Ben Hooper

UPI Odd News Minute

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The Odd News Minute podcast from United Press International is a weekday roundup of hilarious and awe-inspiring stories. New world records, critter misadventures, freaky discoveries, serendipitous lottery wins -- it's the best news you'll hear all day.

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Ben Hooper

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11 nov 2026

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Episodi

Horses take the bus, moose slips on the ice 11.11.2026

Two horses are caught on camera boarding a Detroit city bus and an Ancorage moose takes a tumble down an icy driveway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Deer rescued from plastic pumpkin, fugitive cows 10.11.2026

Animal rescuers in Michigan free a deer with a plastic pumpkin Halloween bucket stuck over its face and two cattle on the loose in Massachusetts are captured after five days on the run on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

'We need to move The Bean,' Elizabeth Holmes look-alikes 09.11.2026

More than 250 people gather in Chicago to attempt to push The Bean 7 inches and a San Francisco contest finds its top Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder impersonators on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Odds and Ends: Grounded hawk 'too fat to fly' 06.11.2026

The UPI Odd News Minute presidents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include a grounded hawk determined to be 'too darn fat to fly,' a raccoon with its head stuck in a tree, the fastest Rubik's cube mile and police officers' pursuit of "bacon bits." For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News....

World's loudest woman, parakeet in a storm drain 05.11.2026

A British town crier is named the world's loudest woman after a yell of 105.9 decibels and the RSPCA rescues a pet parakeet from a storm drain on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Helicopter's rude flight path, dog does the laundry 04.11.2026

British police say a helicopter's phallic flight path was unintentional and a Missouri dog earns a Guinness World Record for using clothes pins on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Alligator in a bagel shop, largest rubber band ball 03.11.2026

An alligator strolls into a North Carolina bagel store and a Michigan man assembles the world's largest rubber band ball on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Ant nest stolen, 1,207 movies in one year 02.11.2026

The Devon Wildlife trust in England reports a nest containing 1,000-5,000 ants was stolen from a nature reserve and a Pennsylvania man breaks a world record by going to the movies 1,207 times in one year on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Odds and Ends: Rocco's rocks, robot hand walks 30.10.2026

The UPI Odd News Minute presidents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include a police K-9 named Rocco who ate garden rocks, a robot hand that walks on its fingers, a collector opening trading card packs on top of a flying plane and the latest installment of The Afternoon Rush. For these stories and m...

Portable phone charger explosion, deer does laundry 29.10.2026

A security camera captures the moment a portable phone charger explodes in a California living room and a deer crashes through a window into a North Carolina laundromat on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Boston protests 'Liberty Biberty,' missing capybara spotted 28.10.2026

Dozens of people protest against mascot Liberty Biberty outside Liberty Mutual's Boston headquarters and a British zoo's missing capybara is sighted after seven months on the loose on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Mystery cylinder washes up, bear wrecks Subaru 27.10.2026

A hazmat team removes a mysterious cylinder that washed up on a Florida beach and a bear hunting for snacks gets trapped inside an Alaska family's car on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Tiger escapes zoo, motorcycle on the water 26.10.2026

A tiger cub is captured after escaping from a Ukrainian zoo and a Chinese inventor takes his motorcyle for a 25-mile drive on the water on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Odds and Ends: 639-pound hip thrust, Maryland highway cow 23.10.2026

The UPI Odd News Minute presidents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include a Florida woman breaking the Guinness World Record for the heaviest weighted hip thrust, a cow wandering onto a Baltimore County highway, the world's longest freight train and a moose that had "beef with some wire."

Oklahoma caiman, pelicans fly the coop 22.10.2026

A caiman on the loose for months is captured in an Oklahoma creek and two pelicans escape from he Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Lime e-bikes 'not for jousting,' Minnesota 'space object' 21.10.2026

E-bike rental company Lime responds to a viral video by specifying its bikes are "not for jousting" and a mysterious metal object found in a Minnesota cornfield is suspected to have fallen from space on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Airport bird attack, world's largest cowboy hat 20.10.2026

A green bird that may have been a parrot flies into Chicago's O'Hare Airport to attack passengers and a Texas racetrack's massive cowboy hat earns a Guinness World Record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Olive Picking Championship, funny campaign signs 19.10.2026

A country without a single olive tree wins the World Olive Picking Championship in Croatia and a British Columbia man whose tongue-in-cheek campaign signs branded him as unqualified wins a city council election on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Odds and Ends: Scrapple sculptures, prosthetic beak 16.10.2026

The UPI Odd News Minute presidents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include Philadelphia's annual scrapple sculpting contest, a bird getting a new beak, the fastest time to drink orange soda and the latest installment of The Afternoon Rush. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow...

Bear steals honey from library, world's longest horse tail 15.10.2026

A bear wanders into a California library to steal a jar of honey on Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday and an Ohio horse officially has the longest tail in the world on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Inflatable pumpkin escape, estate sale grenades 14.10.2026

A giant inflatable pumpkin blows away from a North Carolina farm to roll down a road and a box purchased from a Texas estate sale turns out to be full of live grenades dating from World War II on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Cat steals dog food from neighbor's house, another record pumpkin 13.10.2026

A London cat is caught on camera entering a neighbor's house to steal a dog's dinner and a Rhode Island man's giant pumpkin breaks a world record that has stood for less than a month on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

Odds and Ends: Bike drop, bear in a restaurant 09.10.2026

The UPI Odd News Minute presidents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include a mountain biker breaking a world record with a vertical drop, a bear that wandered into a restaurant, a pet iguana rescued from a tree and the latest installment of The Afternoon Rush. For these stories and more, visit UPI....

Ring spent decades in the sewer, grandma breaks plank record 08.10.2026

A class ring found by an Alabama sewer crew is returned to its owner after 60 years and a 61-year-old woman breaks the world record for holding an abdominal plank on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

World's largest pumpkin, Pikachu in space 07.10.2026

A British grower breaks his own world record for the heaviest pumpkin and a Pikachu doll tours the International Space Station on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok .

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