanhenge' sunrise

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- New Yorkers were treated to an annual spectacle Wednesday morning known as "reverse Manhattanhenge," when the sunrise aligns with the borough's street grid.

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