(UPI) A contortionist and a hula hoop performer teamed up in Britain to break an unusual Guinness World Record involving a "human belt."

Liberty Barros, a dancer and contortion expert, wrapped herself around the middle of hula hooper Mariam "Amazí" Olayiwola's body to break the record for most double arm hula hoop rotations with a human belt ...Read more

(UPI) An SUV-sized Radio Flyer red wagon with a top speed of 60 mph and about 57,000 miles on the odometer is up for auction.

Judy Foster said she decided to sell the unique vehicle after the death of her husband, Fred Keller, who used the chassis of a 1976 Mazda pickup truck to create the Radio Flyer car about 14 years ago.

"I'll miss it and ...Read more

(UPI) Animal rescuers in Ireland said a sheep spotted running loose near a busy highway was successfully captured with the help of a pet goat.

Charity group My Lovely Horse Rescue said a search party was dispatched when reports came in about a loose sheep headed toward traffic on the busy N4 highway.

The search party included rescue personnel ...Read more

(UPI) A Michigan man said he initially thought he was the target of an April Fools' Day prank when he scored a $100,000 Powerball prize.

Jeremiah Maher, 43, of Taylor, told Michigan Lottery officials he checked the numbers from the April 1 drawing and was shocked to see they matched four of the white balls and the Powerball on the ticket he ...Read more

(UPI) Firefighters in Florida were called to a Starbucks cafe to eject an unruly customer from the drive-through: an alligator.

North Port Fire Rescue said on social media that it was "just another day on the job" when crews were called to a local Starbucks.

The post said firefighters "had quite the surprise" when they discovered the cause of ...Read more

(UPI) A mysterious laser beam in the night sky over San Francisco sparked a flurry of speculation online before being identified as the work of a data security company.

The blue and green beam of light was spotted pointing up into the sky near Coit Tower on Monday and Tuesday nights.

The laser sparked numerous posts from concerned residents on...Read more

(UPI) A British man who ran 1,000 marathons over the course of 43 years earned a Guinness World Record for his aggregate time: 3,363 hours, 4 minutes and 2 seconds.

Steve Edwards, 61, finished his 1,000th race on Sunday at the Milton Keynes Marathon in England and was presented with a Guinness World Records certificate for the fastest aggregate...Read more

(UPI) A North Carolina city's surveying crew ended up going beyond the call of duty when they came across two miniature horses running loose near an elementary school.

The City of Greensboro said in a Facebook post that surveying crew members Kyle Chrismon, Mike McMasters and Brent Young rushed into action when they came across the pint-sized ...Read more

(UPI) A dump truck with its trailer upright was caught on camera colliding with a Virginia highway overpass.

Amir Jaffery's Tesla dashboard camera recorded video when he was behind the truck on Interstate 66 as it approached the Route 286/Fairfax County Parkway overpass.

The video shows the truck's raised trailer collide with the overpass ...Read more

(UPI) Animal control officers and public works employees in New Jersey came to the rescue of a kitten found trapped in a storm drain.

The Somerset Regional Animal Shelter said in a Facebook post that Animal Control Officer Jess Ostrowski rushed into action Sunday night when a kitten was reported trapped in a storm drain on Sunny Slope Road in ...Read more

(UPI) A West Virginia police officer pulled double-duty as a snake charmer when a "grumpy" serpent was spotted wandering into morning rush traffic.

The Charleston Police Department said in a Facebook post that Patrolman D. Johnson, "one of the biggest animal lovers around," rushed into action when a snake of some sort (we're not snake ...Read more

(UPI) An Idaho man added an unusual Guinness World Records title to his tally by catching and donning five T-shirts launched from a T-shirt cannon in 46.09 seconds.

David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records, said he had nearly attempted the title on a couple of occasions in the past, but never made an official try due to ...Read more

(UPI) A Washington, D.C., man stopped to buy a lottery ticket on his way to work and won $50,000 -- his second major prize.

The professional driver, identified only as H.B., told Maryland Lottery officials he was on his way to pick up a passenger in Baltimore when he stopped at the 7-Eleven store on North Point Boulevard and bought a Money Drop...Read more

(UPI) An unusual transaction was caught on camera at a Florida credit union when an alligator wandered into the drive-through lanes.

Addition Financial in Lake Mary shared a photo to social media showing the gator parked by the teller window at the credit union.

"Just a normal day in Florida," the post said. Can we even blame this little ...Read more

(UPI) An icy California road ended up with a taste of the Rockies when an overturned truck spilled its load of Coors beer into the roadway.

The California Highway Patrol station in Gold Run said the big rig overturned on an icy patch of Interstate 80 westbound in Placer County.

The roadway was closed to traffic between Rainbow and Cisco while ...Read more

(UPI) A southern California resident shared video of the moment a family of bears visited their back yard so the mother could take a dip in the pool.

Video posted to Instagram by @RICKYMARTINEZ87 shows the mother bear and two cubs approaching the pool in the Monrovia resident's back yard.

The footage shows the mother climb into the pool for a ...Read more

(UPI) A grocery store in Texas broke a Guinness World Record by gathering more than 311,000 avocados into a single display.

The El Rio Grande Latin Market in Dallas celebrated the Cinco de Mayo by amassing 86,764 pounds of avocados into the world's largest fruit display.

The display was examined by a Guinness World Records adjudicator and ...Read more

(UPI) Dozens of live chickens escaped onto the streets of Brooklyn on Monday when the doors of a cargo truck came open during transit.

The New York Police Department said the rear doors of the truck came open and started spilling caged chickens into the roadway on Old Fulton Street, near Front Street, and chickens continued to fall from the ...Read more

(UPI) The North Carolina Education Lottery said there were 5,662 top prize winning tickets Monday when a Pick 3 drawing resulted in the winning numbers 6-6-6.

The three-digit combination was drawn in the Monday afternoon Pick 3 drawing, leading to $2.1 million in prizes being owed.

A 50-cent Pick 3 ticket carries a top prize of $250, while a $...Read more

(UPI) Residents on the Texas coast are being asked to keep a lookout for mysterious orange-painted blocks after wildlife researchers revealed their purpose -- researching turtles.

Beach-goers in Galveston and Freeport recently reported coming across the unusual objects -- small rectangular blocks attached to larger rectangular blocks -- in the ...Read more