
Ben Hooper
News Writer at United Press International (UPI)
Odd News writer for UPI dotcom. Host of the UPI Odd News Minute podcast.
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May 29 (UPI) -- Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate released a trailer for The Home, a horror-thriller starring Pete Davidson as a man performing community service at a retirement home with a dark secret. The trailer, released Thursday, stars Davidson as a rebellious man in his 20s who is sentenced to perform community service at an ominous retirement home.
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May 29 (UPI) -- Famed wax museum Madame Tussauds London unveiled its latest recreation of one of Britain's most beloved icons: a sausage roll from bakery chain Greggs. The museum showcased the Greggs Sausage Roll wax sculpture in the run-up to National Sausage Roll Day, which falls on June 5.
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May 29 (UPI) -- Pigeon pandemonium erupted on a Delta flight from Minnesota to Wisconsin when two birds took flight in the passenger cabin. Tom Caw, a passenger aboard Delta Flight 2348 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., said the first pigeon flew through the passenger cabin during preparations for take-off on Saturday. The bird was removed by baggage handlers, but a second pigeon came out of hiding once the plane left the terminal.
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May 29 (UPI) -- A British daredevil broke a Guinness World Record when he performed 7 backflips in 30 seconds -- while on fire. Ryan Luney, 28, a daredevil with multiple Guinness World Records titles to his name, donned protective gear and was fully engulfed in flames for his acrobatic feat. "I was freezing," Luney told Guinness World Records.
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May 28 (UPI) -- Police in New York warned drivers to avoid a stretch of highway after a tractor trailer covered the roadway in soybean powder. The West Seneca Police Department said on social media said officers responded Tuesday to the "scene of the biggest protein spill bust in WSPD history."The department explained that a tractor-trailer had lost its load of protein powder in the roadway. "Please avoid the area while we clean up or bring a vacuum," the post said.
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