Odds and Ends: Seattle has a new cryptid

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 the viral fame of an unusual raccoon named Jimothy caught on camera in Seattle, a pole dancing accident that flooded two Houston apartments, an Egyptian basketball player's record-breaking trick shots and a German man who broke a Guinness World Record for popping balloons with a plunger. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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