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Philadelphia attempting world record for drag story time
(UPI) Organizers of a Guinness World Record attempt in Philadelphia are seeking audience members to participate in the world's largest drag story time reading.
The event, organized by The Philadelphia Gay News and sponsored by Visit Philly, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the National Constitution Center.
Drag performer Brittany ...Read more
Stop for party supplies leads to $162,441 lottery prize
(UPI) A Philadelphia man visiting Maryland for a friend's party made a stop for beverages and scored a $162,441 lottery prize.
The man told Maryland Lottery officials he was driving through Laurel on the way to a friend's Memorial Day party when he made a stop at All Saints Liquors at on All Saints Road in Laurel to pick up some beverages for ...Read more
Idaho man uses his nose to inflate balloons for world record
(UPI) Serial record-breaker David Rush earned his 173rd concurrently-held Guinness World Records title by using his nose to inflate 28 balloons in three minutes.
Rush, who is on a quest to hold the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles, already held the one minute version of the record, but the three minute version took him 42 attempts ...Read more
Rowdy resort town bans penis costumes, blow-up dolls
(UPI) A resort town in Spain is attempting to calm tourists' rowdy bachelor and bachelorette parties by banning blow-up dolls and giant penis costumes from being displayed in public.
Platja d'Aro, a resort town on the Costa Brava with a population of 12,500, has become a popular destination for bachelor and bachelorette parties, with several ...Read more
Firefighters rescue tiny kitten from storm drain
(UPI) Firefighters in Texas went underground to rescue a kitten that was trapped in a storm drain for multiple days.
The Seguin Fire Department said on social media that C-Shift crews from Station 3 responded Wednesday to a report of a kitten that had been trapped in a storm drain "for a few days."
"As soon as crews were informed, they got to ...Read more
Man breaks his own world record for typing with his nose
(UPI) An Indian man broke his own Guinness World Record by typing the alphabet in 25.66 seconds using only a keyboard and his nose.
Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, 44, first set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to type the alphabet with the nose in 2023, when he logged a time of 27.8 seconds, and he broke the record again later in the year...Read more
Mountain team uses 'aggressive swimming' to rescue lamb
(UPI) A British mountain rescue team used a raft and "some aggressive swimming techniques" to save a lamb stranded on a precarious slope above deep water at Peak District National Park.
The Edale Mountain Rescue Team said on social media a team leader and a swift water rescue technician responded to evaluate the situation when an animal was ...Read more
Man wins $50,000 lottery prize using license plate number
(UPI) A Maryland man used his license plate number to win a $50,000 prize from a Pick 5 lottery drawing.
The Carroll County man told Maryland Lottery officials he owns three vehicles and regularly uses their license plate numbers to place Pick 5 bets.
The man used the license plate number from his Tesla to buy $1 straight bet tickets for the ...Read more
Overdue book returned to Finnish library after 84 years
(UPI) A book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was returned to a library in Finland 84 years past its due date.
Helsinki Central Library Oodi said on social media that a person recently brought in a Finnish translation of Doyle's historical novel Refugees that has been due back Dec. 26, 1939.
"Always better late than never," the post said.
Librarian ...Read more
Baby bobcat escapes from Indiana zoo
(UPI) Officials with an Indiana zoo said they are searching for a 9-month-old bobcat who apparently escaped from her enclosure.
The Michigan City mayor's office said in a news release that the bobcat, named Grace, was noticed missing Wednesday from the enclosure she shares with her sister, Hazel, at the Washington Park Zoo.
Grace is not ...Read more
Overturned strawberry truck causes jam on two highways
(UPI) Traffic on a pair of California highways turned into a jam when a truck loaded with strawberries overturned, dropping barrels of the fruit into the road.
The California Highway Patrol said the overturned truck, carrying about 40,000 pounds of fruit, blocked the northbound connector ramps to Highway 101 and Interstate 880 in San Jose on ...Read more
Bear steals package of Oreos from California home
(UPI) A bear was caught on camera breaking into a California home and leaving with only one stolen item: a package of Oreo cookies.
A video recorded in the Canyon Crest Drive area in Monrovia shows the bear entering the home through a window and exiting with the package of Oreos dangling from its mouth.
Neighbor Vina Khoury said the same sweet...Read more
Dad wins big lottery prize three months after daughter
(UPI) A Kentucky man collected a $50,000 lottery prize just three months after his daughter scored a $150,438.47 jackpot.
Hazard resident William Fannin visited Kentucky Lottery headquarters with his wife, Frieda, to collect a $50,000 prize from the May 13 Powerball drawing.
Fannin bought his ticket from the Zip Zone on East Main Street in ...Read more
Kangaroo escapes from zoo in Thailand
(UPI) Zookeepers in Chiang Mai, Thailand, are on the hunt for a kangaroo that escaped from the facility while its cage was being cleaned.
Officials at the Chiang Mai Zoo said the female red kangaroo fled the facility Wednesday morning while its enclosure was being cleaned.
"The kangaroo unexpectedly jumped towards the door of the cage," zoo ...Read more
Chance eBay encounter returns long-lost charm to Utah family
(UPI) A Utah woman was reunited with a long-lost family charm after she randomly came across it on eBay.
Joan Eccles said her stepfather, Augusto William Conti, was serving in New Guinea during World War II in 1944 when he sent a pair of matching charms to Eccles and her mother, Agnes Inez Redfern, for Valentine's Day.
The charms, crafted ...Read more
Pet snake rescued from teacup in Michigan
(UPI) Firefighters in Michigan came to the rescue of a pet snake that slithered through the handle of a miniature teacup and became stuck.
The Lansing Fire Department said in a Facebook post that a mother and daughter visited Station 6 with their pet snake, which was in an unusual predicament.
"This young lady was having a tea party when her ...Read more
Firefighters free cat with head stuck through rim of tire
(UPI) Firefighters in Washington came to the rescue of a cat found with his head stuck through the middle of a discarded spare tire.
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, located in Kelso, said on social media that firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a report of a cat stuck in a tire.
The cat's owner told firefighters the feline, named Blue, "...Read more
Itchy hand leads to $30,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A South Carolina woman said a superstition about an itchy palm led to her winning a $30,000 lottery prize.
The Midlands woman told South Carolina Education Lottery officials she stopped at the Walmart Fuel Station on Pinewood Road in Sumter for a very specific reason: "My hand was itching a lot."
An old superstition holds that itchy ...Read more
Idaho men break record for behind-the-back disc catches
(UPI) A pair of Idaho men perfected their throwing and catching techniques to break the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive behind-the-back flying disc catches.
David Rush, who is on a quest to hold then most concurrent Guinness World Records, teamed up with Mike Beacham to take on the title.
Beacham and Rush took turns throwing the...Read more
Peafowl escape Bronx Zoo for New York adventure
(UPI) Officials at New York's Bronx Zoo said seven peafowl went out for an adventure in the city, and one remained on the loose Tuesday.
The seven peacocks and peahens, members of the zoo's flock of about 100 free-roaming peafowl, wandered out of the zoo on Monday and made their way to the Morris Park area.
Driver Harry Phillips stopped to ...Read more
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