Bear falls from tree, Mr. Potato Head speed record

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].

Odds and Ends: TSA's ranch tips, dog brings armadillo home

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 TSA's advice to World Cup travelers planning to bring ranch dressing home, an Oklahoma dog bringing a live armadillo into the house, the world's loudest yell and a surprising discovery by Michigan plumbers. 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].

Scottish soccer fans drink Boston dry, world's oldest animal gets older

Boston bars report Scottish soccer fans in town for the FIFA World Cup are causing them to run out of beer and the world's oldest living land animal, a tortoise named Jonathan, extends his record 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].

Cat interrupts ballet performance, world's largest Lego sausage

A curious cat wanders onto stage during a Russian ballet performance in Turkey and a German man assembles the world's largest Lego brick sausage 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].