Creepy puppet found, pickup stuck in concrete, paper cup collector

'Space balls' wash up on Australian beach, bull stops cricket game

Mysterious metal orbs found on a Queensland, Australia, beach are identified as rocket debris known as "space balls" and a runaway bull brings a cricket game to a halt in England 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].

Elephant seal's reign of chaos, getaway goat

An elephant seal named Neil makes his yearly visit to Tasmania, Australia, and a small goat leads Washington state authorities on a 20-minute foot chase 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].

Yu-Gi-Oh hygiene problems, giraffe math

An Oregon game store suspends Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game events due to body odor complaints and researchers in Spain investigate whether giraffes can do simple math 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].

Nearly 100 monkeys escape, purple elephant seal

Nearly 100 monkeys escape their enclosure in a Thailand city and experts explain the unusual color of a purple elephant seal at a California state park 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].

Embarrassing typo on city posters, cat with 28 toes

A typo on French-language posters in the Canadian capital announces the formation of new "pubic squares" and a Michigan family's polydactyl cat enters the record books with 28 toes 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].