Best Happy Records // Happy Collective Podcasts (2025)

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Odds and Ends: Pumpkin chase, Joker collection 4:33

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11h ago4:33

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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 giant inflatable pumpkin that broke loose in Ohio, an absolute unit of an iguana captured in Florida, an Indiana resident's record-breaking collection of Joker m…

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Halloween display aims for world record, mystery cow on the highway 2:38

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A Kentucky man dubbed Halloween Herm aims for a Guinness World Record with his holiday display and a cow of unknown origins is lassoed on a Pennsylvania highway 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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Coffee for spider monkey, Lowe's cat stows away 3:27

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A cup of coffee is instrumental to the capture of a spider monkey spotted running loose in a South Carolina town and a resident cat living at a Lowe's store in Virginia stows away on a truck to North Carolina 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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#26 Jeff Callahan - Develop COMMUNICATION Skills to Supercharge Your Life and Career! 59:25

2h ago59:25

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Send us a text What if confidence doesn’t come from hype, but from training yourself? We sit down with communication coach Jeff Callahan to carve out a practical path from social anxiety to authentic connection that's built on reps, helpful self-talk, and simple frameworks anyone can use. As a child, Jeff’s story began with a severe stuttering prob…

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Reptile happy hour, applesauce on the road 2:47

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Water-skiing squirrel, gator golf 3:25

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Odds and Ends: Yaks go to school, swan's attempted murder 3:59

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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 herd of yaks paying a surprise visit to an Ohio school, a bear stealing a sweater from a Colorado porch and a black swan evicted from an England town for trying …

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In-N-Out snake, Polly Pocket collection 3:00

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A python is rescued from the drive-through at an In-N-Out Burger in California and a California woman amasses the world's largest collection of Polly Pocket toys 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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Baby-holding mom wins video game tournament, Fat Bear Week champion crowned 2:26

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A mother holding her 5-day-old baby wins a "Mortal Kombat XL" tournament in Florida and Alaska's Katmai National Park announces the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week 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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Grocery store bear, dog in a tree 2:39

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A bear wanders into an Arizona grocery store and a husky's squirrel chase ends with a tree rescue 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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Bearcat escapes zoo, dog rescued from Chicago River 2:44

9d ago2:44

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A binturong escapes from a zoo in Kent, England, and the Chicago Police Department's Marine Unit rescues a dog stranded in a Chicago River drain pipe 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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Odds and Ends: Attack squirrel, Michigan croc 5:05

12d ago5:05

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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 "very mean squirrel" terrorizing a California neighborhood, a crocodile found wandering loose in a Michigan yard, a 2.79-carat discovery at Crater of Diamonds St…

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Crab rides first class, orange lobster rescued 2:55

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A crab is found riding in its own first class seat on a South Western Railway train in England and an orange crab is rescued from the tank at a Long Island grocery store 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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Macaw's suburban adventure, running on all fours 2:50

14d ago2:50

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A pet macaw escapes during a camping trip and takes a self-guided tour of the Chicago suburbs and a Japanese man breaks a world record for running on all fours 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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#25 Ray Martin - Winning at Life, Yet Feeling Empty Inside: A CEO Walks Away 58:03

17d ago58:03

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Send us a text What happens when you achieve everything society says will make you happy, only to discover it's left you feeling empty? Ray Martin, award-winning business leader turned nomadic explorer, discovered that his greatest achievement wasn't building a successful company — it was finding the courage to walk away from it all and build somet…

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Fat Bear Week begins, Washington farm break-out 3:11

15d ago3:11

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Katmai National Park reveals this year's Fat Bear Week bracket, multiple animals escape from a Washington farm and Utah rescuers save a senior dog stuck in the mud 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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Amon-Ra St. Brown corn maze, Chicagohenge 2:59

16d ago2:59

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A Michigan corn maze pays tribute to Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown's viral headstand, Chicagohenge frames the rising and setting sun and Florida deputies lasso an alligator trespassing on a woman's front porch on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTub…

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Ig Nobel Prizes, drunk chimps 5:21

