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Company offers $1,300 to watch 13 Stephen King horror movies

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Company offers $1,300 to watch 13 Stephen King horror movies

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A Utah-based company is celebrating the impending arrival of Halloween by offering up a horror fan's dream job: Watching 13 movies based on Stephen King stories and documenting the experience.

Man deters porch pirates with loud bangs from decoy package

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Man deters porch pirates with loud bangs from decoy package

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A West Virginia man tired of having packages stolen from the porch of a home he is renovating rigged up a decoy package to scare away the so-called "porch pirates" with a loud noise.

Fan's sign requesting beer money on ESPN broadcast brings in $20,000

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Fan's sign requesting beer money on ESPN broadcast brings in $20,000

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A football fan who held up a sign requesting beer money in the background of an ESPN broadcast said he ended up raising more then $20,000.

Ohio woman finds 7-foot boa constrictor on front lawn

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Ohio woman finds 7-foot boa constrictor on front lawn

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Ohio said they are caring for a 7-foot-long boa constrictor a surprised woman found slithering on the lawn in front of her house.

Waterslide down Chinese mountain declared world's longest

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Waterslide down Chinese mountain declared world's longest

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A waterslide that took two years to build on the side of a Chinese mountain has been declared the world's longest at 8,933 feet, 11 inches, Guinness World Records said.

Police capture crocodile in public park after restaurant escape

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Police capture crocodile in public park after restaurant escape

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A crocodile was taken into custody by police in China after a security guard found the reptile wandering loose in a public park.

San Diego Opera gets a coconut in the mail

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San Diego Opera gets a coconut in the mail

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The San Diego Opera shared a photo of an unusual piece of mail that arrived this month -- a coconut with the building's address written on it.

Loose horse attempts to board bus at Russian stop

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Loose horse attempts to board bus at Russian stop

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Surprised commuters at a bus stop in Russia captured video of a loose horse that attempted unsuccessfully to take a bus ride.

Fishermen rescue great white shark caught in weir

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Fishermen rescue great white shark caught in weir

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A group of fishermen in New Brunswick rescued a great white shark found caught in a weir and towed it back out to open water.

Family's ice cream outing leads to $20,000 lottery jackpot

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Family's ice cream outing leads to $20,000 lottery jackpot

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A Kansas family's ice cream outing turned extra sweet when they ended up winning a $20,000 lottery prize along the way.

Bear's balcony balancing act caught on camera by homeowner

Odd News // 4 days ago

Bear's balcony balancing act caught on camera by homeowner

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A Colorado woman captured video of a poised black bear's balancing act on the balcony of her home.

Record-breaking 2,663-pound schnitzel cooked up at German festival

Odd News // 4 days ago

Record-breaking 2,663-pound schnitzel cooked up at German festival

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A festival in Germany broke a Guinness World Record by cooking up a 2,663-pound schnitzel measuring 753.5 square feet.

Mountain lion breaks into home, gets trapped in bathroom

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Mountain lion breaks into home, gets trapped in bathroom

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities summoned to a California home on "reports of a break-in" discovered the culprit, a mountain lion, was locked inside the bathroom of the house.

Group builds 2,044 sandcastles to break Guinness record

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Group builds 2,044 sandcastles to break Guinness record

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A Welsh community group gathered hundreds of volunteers on a beach to break a Guinness World Record by building 2,044 sandcastles.

Escaped python captured after a day of wandering in North Carolina

Odd News // 4 days ago

Escaped python captured after a day of wandering in North Carolina

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A 13-foot python that escaped from a North Carolina home was recaptured when it slithered onto a farm the next day.

Missing tortoise turns up blocks away 15 months later

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Missing tortoise turns up blocks away 15 months later

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A pet tortoise was reunited with her owner in Britain after being found in a garden 15 months after escaping from a home just a few blocks away.

Illinois lawmaker targeted by bird during interview about pigeon poop

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Illinois lawmaker targeted by bird during interview about pigeon poop

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- An Illinois state representative giving a TV interview about a pigeon poop problem at a Chicago train station ended up illustrating the problem when a bird relieved itself onto his head.

Authorities chase sheep through Chicago neighborhood

Odd News // 4 days ago

Authorities chase sheep through Chicago neighborhood

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Police in Chicago said a loose sheep was tranquilized Monday on the South Side after evading capture for several hours.

Man uses sword to slice 62 kiwis while standing on inflatable ball

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Man uses sword to slice 62 kiwis while standing on inflatable ball

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- An Idaho man broke a Guinness World Record by standing atop an inflatable Swiss ball and using a sword to slice through 62 kiwi fruits.

Maryland man collects third large lottery prize in two decades

Odd News // 4 days ago

Maryland man collects third large lottery prize in two decades

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A longtime Maryland Lottery player made his third trip to lottery headquarters in Baltimore to collect a five-figure jackpot.

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