Odds and Ends: Bear's attempted break-in, world's strongest hair

The UPI Odd News Minute presents weekend odds and ends, our weekely roundup of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make this week's podcasts. Today's stories include a bear that attempted to break into a Tennessee bakery, a circus performer who used her hair to lift a record-breaking amount of weight, a blue heron that got its foot stuck inside an oyster and the latest installment of The Afternoon Rush. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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