19d ago5:21

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The Annals of Improbable Research award the 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes for unsual scientific research and a California team finds chimpanzees ingest the equivilant of two alcoholic drinks per day on today's highly-scientific 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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Monkey escapes zoo, real-life "Candy Crush" 2:25

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A capuchin monkey escapes from a North Carolina zoo and a truck crash covers a New Jersey highway in M&M's chocolate candy 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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Pulling a car while on fire, deer fails at soccer 2:41

21d ago2:41

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An Austrian daredevil pulls a car 100 meters while his body is engulfed in flames and Long Island animal rescuers help a buck entangled in a soccer net 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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Stone skipping cheaters, nope rope in the road 3:11

22d ago3:11

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A cheating scandal nearly sinks the World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland and a boa constrictor is found slithering across a Pennsylvania 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.

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Woman punches alligator, Ryans gather for Rytoberfest 3:10

26d ago3:10

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A Florida woman punches an alligator to rescue her dog and hundreds of Ryans gather for Rytoberfest in New York 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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Immaculate lizard conception, raccoon porch pirate 2:48

30d ago2:48

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An iguana at a British zoo hatches eight babies without a father and a raccoon raids a package on a New York porch 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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#24 Andrew Profaci - Lessons From a Cult Survivor 1:09:45

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Send us a text In this episode, we delve into Andrew Profaci's incredible escape from the notorious Love Has Won cult, revealing the darkest corners of psychological manipulation and leading to the illuminating light of truth. As Amy Carlson's closest companion, Andrew witnessed firsthand how cult leaders exploit vulnerabilities through powerful ps…

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Kevin's great adventure, lizard in a tree 2:25

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A pet pigeon named Kevin stows away in a stranger's pickup truck and firefighters rescue a lizard from a tree 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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Ding-dong-ditch slug, K-9 tracker finds bear 3:15

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A ding-dong-ditch prankster at a Bavarian apartment building is identified as a slug, a Florida K-9 unit hunting for a suspect in the woods comes face-to-face with a bear and David Rush spits ping pong balls at a wall to break his own Guinness World Record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow th…

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Drunk raccoon CPR, boar in the house 2:53

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A Kentucky nurse uses CPR to save the life of a baby raccoon that got drunk from eating fermented peaches and Florida sheriff's deputies respond to a "not-so-typical burglary" involving a home-invading wild boar 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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Odds and Ends: Cornhole slingshot, pygmy hippo born 4:16

1M ago4:16

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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 sailboat that washed up on a South Carolina beach, a juvenile great horned owl rescued from a soccer net, the Guinness World Record for the farthest cornhole sho…

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Barefoot woman runs across Legos, bison escapes for snacks 2:30

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A New Zealand woman breaks the Guinness World Record for running 100 meters barefoot across a track of Lego bricks and a bison escapes its enclosure in Poland and raids a neighbor's garden 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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Wallet found after 51 years, kangaroo jailbreak 2:58

1M ago2:58

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Workers renovating an Ontario high school find a wallet lost by a student in 1974 and multiple kangaroos escape from the Waco Wildlife Rescue in Texas 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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Toucan behind the dishwasher, long-lost time capsule 3:16

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A trapped toucan is rescued from behind his owner's dishwasher in Virginia and a New York high school finally finds a long-lost time capsule that had been meant to be opened in 2017 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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Odds and Ends: Orange shark, free corn 5:23

1M ago5:23

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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 the world's first documented orange nurse shark, a truck crash causing a Colorado county to give out free corn, a pair of Texas animal rescuers in a slippery situa…

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Car wash snake, deer in the pool 3:06

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A large snake is found trespassing at a Texas car wash, a deer is rescued from a Michigan swimming pool and David Rush takes wet sponge hits to the face for Guinness World Records title 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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#23 Steve McCready - The Myths Keeping you STUCK in Mid-Life! A Psychotherapist Sets the Record Straight 1:06:17

1M ago1:06:17

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Send us a text What happens when a former therapy skeptic sits down with a licensed psychotherapist? Prepare for an eye-opening conversation that challenges everything you thought you knew about mental health support. Steve McCready, a licensed psychotherapist with a refreshingly practical approach, joins us to unpack why so many of us—particularly…

