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Loose lemur spotted outside Texas bar
(UPI) Residents of a Texas city have reported multiple sightings in recent days of an unusual and very non-native animal: a lemur.
The ring-tailed lemur was spotted Monday at Mickey's Bar and Grill in Aransas Pass, but it continued to evade all capture attempts.
Spencer Bell said he spotted the lemur on his docked boat April 1.
"I though I ...Read more
WATCH: Man paddles river in Australia's largest pumpkin
(UPI) An Australian man took the largest pumpkin grown in the country this year and turned it into a canoe that he paddled down the Tumut River.
The nearly 900-pound pumpkin, named Tormund in honor of Game of Thrones character Tormund Giantsbane, was grown by Mark Peacock and scored a blue ribbon at the Royal Easter Show.
The pumpkin, the ...Read more
Firefighters rescue dog from fourth-story balcony in California
(UPI) Firefighters in California rescued a dog who wandered out onto a balcony and became stranded.
The Orange County Fire Authority said a crew responded alongside Irvine Police Animal Services personnel when a dog was spotted atop a balcony railing on the fourth floor of a building.
The OCFA said on social media that the dog "went out the ...Read more
N.C. man stops for gas, wins $200,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A North Carolina man stopped for gas and ended up winning a $200,000 lottery prize he plans to use to fund his daughter's education.
Bobby Coleman. of Kenly. told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he stopped for gas at the Oasis station on South Church Street in Kenly and decided to buy a $5 Bankroll scratch-off lottery ticket.
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Nearly 110-year-old time capsule found in ceiling at Michigan home
(UPI) A repair project at a Michigan home led to a surprising discovery: a time capsule of items dating back more than 100 years.
Jesse Leitch said he hired a crew for repair work after the heater failed at his Grand Rapids home and the workers had to cut through the bathroom ceiling, where they found the stash of items.
"Just basically as ...Read more
WATCH: Escaped hippo wanders through suburban neighborhood
(UPI) Residents in a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, had a brush with the wild when a hippopotamus escaped from a nature reserve and wandered through the streets.
Grassy Park residents captured photos and videos when the hippo broke through a fence at the Rondevlei Nature Reserve and went wandering through residential streets just after ...Read more
Man balances running lawnmower on his chin for 9 minutes, 17 seconds
(UPI) An Idaho man balanced a running lawnmower on his chin for 9 minutes, 17 seconds to break a Guinness World Record.
David Rush, who is on a quest to hold the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles, previously attempted the record about four years ago, but his time of 3 minutes, 52 seconds was disqualified because his lawnmower did ...Read more
Goofy sued for negligence, inflicting trauma, in Disneyland collision
LOS ANGELES — Oh, Goofy, what have you done now?
Katrina Amian Redfern Griffin was bent over, tying her daughter's shoes during a trip to Disneyland in April 2022, when a park employee dressed as Goofy — the klutzy but lovable cartoon canine — barreled straight into her, according to a lawsuit she filed in Orange County Superior Court.
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WATCH: Beard and Mustache Championships claims three facial hair chain world records
(UPI) Attendees at the National Beard and Mustache Championships in Florida broke three Guinness World Records for the longest chains of beards, mustaches and partial beards.
The annual event, which is held in a different location each year by Beard Team USA, saw participants take on the three record titles on the Main Street Pier in this year'...Read more
WATCH: Bear caught on camera trying to break into parked police car
(UPI) The Florida Highway Patrol posted security camera footage showing a hungry bear attempting to break into a parked patrol car.
The FHP's Troop F, based in the southwest part of the state, posted a video to Instagram showing the furry suspect who is "wanted" for attempted burglary of [an] FHP state trooper car.
The footage shows the...Read more
WATCH: Project to save Florida's 'Beer Can Island' offers partial ownership for $1,000
(UPI) A small Florida key known as "Beer Can Island" due to the results of parties thrown in the sand is for sale -- and one prospective buyer is looking for partners to go in at $1,000 apiece.
The 9-acre island, also known as Pine Key, is located near MacDill Air Force Base and Apollo Beach and was created in the 1940s as a result of dredging ...Read more
WATCH:Two-story house floats through San Francisco Bay
(UPI) The mystery of a 2-story home seen floating in the San Francisco Bay for several days has been solved.
The wood-shingled home was first spotted in the water on Sunday and was seen in various locations around the bay in the ensuing days.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it is monitoring the private transfer of the house, which was built atop a ...Read more
WATCH: Bakery asks customers to check cookies for lost diamond
(UPI) The owner of a Kansas bakery is asking customers to eat their cookies carefully after she lost the $4,000 diamond from her ring in the dough.
Dawn "Sis" Monroe, owner of Sis Sweets Cookies & Café in Leavenworth, said the diamond fell off the ring that has been on her finger for 36 years at some point while she was at the shop.
"We ...Read more
WATCH: Overdue book returned to Colorado library after 105 years
(UPI) A Colorado library said a book was recently returned to the facility after being due back 105 years earlier.
Poudre Libraries announced on its website that the copy of Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott, had been due back at the Fort Collins Public Library and Free Reading Room on Feb. 13, 1919.
The book was returned to the library system by a...Read more
S.C. woman's string of good luck culminates in $300,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A South Carolina woman's cascade of scratch-off lottery wins culminated in a $300,000 prize.
The Midlands woman told South Carolina Education Lottery officials she won $100 from a scratch-off ticket and used $20 of her winnings to buy two more scratch-offs from the Pantry store on E. Columbia Avenue in Batesburg.
The woman said she ended...Read more
Landscapers unearth suspected Civil War cannonball in Virginia yard
(UPI) Landscapers working in the back yard of a Virginia home made a surprising discovery: a suspected cannonball dating from the Civil War.
Jasin Singh, a real estate agent with Innovation Properties, said landscapers were working in the yard of a home on Frederick Street in Staunton when they uncovered what they initially thought to be a ...Read more
WATCH: 59-year-old woman breaks world record for planking
(UPI) A 59-year-old Alberta woman broke a Guinness World Record by holding a plank position for 4 hours, 30 minutes and 11 seconds.
DonnaJean Wilde held the position for about 10 minutes longer than previous record-holder, Montreal resident Dana Glowacka, Guinness World Records said.
"It feels like a dream," Wilde told the record-keeping ...Read more
WATCH: Fare-dodging horse waits on the platform at train station
(UPI) An escaped racehorse made its way to a train station in Sydney, Australia, and trotted up and down the platform before attempting to board a train and chasing a passenger.
Transport for New South Wales posted a series of security camera photos to Facebook, and footage to Instagram, showing the horse, clad in a beige raincoat, wandering ...Read more
Animal rescuers save two deer with antlers caught in a rope
(UPI) Animal rescuers in England rescued two deer that ended up with their antlers entangled in a rope attached to a tree.
Lindsay Newell, of the Linjoy Wildlife Sanctuary and Rescue, said on the team's Facebook page that she and a colleague named Mark responded when the two fallow bucks were found entangled in the woods near the village of ...Read more
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