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Michigan man correctly predicts $500,000 lottery win
(UPI) A Michigan who decided a new clerk at his local store was a lucky sign correctly predicted he would win a $500,000 lottery prize.
The 59-year-old Chippewa County man told Michigan Lottery officials he stopped at the Detour EZ Mart on Ontario Street in De Tour Village for his usual scratch-off tickets.
"I buy instant tickets every day, ...Read more
Spanish driver finds North American snake in her car
(UPI) A driver in the Spanish capital called for help from police when she discovered a snake inside her car on the highway.
Madrid police said officers were summoned to the A-4 highway when a driver called to report a snake inside her vehicle.
Officers from the Special Services Police Station arrived on the scene and called for backup from ...Read more
Indian company cooks up 123-foot dosa to break world record
(UPI) An Indian food company celebrated its 100th anniversary by cooking up a dosa measuring just over 123 feet long.
MTR Foods gathered a team o0f 75 chefs, led by Chef Regi Mathews, to create the 123.03-foot dosa at the company's factory in Bommasandra, Bangalore.
The savory crepe took the Guinness World Record for longest dosa from a 54-...Read more
Mysterious letters from 1930s found behind fireplace during renovations
(UPI) An England couple in the midst of renovating their home made a surprising discovery behind the fireplace: a stash of letters dating back nearly 100 years.
Laura and Jason Lamonby-Parker said they have been renovating their house in Widnes, Cheshire, since purchasing the 100-year-old home in March 2023, and they were surprised to find some...Read more
WATCH: Woman cleaning out deceased father's home finds live grenade
(UPI) Army personnel were called to a Quebec home when the deceased owner's daughter made a surprising discovery in a toolbox: a live grenade.
Kedrin Simms Brachman said she and some family members were cleaning out the Knowlton home formerly occupied by her father, Frank Simms, who died in October.
"We went into his tool room, which was ...Read more
Deer with head stuck in plastic jug rescued in Pennsylvania
(UPI) A deer spotted wandering for several weeks in Pennsylvania with a large plastic jug stuck over its head has been freed by neighbors.
Ohio Township resident Bill Sawyer's game camera first recorded the deer wandering with the plastic jug on its head Feb. 22.
"I caught it on the game cam. I thought it was an orb. I couldn't figure out what...Read more
N.Y. man vows to regain 750-pound, 11-foot gator removed from his home
(UPI) A man whose 11-foot, 750-pound pet alligator was removed by conservation officials from his home in upstate New York this week has vowed to regain custody of his beloved pet.
Tony Cavallaro of Hamburg, N.Y., had added an in-ground swimming pool to allow his gator "Albert" to swim and cool off while illegally keeping him in his back yard, ...Read more
Venomous snake found 'trying to hide among the undies' in bedroom
(UPI) A snake catcher was called out to a home in Queensland, Australia, where the second-most venomous snake in the world was found "literally trying to hide among the undies" in a resident's bedroom.
Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 posted a video to Facebook showing snake catcher Daniel Rumsey's encounter with a juvenile eastern brown ...Read more
WATCH: Zookeeper dresses as white tiger for escape drill
(UPI) A Japanese zoo held an escaped animal training drill featuring a costumed performer mimicking the behavior of a fugitive white tiger.
The Tobu Zoo in Miyashiro Town, Saitama Prefecture, held its annual training drill Thursday with a zookeeper putting his tiger expertise to the test by pretending to be an escaped animal.
Video from the ...Read more
San Diego Zoo welcomes birth of dik-dik calf
(UPI) The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a baby dik-dik, the world's smallest species of antelope.
The zoo said the female calf, born to parents Chloe and Shaggy, was dubbed Abeba, which means "flower" in Amharic, an Ethiopian Semitic language.
Dik-diks are the world's smallest antelopes, growing up to weigh between 6 to 13 pounds. The ...Read more
$3 million lottery ticket spent 5 weeks in oblivious winner's nightstand
(UPI) A Virginia woman found a forgotten Mega Millions ticket in her nightstand and discovered the weeks-old ticket was a $3 million winner.
Melena Hill of Portsmouth told Virginia Lottery officials the Mega Millions ticket she bought from Murphy USA on College Drive in Suffolk was in her nightstand for five weeks after the Jan. 9 drawing.
...Read more
Missouri museum takes world record for wearing underwear as hats
(UPI) A museum in St. Louis, Mo., successfully broke a Guinness World Record by gathering 355 people to wear underwear on their heads at the same time.
The City Museum attempted the record for the most people wearing underwear on their heads for 314 Day, a local holiday celebrated March 14 in honor of the city's 314 area code.
The museum aimed...Read more
Escaped pig leads deputies on chase in Louisiana
(UPI) A loose pig led Louisiana sheriff's deputies on a "brief foot pursuit" before a farm-raised deputy was able to rope the runaway animal.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said four pigs were spotted on the loose in the Dixie Ranch Road area of Slidell, and three were quickly captured.
The remaining swine suspect, nicknamed "...Read more
WATCH: Idaho man uses pump rocket to hit a target 37 times in a row
(UPI) An Idaho man on a quest to concurrently hold 183 Guinness World Records brought his total to 163 by using a pump-powered rocket to hit a target 37 times in a row.
David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records, said his son receiving a rocket as a gift inspired him to attempt the record for most consecutive hits of a ...Read more
Mom uses kids' birthdays to win $1.4M lottery prize
(UPI) An Illinois woman scored a $1.4 million lottery jackpot with a ticket she bought using her children's birthday numbers.
The player, identified by the nickname "Lucky Mom," told Illinois Lottery officials she used her kids' birthdays to buy a Lucky Day Lotto ticket online and checked the results during a late-night parenting session.
"My ...Read more
Rats at New Orleans police headquarters getting 'high' on seized marijuana
(UPI) New Orleans Police Department officials said the rats infesting the department's headquarters are "all high" from eating marijuana stored in the evidence room.
Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told the City Council's Criminal Justice Committee the building is infested with cockroaches and rats, and the rodents in particular seem to ...Read more
World's southernmost post office seeks workers to sort mail, count penguins
(UPI) The world's southernmost post office is seeking three employees to spend four months sorting mail and counting penguins at Antarctica's "penguin post office."
U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust, the organization that runs the so-called penguin post office at Britain's Port Lockroy base on Goudier Island, said it is seeking three people to ...Read more
Penguins say thief stole 18,000 bobbleheads of NHL legend Jaromir Jagr
(UPI) Fans will have to settle for a voucher for future redemption of Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads after more than 18,000 of the mullet-topped figurines were stolen during shipment in California, the Pittsburgh Penguins said Thursday.
"We were shocked to be a victim of cargo theft, and we are working closely with local and federal authorities on ...Read more
World's heaviest blueberry grown in Australia
(UPI) An Australian berry company broke a Guinness World Record by growing a Ping-Pong-sized berry that weighs .72 ounce.
A Guinness adjudicator examined the blueberry grown by Costa Berries in Corindi, New South Wales, and confirmed it was the world's heaviest blueberry.
Brad Hocking, head of the team that grew the berry, said it was picked ...Read more
Bald eagle gets stuck in car grille, evades injury
(UPI) Officials in a Maryland county said a bald eagle was lucky to avoid serious injuries when it collided with a car and ended up with its backside stuck in the front grille.
The Calvert County Government said in a Facebook post that an animal control officer and personnel from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office responded when a driver ...Read more
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