Odd News

Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Friday, Feb 3, 9:22 pm
Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX. Read more...
Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

Friday, Feb 3, 9:40 am
Champis the bunny doesn't only hop _ he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job. Read more...
Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke

Friday, Feb 3, 9:00 am
A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away. Read more...
Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.

Friday, Feb 3, 3:47 am
A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to. Read more...
Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes

Thursday, Feb 2, 7:31 pm
A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault. Read more...
Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist

Thursday, Feb 2, 6:40 pm
A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list. Read more...
Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals

Thursday, Feb 2, 5:31 pm
A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers. Read more...
Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out

Wednesday, Feb 1, 9:51 pm
With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system. Read more...
Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures

Wednesday, Feb 1, 6:53 pm
A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures. Read more...
After traffic stop, Ohio woman gives birth in car

Wednesday, Feb 1, 8:13 am
A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car. Read more...
Albatross found in LA freed to fly home to Hawaii

Tuesday, Jan 31, 8:44 pm
A large seabird found in the back of a pickup truck in Los Angeles has been released to begin its long flight home across the Pacific. Read more...
Forest Service to Jesus: You can stay _ for now

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2:01 pm
The mountaintop Jesus can stay at a northwest Montana ski resort _ for now. Read more...
Man rescued after being stuck in NM mud for 3 days

Saturday, Jan 28, 9:29 pm
A homeless man who was stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque for three days was rescued Saturday after some high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help, authorities said. Read more...
NY inmate guilty of seeking $890M in tax refunds

Friday, Jan 27, 4:15 pm
A jury has convicted a New York prison inmate of falsely filing tax returns seeking $890 million in refunds. Read more...
Museum: Rare coin may be Roman brothel token

Thursday, Jan 26, 6:09 am
The Museum of London is displaying a coin found by the River Thames that may have been used nearly 2,000 years ago as a "brothel token" in Roman London. Read more...