Dog and Goat Serving as Mayor Raise Money for Playground FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (AP) — A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor have helped raise money to…
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The Odd Side – January 26, 2021
The Odd Side – December 22, 2020
Wayward Wallaroo Rescued From River After Chase in Illinois PERU, Ill. (AP) — Police in Peru, Illinois, are no strangers to chases — unless what they’re after hops away on…
The Odd Side – April 21, 2020
Man Finds Two Suspected Bombs While on Hike In Hawaii HILO, Hawaii (AP) – An adventurer in Hawaii found two suspected unexploded military bombs while hiking on the Big Island.…
The Odd Side – December 10, 2019
Man Using Magnet Fishes WWI-Era Grenade From Michigan River GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV…
The Odd Side – December 3, 2019
Bear Blamed for Car Damages in Alaska Airport Parking Lot KODIAK, Alaska (AP) – A bear has been blamed for a pair of vehicle break-ins at an Alaska airport parking…
Odd Side – November 26, 2019
Customers Help Waffle House Worker Left to Run Diner Alone BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Waffle House is known to not close for anything — even if there’s only one worker…
Odd Side – November 19, 2019
From Tree to Chair Without the Carpentry: U.K. Couple Grows Furniture WIRKSWORTH, England (Reuters) – On a two-acre field in England’s Midlands, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to…
Odd Side – November 12, 2019
Goat Rams Through Sliding Glass Door, Naps Inside Bathroom CLEVELAND (AP) – Jennifer Keathley, an Ohio homeowner never envisioned becoming semi-famous because of a goat butting its way into her…
Odd Side – November 5, 2019
Girl Scout Leader: Man Takes Her Troop’s Plastic Flamingos SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – A Girl Scout leader in Ohio says someone took 50 plastic flamingos her troop was using to…
Odd Side – October 29, 2019
Egg Roll: Over 136K Eggs Fall Off Semitrailer Onto Roadway HEGINS, Pa. (AP) – Police say more than 136,000 eggs splattered on a road when they shifted and fell out…
Odd Side – October 23, 2019
$6,000 In Stolen Quarters Found in California Baby Stroller BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a woman stole $6,000 worth of quarters and her getaway car was a baby stroller.…
Odd Side – September 24, 2019
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! French Rooster Crows Over Court Win PARIS (AP) – Maurice the rooster can keep crowing, a French court ruled Thursday, as it rejected a complaint from neighbors who sued…
Odd Side – September 17, 2019
Indonesian Walking 700 Kilometers Backward to Save Forests BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) – An Indonesian man walked more than 700 kilometers (430 miles) backward from his village in eastern Java to…
Odd Side – September 10, 2019
Florida Man Parks Smart Car in Kitchen So It Won’t Blow Away JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – It started as a light-hearted challenge between a Florida couple: Can a Smart car…
Odd Side – August 27, 2019
TSA: Man Checked Missile Launcher in Luggage at BWI BALTIMORE (AP) – Federal officials say they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The…
Odd Side – August 20, 2019
Malaysia Detains 2 Indians, Seizes 5,255 Turtles SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia authorities have arrested two Indians and seized over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport.…
Odd Side – August 13, 2019
Mom: Toddler Hurt in Ride on Atlanta Airport Conveyor Belt ATLANTA (AP) – A woman says her 2-year-old son jumped onto a conveyor belt at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in…
Odd Side – August 6, 2019
Lift Those Knees: Babies Crawl to the Lithuanian Finish Line VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – In Lithuania, the rat-race of life apparently starts early. Twenty-five babies have taken to the red…
Odd Side – July 30, 2019
Australian Finds Message in a Bottle Written 50 Years Ago CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – A fisherman said he was looking for the author of a message in a bottle found…
Odd Side – July 23, 2019
Sweet Spot: Officer Craving Ice Cream Nabs Gun Suspect NEW YORK (AP) – A police officer’s craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right…