Library returns 1953 wedding photo found in book to couple's family
Odd News // 1 month ago
Library returns 1953 wedding photo found in book to couple's family
June 10 (UPI) -- A volunteer at a Michigan library found a wedding photo from the 1950s inside a book and the facility was able to return the precious picture to the couple's granddaughter.
Officials round up 60 cows set loose in California city
Odd News // 1 month ago
Officials round up 60 cows set loose in California city
June 10 (UPI) -- Animal services officials in a California city are asking residents to report any cow sightings after someone set about 60 cattle loose.
Mystery sheep on the lam wrangled in Milwaukee
Odd News // 1 month ago
Mystery sheep on the lam wrangled in Milwaukee
June 10 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in Milwaukee experienced a unique situation when they were called to round up a nearly 200-pound sheep wandering loose in the city.
Swiss man buried in snow for two hours to break world record
Odd News // 1 month ago
Swiss man buried in snow for two hours to break world record
June 9 (UPI) -- A Swiss man put his cold endurance to the test and broke a Guinness World Record by spending more than 2 hours buried in the snow while wearing only his swimming trunks.
Clerk helps Michigan woman pick out $500,000 lottery ticket
Odd News // 1 month ago
Clerk helps Michigan woman pick out $500,000 lottery ticket
June 9 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman took a store clerk's suggestion and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that earned her a $500,000 prize.
Huge alligator 'cited for suspicion of being a dinosaur' in N.C.
Odd News // 1 month ago
Huge alligator 'cited for suspicion of being a dinosaur' in N.C.
June 9 (UPI) -- A North Carolina sheriff's office assisted with the capture of a nearly 400-pound alligator and joked the reptile was cited on "suspicion of being a dinosaur without proper papers."
TSA: Costco cards do not count as REAL ID
Odd News // 1 month ago
TSA: Costco cards do not count as REAL ID
June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is warning travelers of an important piece of airport protocol: Costco membership cards do not count as REAL ID.
Baby raccoon, baby groundhog rescued by Massachusetts animal control
Odd News // 1 month ago
Baby raccoon, baby groundhog rescued by Massachusetts animal control
June 9 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in Massachusetts had a "busy day" when they rescued a baby raccoon found standing on a doorstep and a baby groundhog entangled in a batting cage net.
Tennessee's escaped zebra found, transported by helicopter
Odd News // 1 month ago
Tennessee's escaped zebra found, transported by helicopter
June 9 (UPI) -- A pet zebra that escaped from his owner's home in Tennessee was found near a highway just over a week later and airlifted to a waiting trailer by a helicopter.
Massachusetts dad gives daughter lottery ticket worth $2M
Odd News // 1 month ago
Massachusetts dad gives daughter lottery ticket worth $2M
June 6 (UPI) -- A Georgia woman who received a Massachusetts State Lottery scratch-off ticket as a gift from her father ended up winning $2 million.
'World's smallest violin' can't be seen without a microscope
Odd News // 1 month ago
'World's smallest violin' can't be seen without a microscope
June 6 (UPI) -- A team of physicists from a British university used nanotechnology to create what they dubbed "the world's smallest violin," an instrument that can't be seen without a microscope.
Escaped bull causes chaos on city streets
Odd News // 1 month ago
Escaped bull causes chaos on city streets
June 6 (UPI) -- Drivers and pedestrians in Birmingham, England, were left stunned Friday morning when an escaped bull caused chaos on the city's streets.
Wisconsin zoo: Escaped otter 'made the decision' to be wild
Odd News // 1 month ago
Wisconsin zoo: Escaped otter 'made the decision' to be wild
June 5 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin zoo announced it has called off the search for an otter on the loose since March, explaining the animal "has made the decision to be a wild otter."
Kitten rescued from California storm drain
Odd News // 1 month ago
Kitten rescued from California storm drain
June 5 (UPI) -- A California animal control officer teamed up with public works employees to rescue a kitten trapped underground in a storm drain.
Wild elephant wanders into store in search of sweet treats
Odd News // 1 month ago
Wild elephant wanders into store in search of sweet treats
June 5 (UPI) -- A wild elephant wandered out of a national park in Thailand to visit a grocery store, where the peckish pachyderm feasted on eggs and sweet treats.
Sydney cockatoos learn to use drinking fountains
Odd News // 1 month ago
Sydney cockatoos learn to use drinking fountains
June 5 (UPI) -- A team of researchers in Australia published a paper about how the population of sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have learned to operate drinking fountains designed for human use.
Firefighters rescue stuck baby deer from metal fence
Odd News // 1 month ago
Firefighters rescue stuck baby deer from metal fence
June 4 (UPI) -- Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a young deer that tried to squeeze between the bars of a metal fence and became stuck.
Peacock creates hazard on Colorado golf course
Odd News // 1 month ago
Peacock creates hazard on Colorado golf course
June 4 (UPI) -- A Colorado animal control officer responded to a local golf course to remove an unusual hazard from the fairway -- a peacock.
Rescuer uses recorded meows to lure kitten out of underground pipe
Odd News // 1 month ago
Rescuer uses recorded meows to lure kitten out of underground pipe
June 4 (UPI) -- A kitten heard calling for help from an underground pipe in New York was coaxed out by a rescuer and will soon be available for adoption.
Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft
Odd News // 1 month ago
Trapped dog rescued from nearly 30-foot mine shaft
June 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Australia came to the rescue of a wayward dog who found his way into a 26-foot-deep mine shaft.
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