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 14 (UPI) -- A Florida sheriff's office said an alligator found "knocking on doors" in a Lee County neighborhood was captured after getting stuck in a folding chair. The Lee County Sheriff's Office posted a video to social media showing the gator that was spotted visiting front porches in Tortuga. "Our 3rd precinct deputies responded to a call this morning of a suspicious gator knocking on doors within the Tortuga community," the post said.
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May 14 (UPI) -- A team of Purdue University students built a robot that can solve a Rubik's cube in a record-breaking .103 seconds.
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May 14 (UPI) -- A team of Purdue University students built a robot that can solve a Rubik's cube in a record-breaking .103 seconds.
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May 14 (UPI) -- Reba McEntire appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss her hosting duties at the ACM Awards and the "nice people" serving as judges on The Voice. McEntire, 70, whose sitcom Happy's Place was just renewed for a second season, told host Seth Meyers she had a "blast" performing the new song "Trailblazer" with Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards. "I love Lainey and Miranda. And so they wrote the song 'Trailblazer' with Brandy Clark.
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May 14 (UPI) -- An escaped dog wandered into a neighbor's yard in New Jersey's Mercer County and took a swim in the pool -- but ended up needing help to get out.
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