Soccer heading T-shirt record, bear steals firefighter gear

Soccer heading T-shirt record, bear steals firefighter gear

Author: Ben Hooper August 25, 2026 Duration: 2:28

A Kosovo man puts on 17 T-shirts while continuously heading a soccer ball and a bear steals a Colorado fire station's gear bag on today's UPI Odd News Minute.

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