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Alligator wanders onto Air Force base, blocks plane
(UPI) A 10-foot alligator wandered onto an Air Force base in Florida and parked itself on the runway, right under the wheels of a plane.
The MacDill Air Force Base in Hillsborough County posted photos to Facebook showing the gator that made its way to the runway on Monday and crawled between the wheels of a plane's landing gear.
The Florida ...Read more
Escaped dog shuts down traffic in underground tunnel
(UPI) Workers with an Australian toll road operator came to the rescue of a dog that went for a run down a highway tunnel -- and nearly ruined a family wedding.
Transurban, which operates the Legacy Tunnel under the city of Brisbane, shared video showing 13-year-old Maltese mix Hermione running through the tunnel with a slow-speed truck in ...Read more
9-year-old 'Seagull Boy' takes top spot in European screeching contest
(UPI) The 9-year-old winner of a European seagull imitating contest has an origin story worthy of a Marvel hero after being bitten by a seagull.
Derbyshire, England, boy Cooper Wallace, aka Seagull Boy, wore full seagull regalia when he showed off his skills at the European Championship Gull Screeching event in De Panne, Belgium.
Wallace took ...Read more
'Star Wars' novice sought to watch nine films for $1,000
(UPI) A financial advice website is seeking someone who has never seen a single Star Wars movie to watch every film in the Skywalker saga and make $1,000 in the process.
FinanceBuzz announced it is celebrating the upcoming Star Wars Day -- aka May the Fourth -- by paying someone $1,000 to watch all nine of the Skywalker saga films.
"We're ...Read more
Wet deer rescued from soccer net in ditch
(UPI) Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a deer that spent the night caught in a soccer net in a water-filled ditch.
The Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service said on social media that personnel were summoned to the ditch near the soccer field in Wisbech St. Mary on a report of a deer in distress.
"Members of the public met the ...Read more
Ducklings reunited with mom after wandering into Virginia hotel
(UPI) Animal rescuers in Virginia facilitated a family reunion for a family of curious ducklings who became separated from their mother when they wandered into a hotel.
Richmond Animal Care and Control said in a Facebook post that the ducklings wandered through the automatic doors at the Marriott Hotel on 14th and Cary streets in Richmond.
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Mom wins $1M from Powerball ticket bought by son
(UPI) A Virginia woman won $1 million from a Powerball ticket her son gave her because he was leaving on a vacation.
Maria Roldan of Vienna told Virginia Lottery officials her son gave her the Powerball ticket he bought from the 7-Eleven on Gallows Road in Dunn Loring because he was leaving for a vacation and wouldn't be around for the drawing....Read more
Medical workers ask bite victims to stop bringing snakes to hospitals
(UPI) Medical experts in Australia are pleading with snake bite victims to stop bringing the offending serpents with them to the hospital.
Dr. Adam Michael, director of emergency medicine at Bundaberg Hospital in Queensland, said a suspected snake bite victim came in earlier this month with a highly venomous eastern brown snake in a poorly ...Read more
Nigerian chess champ plays for 60 consecutive hours
(UPI) The Nigerian chess master aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon successfully played the game for 60 consecutive hours.
Tunde Onakoya played 60 hours of chess against U.S. chess champion Shawn Martinez at a table set up in New York's Times Square and ended up the victor of every game.
The current ...Read more
Missing dog found 17 days after escape at Melbourne Airport
(UPI) A dog who went missing at the Melbourne Airport in Australia was reunited with his owner in Wales after a 17-day search.
The dog, named Milo, had been due to travel home to Swansea, Wales, with owner Jason Whatnall when the canine escaped from the custody of AeroPets Animal Transport.
A 17-day search of the area was launched, and there ...Read more
2,013 confetti cannons fired at the same time to break world record
(UPI) A school in Australia set off 2,013 confetti cannons at the same time to celebrate its 40th anniversary and break a Guinness World Record.
Students at St. Stephen's School in Western Australia sent confetti flying into the air Friday to break the record for the most people launching confetti cannons simultaneously.
The previous record ...Read more
Moose chased away from Montana high school
(UPI) A wandering moose on the loose sparked a temporary shelter-in-place order at a Montana high school before the animal was chased off by a wildlife control officer and police.
Sean McCarthy, an urban wildlife control officer for the city of Helena, said the female moose was spotted Friday morning outside Capital High School.
McCarthy ...Read more
WATCH: Loose lemur captured after several weeks in Texas
(UPI) A lemur on the loose in a Texas city for more than two weeks was finally caught, animal control officials announced.
Aransas Pass Animal Control said in a Facebook post that the lemur was caught in a live trap by local man Spencer Bell.
Bell had been attempting to catch the lemur since spotting the Madagascar-native animal on his docked ...Read more
Winning Powerball ticket spent a month in oblivious owner's purse
(UPI) A forgotten Powerball ticket that spent a month in a Michigan woman's purse turned out to be a $150,000 winner.
The Michigan Lottery said Jennifer Horton, 41, of Mount Pleasant, bought a ticket for the Jan. 20 Powerball drawing at the Marathon gas station on East Pickard Street in Mount Pleasant.
"I buy Powerball tickets every once in a ...Read more
WATCH: Chess master aiming to play for 60 hours straight
(UPI) A Nigerian chess master is more than 50 hours into his attempt to play chess for 60 consecutive hours and break a Guinness World Record in the process.
Tunde Onakoya started playing chess at a table in New York's Times Square on Wednesday, and he crossed the 50-hour mark in the early afternoon Friday.
The current Guinness World Record ...Read more
Two vultures found 'too drunk to fly' in Connecticut
(UPI) An animal rescue group in Connecticut said a pair of drunk vultures were treated with fluids and "a big breakfast" before being released.
A Place Called Hope said in a Facebook post that the "dynamic duo" had been dumpster diving and ended up eating something that was fermented enough to cause severe intoxication.
The ...Read more
British farmers using Axe body spray to keep rams from fighting
(UPI) A British sheep farmer said she found a surprising solution for curbing the aggression of her rams -- Axe body spray.
Sam Bryce, who raises sheep on the Norfolk-Suffolk border in England, said it was other farmers on the Facebook group Ladies Who Lamb who told her the Africa variety of the body spray, known as Lynx in Britain and other ...Read more
Strangers return diamond ring found on Texas beach to its owner
(UPI) A wedding ring lost on Texas' Galveston Island was returned to its owner's finger after being found by a couple attempting to remove an old net from the sand.
Deysi Maldonado said she was visiting Galveston Island with her family and only realized hours after digging through the sand that her wedding ring set was missing from her finger. ...Read more
Pizza run earns Michigan woman a $2 million lottery prize
(UPI) A Michigan woman made an extra stop on her way to pick up a pizza and scored a $2 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
The 41-year-old Macomb County woman told Michigan Lottery officials she dipped into Party Place Liquor on Schoenherr Road in Shelby Township on her way to pick up a pizza.
"My husband is usually the one who ...Read more
British couple's divorce finalized by clerical error
(UPI) An estranged British couple found their 21-year marriage unexpectedly ended when a lawn firm's clerical error finalized their divorce.
The couple, identified only as Mr. and Mrs. Williams, separated in 2023 and were in the process of working out the financial details of their marriage's impending end when they accidentally became divorced...Read more
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