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Loose cow evades animal control officers in Boston

Odd News // 3 days ago

Loose cow evades animal control officers in Boston

June 24 (UPI) -- Authorities in Boston are hunting for a cow spotted wandering through an intersection before giving animal control officers the slip.

Mysterious object with tadpole-shaped smoke trail identified as rocket

Odd News // 3 days ago

Mysterious object with tadpole-shaped smoke trail identified as rocket

June 24 (UPI) -- A mysterious object that streaked across the Las Vegas-area sky, leaving a tadpole-shaped smoke trail in its wake, was identified as a SpaceX rocket.

Authorities remove mysterious monolith north of Las Vegas

Odd News // 3 days ago

Authorities remove mysterious monolith north of Las Vegas

June 24 (UPI) -- Authorities in the Las Vegas area removed a mysterious monolith from the desert north of the city out of concerns of the damage tourists could do to the natural landscape.

Raccoon choking on cheese rescued by Michigan friends

Odd News // 3 days ago

Raccoon choking on cheese rescued by Michigan friends

June 24 (UPI) -- A trio of Michigan friends having a backyard bonfire ended up rescuing a raccoon choking on a piece of cheese.

Pekingese named Wild Thang wins World's Ugliest Dog

Odd News // 5 days ago

Pekingese named Wild Thang wins World's Ugliest Dog

June 22 (UPI) -- A longtime runner up in California's World's Ugliest Dog Contest finally got his crown Friday.

David Rush is closing in on the Guinness World Records throne

Odd News // 6 days ago

David Rush is closing in on the Guinness World Records throne

June 21 (UPI) -- David Rush is on a quest to have the most concurrently-held Guinness World Records titles in the world -- and he's "doing all of the wrong things" along the way.

Cheetah cub born in Oregon transferred to Ohio to meet foster mom

Odd News // 1 week ago

Cheetah cub born in Oregon transferred to Ohio to meet foster mom

June 20 (UPI) -- A cheetah cub born at an Oregon zoo was successfully transferred to an Ohio facility and paired with a new foster mother.

Slow day at work leads Maryland woman to $150,000 lottery prize

Odd News // 1 week ago

Slow day at work leads Maryland woman to $150,000 lottery prize

June 20 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman having a slow day at work at a grocery store bought some lottery tickets to pass the time and scratched off a $150,000 prize.

Yogis celebrate solstice with Times Square takeover

Odd News // 1 week ago

Yogis celebrate solstice with Times Square takeover

June 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people converged on Times Square in New York on Thursday to celebrate the summer solstice with an entire day of outdoor yoga classes.

4-foot snake found in box of donated books at Virginia thrift store

Odd News // 1 week ago

4-foot snake found in box of donated books at Virginia thrift store

June 20 (UPI) -- An animal control officer in Virginia was summoned to a Goodwill thrift store after an employee sorting through a box of donated books found something they couldn't read -- a 4-foot snake.

Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover

Odd News // 1 week ago

Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover

June 20 (UPI) -- A Japanese man borrowed some of the luck of the Irish and broke a Guinness World Record by growing a 63-leaf clover.

Drivers wrangle loose emu in the middle of Alberta highway

Odd News // 1 week ago

Drivers wrangle loose emu in the middle of Alberta highway

June 20 (UPI) -- A group of surprised drivers had their morning commutes interrupted by a 6-foot emu in the middle of an Alberta road.

'Drift bottle' launched in 1961 washes up near Boston

Odd News // 1 week ago

'Drift bottle' launched in 1961 washes up near Boston

June 19 (UPI) -- A message in a bottle launched from an island between the United States and Canada turned up 63 years later near Boston.

Thieving bear steals workers' lunch from pickup truck in California

Odd News // 1 week ago

Thieving bear steals workers' lunch from pickup truck in California

June 19 (UPI) -- A black bear was caught on camera in California stealing a cooler from the back of a truck and settling in to eat lunch.

Woman gets her master's from Stanford at the age of 105

Odd News // 1 week ago

Woman gets her master's from Stanford at the age of 105

June 19 (UPI) -- A woman who left school during World War II finally received her master's degree in education 83 years later at the age of 105.

Ohio hospital caring for 7 sets of newborn twins at the same time

Odd News // 1 week ago

Ohio hospital caring for 7 sets of newborn twins at the same time

June 19 (UPI) -- A hospital in Ohio is celebrating an unusual baby boom while caring for seven sets of newborn twins at the same time.

Idaho man breaks his own fist-bumping record

Odd News // 1 week ago

Idaho man breaks his own fist-bumping record

June 19 (UPI) -- Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush broke his own record for the second time by fist-bumping a fellow YouTuber 397 times in 30 seconds.

Blue paint spill covers a half mile of Delaware road

Odd News // 1 week ago

Blue paint spill covers a half mile of Delaware road

June 19 (UPI) -- Residents of a Delaware town awoke to find a line of blue paint had been spilled on about a half mile of road, with several cars also getting splashed.

Watch believed to have been eaten by cow turns up 50 years later

Odd News // 1 week ago

Watch believed to have been eaten by cow turns up 50 years later

June 18 (UPI) -- A British farmer was reunited with his Rolex watch 50 years after it was believed to have become a meal for a hungry cow.

Store owner alerts Maryland man to $50,000 lottery win

Odd News // 1 week ago

Store owner alerts Maryland man to $50,000 lottery win

June 18 (UPI) -- A Maryland man said the owner of his local store tipped him off to the fact he had won a $50,000 lottery prize.

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