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Australian drivers to get emoji license plates
Odd News // 4 days ago
Australian drivers to get emoji license plates
Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Drivers in an Australian state will soon be able to get license plates personalized with their favorite emoji.

Petition calls for Montana to be sold to Canada
Odd News // 4 days ago
Petition calls for Montana to be sold to Canada
Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A tongue-in-cheek petition going viral online features a bold proposal to reduce the national debt: Selling Montana to Canada for $1 trillion.

Rabbit does 20 tricks in 1 minute for Guinness record
Odd News // 4 days ago
Rabbit does 20 tricks in 1 minute for Guinness record
Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A Finland woman's pet rabbit performed 20 tricks in 1 minute to earn a Guinness World Records title.

Virginia man surprises wife with $1M winning lotto ticket
Odd News // 4 days ago
Virginia man surprises wife with $1M winning lotto ticket
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A Virginia man surprised his wife with a $1 million winning lottery ticket for an early Valentine's day gift.

Police seize tractor caught drag racing motorcycles
Odd News // 5 days ago
Police seize tractor caught drag racing motorcycles
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Police breaking up a late-night drag racing session in Britain ended up seizing an unusual vehicle -- a speedy tractor.

Police break into art gallery after mistaking dummy for corpse
Odd News // 5 days ago
Police break into art gallery after mistaking dummy for corpse
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Security cameras at a London art gallery recorded police breaking through a glass door to investigate a "person" in distress that turned out to be a dummy.

Las Vegas woman rescues puppy from attacking hawk
Odd News // 5 days ago
Las Vegas woman rescues puppy from attacking hawk
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A Las Vegas resident's home security cameras captured footage of the moment she rescued her small puppy from an attacking hawk.

Comic book store owner giving it away in essay contest
Odd News // 5 days ago
Comic book store owner giving it away in essay contest
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The owner of an Illinois comic book store is searching for a new owner for the business in an unusual way -- an essay contest.

Man finds decades-old letter from late father on old computer
Odd News // 5 days ago
Man finds decades-old letter from late father on old computer
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A New York man who found a decades-old computer in his parents' attic switched it on and found old saved games -- and a letter from his late father.

Clydesdale horses rescued after falling through ice
Odd News // 5 days ago
Clydesdale horses rescued after falling through ice
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Firefighters responded to a Pennsylvania lake where two large horses had wandered out onto the ice and fallen through into the freezing water.

Louisiana couple's giant grapefruit breaks two records
Odd News // 5 days ago
Louisiana couple's giant grapefruit breaks two records
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A giant grapefruit grown in a Louisiana couple's garden broke two Guinness World Records, one for size and one for weight.

Scorpion startles passengers on Indonesian flight
Odd News // 5 days ago
Scorpion startles passengers on Indonesian flight
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Passengers on an Indonesian flight captured video of a scorpion that climbed out of an overhead compartment when the plane landed.

Missing dog turns up eight months later, 175 miles away
Odd News // 5 days ago
Missing dog turns up eight months later, 175 miles away
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts family's beloved dog is back home safe after escaping from a family friend's yard and turning up eight months later and 175 miles away.

Nearly 3,000 Germans don Smurf costumes for Guinness record
Odd News // 5 days ago
Nearly 3,000 Germans don Smurf costumes for Guinness record
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A German group gathered nearly 3,000 people to break a Guinness World Record for most people dressed as Smurfs in one location.

Born to be Blue: Baby delivered aboard JetBlue flight
Odd News // 6 days ago
Born to be Blue: Baby delivered aboard JetBlue flight
Feb. 17 (UPI) -- "Born to be Blue" is the name of a JetBlue plane but it's quite fitting after a baby boy was born on that jet from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Fort Lauderdale.

Huge python turns up in family's laundry room
Odd News // 1 week ago
Huge python turns up in family's laundry room
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- An Australian family called for help from snake catchers when they discovered a 90-pound python curled up in their laundry room.

Police seize cocaine disguised as Lunchables in Ohio
Odd News // 1 week ago
Police seize cocaine disguised as Lunchables in Ohio
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol said two Florida men are facing charges after they were found to be transporting more than 4 pounds of cocaine disguised as Lunchables.

Girl, 5, goes through train station X-ray machine
Odd News // 1 week ago
Girl, 5, goes through train station X-ray machine
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Security cameras at a Chinese train station were recording when a young girl gave her father the slip and crawled through an X-ray machine.

Deputy channels 'inner cowboy' to round up loose goats
Odd News // 1 week ago
Deputy channels 'inner cowboy' to round up loose goats
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A Florida sheriff's deputy "channeled his inner cowboy" when he was called out to an unusual situation: A herd of goats on the loose.

Woman wins lottery after brother, friend score jackpots
Odd News // 1 week ago
Woman wins lottery after brother, friend score jackpots
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A Montana woman discovered luck runs in her family when she collected a lottery jackpot after her brother scored a similar win.

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