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Bear with bucket stuck on head rescued after being chased up a tree

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Bear with bucket stuck on head rescued after being chased up a tree

July 19 (UPI) -- A bear seen wandering in Colorado with a chicken feeder bucket stuck around its head for over a week was rescued with the help of two men who chased the animal up a tree.

Uber Eats driver wins $250,000 in lottery

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Uber Eats driver wins $250,000 in lottery

July 16 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman's day took an unexpected twist when she scratched off a winning lottery ticket last week.

Possible Michelangelo fingerprint found on statue

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Possible Michelangelo fingerprint found on statue

July 16 (UPI) -- What may be Michelangelo's thumbprint has been found on a small wax statue that he created 500 years ago.

Concerned Canadian goose checks on mate undergoing surgery

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Concerned Canadian goose checks on mate undergoing surgery

July 16 (UPI) -- A concerned Canadian goose went to check on her mate Arnold who was undergoing surgery at the New England Wildlife Center's Cape Cod Branch on Wednesday.

Adopted Roseville woman searches for identical twin sister

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Adopted Roseville woman searches for identical twin sister

July 16 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Jackson Booth just discovered that she has a long-lost twin, and the search is on for her.

Carnegie Melon professor develops real-time learning four-legged robot

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Carnegie Melon professor develops real-time learning four-legged robot

July 16 (UPI) -- The artificial intelligence robot developed by Carnegie Melon University Professor Deepak Pathak can adapt in real-time and teach itself how to maneuver through rocks, sand, grass and oil-covered surfaces.

Man 'had to pinch' himself after winning $4M lotto

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Man 'had to pinch' himself after winning $4M lotto

July 15 (UPI) -- A New York Man "had to pinch" himself when he won $4 million from a scratch-off Michigan Lottery ticket, the state's lottery announced Thursday.

Animal control officers untangle owl, turtle stuck together in Virginia

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Animal control officers untangle owl, turtle stuck together in Virginia

July 15 (UPI) -- The Animal Welfare League of Arlington untangled an owl and turtle that got stuck together.

Macaroni & cheese-flavored ice cream debuts

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Macaroni & cheese-flavored ice cream debuts

July 15 (UPI) -- Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream churned the cheesiness of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese into their ice cream to create a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese-flavored ice cream.

McCormick will pay taco lover $100K for four months' work

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

McCormick will pay taco lover $100K for four months' work

July 15 (UPI) -- McCormick will pay a taco lover $100,000 over four months in a newly created position.

Lost class ring of woman who died of cancer returned to father

Odd News // 2 weeks ago

Lost class ring of woman who died of cancer returned to father

July 15 (UPI) -- A lost 2001 high school class ring of a woman who died from breast cancer five years ago at age 32 has been returned to her father.

Woman accidentally buys identical lottery tickets, splits jackpot with herself

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Woman accidentally buys identical lottery tickets, splits jackpot with herself

July 14 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman accidentally purchased two tickets for the same lottery drawing and ended up splitting a $305,046 jackpot with herself.

Georgia woman finds 18 snakes living under her bed

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Georgia woman finds 18 snakes living under her bed

July 14 (UPI) -- A Georgia woman investigating what she initially believed to be a piece of fuzz on her bedroom floor made a far more startling discovery -- 18 snakes under her bed.

Firefighters remove 'embarrassed' raccoon from Georgia home

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Firefighters remove 'embarrassed' raccoon from Georgia home

July 14 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia responded to a home where an "embarrassed" raccoon had found its way inside and appeared unable to locate an exit.

Message in a bottle launched from Japan found in Hawaii 37 years later

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Message in a bottle launched from Japan found in Hawaii 37 years later

July 14 (UPI) -- A 9-year-old girl visiting a Hawaii park with her family discovered a message in a bottle that was launched from Japan 37 years earlier.

Escaped calf wrangled after days on the loose in Maine city

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Escaped calf wrangled after days on the loose in Maine city

July 14 (UPI) -- An escaped calf was safely wrangled in Maine after wandering the streets of a city for several days and narrowly evading capture at a department store.

Hawaii plans goat lottery to clear animals from national park

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Hawaii plans goat lottery to clear animals from national park

July 14 (UPI) -- Hawaii plans a special lottery to distribute some unusual prizes -- about 700 goats who live in a national park.

Serval escapes North Carolina petting zoo with help from pig

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Serval escapes North Carolina petting zoo with help from pig

July 14 (UPI) -- An African serval cat caught on video walking at the side of a North Carolina road escaped from a petting zoo with help from a pig, the owner said.

New Jersey house cleaner accidentally breaks into wrong home, cleans up

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

New Jersey house cleaner accidentally breaks into wrong home, cleans up

July 14 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man who cleans homes to supplement his income shared the story of how he accidentally went to the wrong townhouse -- and left it spotless.

Man who found 2 megalodon teeth says it's like finding 'fragment of history'

Odd News // 3 weeks ago

Man who found 2 megalodon teeth says it's like finding 'fragment of history'

Days after Elsa's deadly rampage through the Southeast as a tropical storm, the former hurricane left a parting gift for one beach walker -- a 4-inch-long fossilized megalodon tooth.

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