UPI Odd News Minute

The UPI Odd News Minute presidents Weekend Odds & Ends, our weekly roundup off the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a fox stuck in the engine of an Amazon delivery van, a mysterious bubbling off the California coast, the world's largest afro and a man who can fit 81 matches in his nose. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com. Follow...

A talking teddy bear toy that uses OpenAI's GPT-4o is pulled from sale after researchers found it can discuss sex and other kid-unfriendly topics and a real bear chases an 11-year-old into a Family Dollar store in Pennsylvania 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 .

A seal jumps onto a boat off the Washington coast to escape from a pod of killer whales and an owl falls into a concrete mixer in Utah 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 .

A loose goat causes a Detroit man to flee onto a car and a parrot visits a South Korean cafe to sip coffee 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 .

Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush rides his unicycle while carrying seven bowling balls and a deer breaks into the Holiday World theme park in Santa Claus, Ind., and gets stuck in a pool 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 .

A cow escapes on its way to be slaughtered in Germany and takes up residence with a flock of sheep, and an animal education company owner captures the baby alligator from Boston's Charles River 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 .

A South African town pleads for the return of its locally-famous mannequin Beverly and authorities search for an alligator spotted in Boston's Charles River 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 .

A World War II veteran's Purple Heart is returned to his family in Illinois after spending decades in an abandoned safe deposit box and Frankie the escaped flamingo resurfaces in France 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 . 

An Oregon woman yeets a beached shark back into the Pacific Ocean and a large sea lion wanders out of the water and blocks a Washington road 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 .

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's episodes. Today's stories include Queensland, Australia, considering a rule change to make dingoes legal pets, the escape of three servals from a Pennsylvania sanctuary and a mysterious light spiral in the sky over New England. For these stories and more, vis...

One of the world's most venomous snakes is found hiding in a family's laundry basket and a Hungarian gamer plays 'Dance Dance Revolution' for 144 hours 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 .

An animal that appeared to be a lion on the loose in a viral video recorded in Ireland turns out to be a Newfoundland dog with 'a fresh haircut' and a Polish politician captures video of a diaper-wearing sheep riding the high-speed train 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 .

A South Carolina couple use a traffic cone to rescue a raccoon struggling to swim in the ocean and the Australian man with the world's longest name reads out his entire 2,253-word moniker (don't worry, I didn't include the whole thing) 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 .

An emu named Frank is captured after two days on the loose in Arizona and a flamingo -- coincidentally named Frankie -- flies the coop at a wildlife sanctuary in England 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 .

A British farm's squash-based tribute to Ozzy Osbourne earns a Guinness World Record, Chunkosaurus Rex wins Texas' inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, an Austrian surfer rides a wave for over 8 hours and David "Record Breaker" Rush throws water balloons 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 .

A Utah man retires his 35-year-old Geo Metro by dropping a giant pumpkin on it, a dog is rescued from a San Francisco cliffside and Ohio State University breaks 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 .

A monkey gets loose inside a Spirit Halloween store in Texas and dog in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone mysteriously turn blue 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 .

A surfboard lost off the coast of Australia washes up more than 1,500 miles away over a year later and a pair of British twins grow the world's largest pumpkin 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 .

An incident involving three people in creepy costumes approaching a Virginia's home's porch turns out to be a family prank and a Texas deer who "fully embraced his emo era" is caught on camera 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 .

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's episodes. Today's stories include AI images being used to perpetuate a hoax about monkeys on the loose in New Jersey, an apartment fire sparked by an animal nest in a kitchen exhaust van, a kitten rescued from a Washington state highway and a venomous snake h...

An Illinois man's pet pig earns a Guinness World Record for his skateboarding skills and an Indiana man visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas finds a 2.71-carat white diamond 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 .

Seaworthy squash compete in the 2025 West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta races in Oregon and the Amazon Web Services outage leaves some smart bed users with overheating and upright mattresses 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 .

A lion escapes from a transport truck on a South Africa road and a dog named Tommy is found 9 days after escaping his crate at Vancouver International Airport. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok

An otter is attacking surfers and stealing their surfboards in Santa Cruz, California, and a bear wanders into the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka and visits with the resident bruins 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 .

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a dog starting a fire in a N.C. firefighter's house, the top squash at this year's Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in California, a Minnesota museum's "creepy dolls" exhibit and a remote-controlled ca...