Advertisement

Odd News

Swedish stunt rider performs handlebar wheelie at 125 mph

Odd News // 10 hours ago

Swedish stunt rider performs handlebar wheelie at 125 mph

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A Swedish stunt rider broke a Guinness World Record when he reached a speed of 125.93 mph while leaning on his handlebars and doing a wheelie.

Woman gets $500,000 lottery ticket in white elephant gift exchange

Odd News // 11 hours ago

Woman gets $500,000 lottery ticket in white elephant gift exchange

Deer with head stuck in plastic jar believed to have freed itself

Odd News // 12 hours ago

Deer with head stuck in plastic jar believed to have freed itself

Florida museum gathers 468 people in dinosaur costumes

Odd News // 12 hours ago

Florida museum gathers 468 people in dinosaur costumes

David Rush breaks 52 records in 52 weeks -- again

Odd News // 13 hours ago

David Rush breaks 52 records in 52 weeks -- again

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Idaho man David Rush announced he broke 52 Guinness World Records in 52 weeks in 2024, marking the second year he's accomplished the feat.

Bear takes cold-weather night swim in California family's pool

Odd News // 14 hours ago

Bear takes cold-weather night swim in California family's pool

Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A California family's home security camera captured footage of a bear that made a late-night visit to their back yard and took a swim in the pool.

Two lynx cats spotted loose in Scotland after two others captured

Odd News // 3 days ago

Two lynx cats spotted loose in Scotland after two others captured

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Scotland said two lynx cats have been spotted on the loose in an area where two other felines of the species were rounded up one day earlier.

Diver walks 370 feet underwater on a single breath

Odd News // 3 days ago

Diver walks 370 feet underwater on a single breath

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- An Australian freediver went for a 370-foot, 2-inch stroll at the bottom of a pool to break the Guinness World Record for the longest underwater walk with one breath (female).

Maryland woman uses numbers from a dream to win $50,000 lottery prize

Odd News // 4 days ago

Maryland woman uses numbers from a dream to win $50,000 lottery prize

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman who won $50,000 from a Pick 5 lottery drawing said her set of winning numbers came to her in a dream.

Struggling raccoon rescued from backyard pool in Houston

Odd News // 4 days ago

Struggling raccoon rescued from backyard pool in Houston

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A Houston homeowner's security camera captured the moment a struggling raccoon was rescued from a backyard pool.

Snowstorm helps red pandas escape from zoo enclosure

Odd News // 4 days ago

Snowstorm helps red pandas escape from zoo enclosure

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A zoo in Switzerland said winter storms allowed two red pandas to escape their enclosure and one of the animals wandered all the way into nearby woodlands.

Belgian food safety authority: Do not eat Christmas trees

Odd News // 4 days ago

Belgian food safety authority: Do not eat Christmas trees

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Belgium's food safety agency issued a warning to residents to not turn their Christmas trees into food after a city's recycling recommendations included using the needles in recipes.

Overdue book returned to New York Public Library after 72 years

Odd News // 5 days ago

Overdue book returned to New York Public Library after 72 years

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The New York Public Library celebrated the return of a copy of Igor Stravinsky's 1936 autobiography 72 years after it was last checked out.

Connecticut Lottery player wins two big scratch-off prizes in one week

Odd News // 5 days ago

Connecticut Lottery player wins two big scratch-off prizes in one week

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A Connecticut Lottery player beat odds of less than one in one trillion to win two big prizes from scratch-off lottery tickets purchased from the same store within one week.

Designer creates world's largest sandal in Nigeria

Odd News // 5 days ago

Designer creates world's largest sandal in Nigeria

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A British-Nigerian fashion designer took aim at a Guinness World Record by creating a massive sandal measuring 10 feet, 4.2 inches wide and 26 feet, 8.8 inches long.

Wrong turn strands car on ski slope at Colorado resort

Odd News // 5 days ago

Wrong turn strands car on ski slope at Colorado resort

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Police in Colorado responded to a ski resort to remove an unusual hazard from the slopes: a car that took a wrong turn.

Christmas gift from 1978 found behind wall of Illinois home

Odd News // 5 days ago

Christmas gift from 1978 found behind wall of Illinois home

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Christmas came about 48 years late for an Illinois man who was performing renovations at his childhood home when he found a present that had fallen behind a wall in 1978.

Unusual 911 calls of 2024: 'Mean' cat, broken washing machine, locked phone

Odd News // 5 days ago

Unusual 911 calls of 2024: 'Mean' cat, broken washing machine, locked phone

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Police in Saskatchewan, Canada, released a list of the "top ten reasons not to call 911" based on incidents from 2024, including a person who didn't want to clean their room and a resident's "mean" cat.

Thermal drone finds dog missing for several days

Odd News // 6 days ago

Thermal drone finds dog missing for several days

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A dog missing for nearly a week in an Illinois community was finally located with help from a thermal drone.

Two Britons cut their long locks to break records for hair donation

Odd News // 6 days ago

Two Britons cut their long locks to break records for hair donation

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Guinness World Records announced a pair of Britons with formerly long locks broke the records for the largest hair donations.

Prev

Page 1 of 6

Advertisement

Advertisement