(UPI) Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush recaptured one of his former titles by snapping 110 pencils in one minute.

Rush, whose goal is to hold the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles, originally held the record for most pencils snapped in one minute in 2019, when he broke 98 writing implements in the allotted time.

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(UPI) Wildlife trappers were called to a Florida school where an "absolute dinosaur of an alligator" came wandering up a path.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's office said deputies responded to a report of a a large alligator on a pathway used by kids who walk to and from a nearby elementary school.

Deputies contacted the Florida Fish and ...Read more

(UPI) A grocery store in Washington has claim to the title of the state's luckiest store after selling three big prize-winning lottery tickets in a single week.

Washington's Lottery said Yoke's Fresh Market on East Montgomery Avenue in Spokane Valley sold a $4.6 million winning ticket for the April 17 Lotto drawing.

The store earned a $46,000 ...Read more

(UPI) The city of Kyle, Texas, is making a last-minute push for people named Kyle to attend its second annual Gathering of Kyles to break a Guinness World Record.

The first Gathering of Kyles, part of the annual Kyle Fair, attracted 1,490 people bearing the same first name in 2023, but fell short of the Guinness World Record for the largest ...Read more

(UPI) A South Carolina man won a $300,000 lottery prize by asking a store clerk to choose a scratch-off ticket for him.

The Lake City man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he had a string of bad luck when playing the lottery, so he asked a clerk at the Busy Corner store on S. Ron McNair Blvd. in Lake City to choose his next ticket...Read more

(UPI) A group of about nine goats and sheep escaped from their owner's Virginia farm and ended up wandering onto a busy stretch of highway.

Virginia State Police said the animals, which included at least one juvenile, escaped from their owner's property in Chesapeake and managed to get around the sound barrier wall by the High Rise Bridge.

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(UPI) Authorities in Connecticut came to the rescue of a mother duck and 11 ducklings found stranded in an isolated downtown plaza.

The Stamford Police Department said Lynne Colatrella of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District teamed up with Animal Control Officer John Franzetti, security guard Omar Riofrio and a crew of gardeners when...Read more

(UPI) A Michigan woman said her need for a car wash led to her winning a $1 million lottery prize from a Mega Millions drawing.

Louise Adams, 77, of Jackson, told Michigan Lottery officials she stopped at Kelly's Express Mart on Horton Road in Jackson because she needed to wash her car.

"I play Mega Millions here and there, so when I stopped ...Read more

(UPI) Firefighters in Minnesota used a super-sized ladder truck known as the "Tower" to rescue a cockatiel that escaped from her owner and became stranded on a hospital window ledge.

The Duluth Fire Department said on social media that the cockatiel, named Nina, escaped from her owner and was located on a sixth story window ledge at St. Luke's ...Read more

(UPI) A wildlife hospital in Britain said a rescuer came to the assistance of a curious young fox that poked its head through the drain hole of a disused sink and became stuck.

The South Essex Wildlife Hospital said on social media that veterinarian Tom Linsel was summoned to "help a fox cub who had somehow managed to get his head stuck in the ...Read more

(UPI) A North Carolina woman won a $736,874 lottery jackpot when she played an online game by accident.

Cynthia Harris, of Cary, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she didn't realize she had placed a $2 bet when she tried out Bison Bonanza, a digital instant game available on the lottery's website and mobile app.

"I thought I was ...Read more