Record-breaking cold water swim, X-ray finds lost rings
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Happy New Year! The UPI Odd News Minute kicks off 2026 with the stories of an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest polar bear dip in Washington and an Iowa hospital using a portable X-ray to find a patient's missing rings. For these stories and more, . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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Alligator takes a late night swim, New Jersey wallaby returns to Walmart
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A Florida family finds an alligator taking a late night swim in their backyard pool and Rex the wallaby is safely captured after returning to a New Jersey Walmart store on the final UPI Odd News Minute of 2025. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.
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Wallaby hits Walmart, 'masked suspect' was a deer
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An escaped wallaby named Rex visits a Walmart in New York and police rescue a deer with a bag stuck over its head on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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Squirrel stuck in dumpster, Atlantic Ocean turtle rescue
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Firefighters in Binghamton, New York, come to the rescue of a squirrel stuck in a dumpster and a British rowing team crossing the Atlantic Ocean stops to help a sea turtle entangled in a discarded fishing net on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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Rejected vanity plates, badminton robot
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias reveals some of the most "inappropriate" vanity license plates rejected by the state in 2025 and a Chinese robot designed to play badminton breaks a Guinness World Record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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StubHub's Lamb of God mix-up, pets go to church
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Ticket reseller StubHub apologizes for advertising a Christian spiritual performance as a Lamb of God heavy metal band show and London's St. John the Baptist church is packed with pooches for the annual Carols with Pets services. For these stories and more, Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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California trap catches the wrong bear, speeding horse vs. mailbox
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A trap set up to capture a bear living under a California man's home captures the wrong bruin and a Florida family's mailbox is taken out by a speeding horse on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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Absurd signs, beaver in a reservoir
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Official-looking signs offer bizarre instructions in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a beaver is rescued after several days swimming in a Texas reservoir on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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Christmas song world record, reindeer on the highway
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A British sandwich shop owner sings Christmas songs for 42 hours to break a world record, two reindeer escape onto a California highway and Canadian researchers document a rare case of a mother polar bear adopting an orphaned cub on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, . Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
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Koala takes the bus, giant Santa raises controversy
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A koala takes a ride on a city bus in Brisbane, Australia, and a Colorado neighborhood fights HOA management to keep a 28-foot inflatable Santa on display on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on and .
info_outlineA fast-flying duck triggers a speed camera in a Swiss town seven years to the day after an identical incident and a Purdue team's robot breaks the world record for solving a Rubik's cube puzzle on today's UPI Odd News Minute.
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