Bear falls from tree, Mr. Potato Head speed record

Odds and Ends: Fastest pizza maker, man stuck in toilet

The UPI Odd News Minute presents weekend odds and ends, our weekely roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include the world's fastest pizza maker, a man trapped in a campsite toilet, an epidemic of tortoise escapes and a lucky raccoon rescue. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. [https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/] Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@UPIOddNews] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upioddnews].

Waterslide wedding world record attempt, snake and spider share bedroom

A North Carolina couple renew their vows at the top of a Wisconsin waterslide and attempt a world record, and an Australian snake catcher finds a massive huntsman spider while removing a python from a bedroom on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. [https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/] Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@UPIOddNews] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upioddnews].

Montana troopers pull over 'Big Banana Car,' paddleboarders chased by shark

Montana Highway Patrol troopers pull the iconic Big Banana Car over on the interstate and a pair of California paddleboarders are caught on camera being chased by a shark on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. [https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/] Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@UPIOddNews] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upioddnews].

Giraffe on the loose in Texas, skate across America

A giraffe escapes from a ranch in Texas, a man skateboards across the United States in 39 days and a "dog" rescued from a Florida canal turns out to be a coyote on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. [https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/] Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@UPIOddNews] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upioddnews].

Bees from overturned truck swarm Texas neighborhood, snake hides behind TV

An overturned truck releases 2 million bees into a Texas neighborhood and an Australian family finds a large snake hiding behind their living room TV on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. [https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/] Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@UPIOddNews] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upioddnews].