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Postcard arrives 72 years late, 'dinosaur' turtle hits the beach 3:01

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A postcard arrives at an Ottawa, Ill., post office 72 years after being mailed from New York and a Washington state lifeguard captures a massive alligator snapping turtle found lurking underneath a dock on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.…

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City proposes screen time limits, horse rescued from pool 3:06

2M ago3:06

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A Japanese city considers an ordinance to limit screen time to two hours outside of work and school obligations and Nevada emergency responders hoist a horse out of a swimming 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.…

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Skinny turtle, baseball squirrel 3:01

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Peanut, a turtle with a unique peanut-shaped shell, turns 41 in Missouri and a squirrel that interrupted a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game gets its own Topps baseball card 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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Odds and Ends: Ice cream bear, skater skunk 4:05

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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 a bear that broke into an ice cream parlor, a dog rescued from a pretzel jar, a skunk stuck in a skate park and a class ring that spent 56 years in the Long Island Sound. …

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Hambone winner, too many neckties 2:45

2M ago2:45

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A California dog wins the Hambone Award for fighting off a rampaging bull and a Canadian politician puts on 360 neckties 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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12-foot python caught in South Carolina, double-mistaken identity 2:58

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A 12-foot snake on the loose in South Carolina for several weeks is safely wrangled by a family of animal lovers and a fox rescued from a 30-foot-deep drain pipe in Florida is mistaken for a puppy and a coyote 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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Raccoon burglars, ponies go prancing 2:58

2M ago2:58

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A gang of "masked suspects" break into a Wisconson home, a herd of eight ponies escape from a Massachusetts stable and Ohio police engage in a slow-speed chase with a "colossal" tortoise on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.…

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Shark bites surfboard, man gets stuck in playground slide 2:50

2M ago2:50

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An Australian surfer escapes without injury when a great white shark bites his board in half and a 40-year-old man gets stuck inside a slide at a Connecticut playground 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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Odds and Ends: Wallet's 11-year road trip, Massachusetts manatee 5:41

2M ago5:41

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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 lost wallet that spent 11 years under the hood of a vehicle, a manatee's rare visit to Massachusetts, a venomous snake found on a model train set and a pig that …

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#22 Chris Wilkens - How to Start Building Wealth No Matter Your Age 51:59

2M ago51:59

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Send us a text Are your financial dreams feeling out of reach? What if I told you the secret isn't working harder or sacrificing more, but simply starting now and letting time do the heavy lifting? In this eye-opening conversation with Chris Wilkens, Vice President and Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management, we uncover practical strategies that…

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Elderly man scolds koala, 2.3-carat diamond found at Arkansas park 2:51

2M ago2:51

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An 82-year-old man rescues -- and subsequently scolds -- a koala stranded in the middle of a Queensland, Australia, road and a visitor to Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park goes home with a 2.3-carat gem 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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Mysterious sky spiral, Chicago sheep 2:41

2M ago2:41

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A mysterious spiral of light is spotted in the night sky over the East Coast and a loose sheep escapes slaughter and ties up Chicago traffic 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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Lightning strike caught on camera, Pennsylvania alligator 2:33

2M ago2:33

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A South Carolina police officer's dashboard camera records a lightning strike on a utility pole and a Pennsylvania kayaker hooks a 4-foot gator while fishing 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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Starbucks bans printers, eating beans with a toothpick 2:57

2M ago2:57

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Starbucks Korea posts notices banning customers from setting up desktop computers and printers at cafes and David Rush assembles a team of four to take on the Guinness World Record for eating baked beans with toothpicks 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 …

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Odds and Ends: Pomeranian vs. Bear 4:30

2M ago4:30

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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 burglar bear being chased out of a house by a 6-pound Pomeranian, 82,000 rubber ducks floating down the Chicago River, the world's tallest sunflower and the USDA…

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Kansas mystery creature, kitten gets bricked 2:41

2M ago2:41

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Wildlife experts in Kansas disagree about the identity of a mystery animal caught on camera in the northeastern part of the state and a kitten in Scotland gets its head stuck through a hole in a brick 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.…