Fart-tracking underwear, Amazon driver's wrong turn

Fart-tracking underwear, Amazon driver's wrong turn

Author: Ben Hooper February 16, 2026 Duration: 3:36

A University of Maryland team develops Smart Underwear to track and analyze a wearer's flatulence and an Amazon driver's wrong turn ends with the delivery van stuck in mud on a military firing range on today's UPI Odd News Minute.

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Each weekday, Ben Hooper sifts through the global newsfeed to find those peculiar gems that make you pause and smile. UPI Odd News Minute delivers exactly that: a brief, daily dose of the wonderfully strange and unexpectedly uplifting stories happening around the world. You’ll hear about animals getting into improbable situations, ordinary people stumbling upon extraordinary luck, and discoveries that defy easy explanation. This isn't your typical news cycle; it's a curated collection of moments that highlight the curious, heartwarming, and downright bizarre side of human and animal endeavor. Tuning into this podcast offers a refreshing break, a reminder that amidst the usual headlines, there's always room for a tale that inspires a chuckle or a sense of awe. It’s the kind of content that sparks conversation, perfect for a quick mental reset during your commute or afternoon. Think of it as your daily allowance for delight, a guaranteed highlight in your news consumption that proves truth is often stranger and more entertaining than fiction.
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Odds and Ends: Bikes on a log, lost cash returned [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:50
The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. This week's stories include the mystery of three bikes placed on a log…
Missing rock found 1,700 miles away, deer breaks the bank [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:54
A missing granite rock beloved by climbers in Squamish, British Columbia, turns up 1,700 miles away in California and a deer breaks into a New York bank on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit U…
Alcatraz coyote, dog returns after 10 years [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:18
A coyote becomes the first of its species to swim to San Francisco's Alcatraz Island and a Florida family is reunited with their lost dog after 10 years thanks to a microchip on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these sto…
Cow tools, parakeet goes to kindergarten [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:05
A Swiss brown cow living in Austria becomes the first bovine to be documented using tools and an escaped parakeet flies into an Ontario kindergarten class and lands on a girl's head on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For th…
Odds and Ends: Zoo fight, fast trash [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:33
Welcome to weekend odds and ends, our weekly roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a showdown between a tiny deer and a huge rhino in a zoo enclosu…
Emu in handcuffs, sock collector [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:22
A Florida sheriff's deputy lassos and handcuffs an escaped emu and a retired news anchor from Philadelphia amasses the world's largest collection of socks on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit…
Victorian shoes wash up in Wales, crabs escape from truck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:00
A beach clean-up event in Wales discovered hundreds of washed-up leather shoes from the Victorian era and thousands of crabs escape from a truck crash in Ireland on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more…
Serial squatter, goat joins loose monkeys [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:19
A bear evicted from underneath an Altadena, Calif., home may have moved into a neighbor's crawlspace and the vervet monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, Mo., are joined by an escaped goat on today's UPI Odd News Minute. Fo…
St. Louis monkeys, taking the train in record time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:55
An unknown number of vervet monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, Missouri, and a trio of Chicago men visit all of Atlanta's public transit stations in record time on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and m…
50 sheep invade store, England sky glows pink [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:37
A flock of 50 sheep wander into a grocery store in Germany, soccer stadium LED lights turn the skies pink over England's West Midlands and a bull escapes from a New Zealand rodeo on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these…