(UPI) Workers at a New Zealand sawmill received an early morning shock when a particularly large kiwi bird decided to run through the shop.

Lucas James, who works at Rosvall Sawmill in Whareora, said he and his coworkers were perplexed when the bird showed up in the early morning.

"I was still bleary-eyed, early in the morning, and was using ...Read more

(UPI) The California Highway Patrol shared a photo of a dummy passenger that earned several citations for a carpool lane driver.

The CHP Santa Fe Springs station said on Instagram that an officer pulled a vehicle over for crossing solid double lines in the high-occupancy vehicle lanes, and soon discovered something unusual about the sole ...Read more

(UPI) A Massachusetts woman won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket just 10 weeks after winning the same amount from another game.

Christine Wilson, of Attleborough, previously won a $1 million top prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery's $50 Lifetime Millions scratch-off ticket in February.

Wilson told lottery officials she ...Read more

(UPI) Arizona wildlife rescuers are urging the public not to capture newborn kittens -- especially when they turn out to not be kittens at all.

The Arizona Humane Society said a resident recently came to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale with a pair of purported kittens they found unattended behind their shed.

Wildlife ...Read more

(UPI) An Idaho man on a quest to become the top Guinness World Record-breaker in the world added a 166th concurrent title to his name by throwing and catching a fire sword 73 times in 30 seconds.

David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records and currently holds 166 titles, previously set the 1-minute version of the record for ...Read more

(UPI) A North Carolina woman said her 3-year-old daughter's insistence that there was a "monster" lurking behind her bedroom wall led to the discovery of more than 50,000 bees.

Ashley Class said she and her husband initially thought their daughter was merely imagining the presence of a monster in the closet of her farmhouse bedroom.

"She was ...Read more

(UPI) A missing cat was reunited with her owner in Utah after taking a 500-mile journey to California in an Amazon return box.

Carrie Clark of Lehi said her 6-year-old cat, Galena, went missing from their Lehi home April 10, and she failed to turn up in the ensuing week, despite friends and neighbors joining in on the search.

Clark said she ...Read more

(UPI) James Whomsley, a British YouTube engineering channel host, has built the world's biggest remote-controlled aircraft carrier model, according to Guinness World Records.

He also landed two remote control model planes on the 16.46-foot model carrier, scoring another world's record.

The project took him three months. The model aircraft ...Read more

(UPI) A North Carolina man won a $837,187 lottery jackpot after his sister had a dream that he encountered riches.

"In her dream I found a bunch of gold," David Atwell of Kannapolis told NC Education Lottery. I guess dreams do come true.

Atwell bought the winning $1 Cash 5 ticket at Jiffy Quick in Kannapolis.

"I was stunned," he said. ...Read more

(UPI) A miniature horse in South Carolina broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches.

The horse, named Sweetie, stands 3 feet, 1 inch tall and is 36 years old. Her owner, Risa Formisano, told Guinness World Records she wraps up Sweety's tail to keep it from dragging behind her. She also ...Read more

(UPI) Four zebras got loose from their trailer on the highway in North Bend, which is near Seattle. Three were captured -- two with assistance from rodeo professionals -- but one remains missing.

Trooper Rick Johnson, public information officer for Washington State Patrol District 2, posted photos of the zebras on X on Sunday.

He wrote, "This ...Read more

(UPI) A woman in Annapolis, Md., won $229,680 from a Fast Play lottery ticket she purchased from a vending machine.

"This is real!" she said.

The woman has chosen to be anonymous and go by the name "Faithful Grandmother" to describe her winnings at the Maryland Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore.

"Faithful Grandmother" picked up lottery ...Read more

(UPI) A Ghana man studying forestry in Alabama set a world record for most trees hugged in an hour when he hugged 1,123 trees at Tuskegee National Forest.

Abubakar Tahiru, 29, became interested in nature conservation while growing up in a farming community in Tepa, Ghana. He is pursuing a master's degree in forestry at Auburn University.

The ...Read more

(UPI) Sometimes winning a six-figure lottery ticket is about being at the right place at the right time, as a South Carolina man found out earlier this month, collecting $200,000 in a scratch-off game.

The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he was in line at the Happy Liquor Store, in North Charleston, S.C., when he ...Read more

(UPI) An anonymous Maryland woman won a $50,000 Powerball prize after her boyfriend encouraged her to play lottery games.

"He always says, 'Just play. It's only a couple of bucks,'" the winner told Maryland Lottery.

The woman, dubbed "Olney Winner" because of the area in Maryland, bought the $10 quick-pick winning ticket at Weis Markets in ...Read more

(UPI) A Nigerian woman broke a world record for the longest interviewing marathon after hosting 90 people over 55 hours, 24 seconds.

Clara Chizoba Kronborg hosts a talk show on YouTube called "Women's World Show." She beat the previous record holder, Rob Oliver, who had a time of 37 hours, 44 minutes in 2022.

The interview marathon included ...Read more

(UPI) A wildlife rescuer in South Carolina came to the rescue of an alligator found to have been trapped in a drainage pipe for nearly six months.

Matt Kraycar of K&K Wildlife Services said he was summoned by Port Royal Plantation security in Hilton Head when the gator was spotted trapped underneath a grate.

Kraycar said the alligator ...Read more

(UPI) Firefighters called in a search and rescue team for help recovering a poodle who found himself trapped under the kitchen in a home "of non-standard construction."

The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said in a news release that the 3-year-old poodle, named Jock, was trapped underground when crews arrived.

Firefighters did not ...Read more

(UPI) Three cows escaped from their farm in Kansas and led police on a chase "for quite a while."

The Shawnee Police Department posted photos to Facebook showing the three cows evading officers this week in Shawnee.

"This trio booked it for quite awhile near Midland and Maurer Road before finally hoofing it back home with the help of our ...Read more

(UPI) A British man ran a distance of one mile through the water in a swimming pool in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.

Adam Lopez, 37, ran 63 laps in the 82-foot pool at Nuffield Health in Norwich, England, on Tuesday with a time of 35 minutes and 24 seconds.

Lopez bested the current Guinness World Record by four and a half ...Read more