Odds and Ends: Escaped snake sets school on fire

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 an escaped python starting a fire at a Virginia middle school, a world record for assembling Mr. Potato Head while blindfolded, a sculpture found buried in a San Francisco yard and the latest installment of The Afternoon Rush. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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