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Officials: Don't brine your turkey in the Great Salt Lake
(UPI) Officials at the Great Salt Lake State Park & Marina in Utah are reminding locals not to brine their Thanksgiving turkeys in the Great Salt Lake after someone's bird washed up on the beach.
The park said on social media that a turkey, still bearing a faded label from the store, washed up on Silver Sands Beach.
Officials said the ...Read more
Man tried to fly from LAX with 71 pounds of meth-caked clothing, including cow onesie, officials say
LOS ANGELES — A 31-year-old man was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after trying to check two suitcases filled with clothing caked in methamphetamine — including a cow pajama onesie, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Authorities say Raj Matharu of Northridge checked two bags before his Nov. 6 flight to Sydney. But ...Read more
Deer wearing high-visibility vest seen wandering British Columbia town
(UPI) Residents of a northern British Columbia community are trying to solve the mystery of a local deer seen wandering around wearing a high-visibility vest.
Andrea Arnold, a McBride resident who works as a reporter for the Rocky Mountain Goat newspaper, snapped photos when she spotted the deer walking around wearing the unusual garment.
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Iowa man credits late grandfather for $25,000 lottery win
(UPI) An Iowa man who stopped to buy flowers to commemorate the anniversary of his grandfather's death ended up winning a $25,000 lottery prize.
Myles Jones, 21, of Washington, told Iowa Lottery officials he stopped at the Fareway store on North Marion Avenue in Washington to buy flowers for his mother, aunt and grandmother to mark a special ...Read more
USFWS equipment found covered in living 'blob of jelly'
(UPI) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Midwest Fisheries Center shared photos of a telemetry receiver found covered in a living "blob of jelly."
The center said on social media that researchers hauled the receiver up to the surface and were surprised to see it covered in a "blob of jelly" comprised of thousands of animals.
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Circus performer breaks two world records on the aerial hoop
(UPI) An Australian circus performer put her endurance to the test by breaking two Guinness World Records with an aerial hoop in a single day.
Charlotte "Charli" Meath, 23, took on the records for the most aerial hoop somersaults in one minute (female) and the longest duration shoulder blade hang on aerial hoop at her gym in Geelong, Victoria. ...Read more
Two goats 'detained' after being caught chasing pedestrians
(UPI) Police in Washington rounded up a pair of escaped goats that went wandering through a city and chased pedestrians.
The Kent Police Department said on social media that two goats were spotted in the northern part of the city and were "detained for baaaaaadddd behavior."
"We are not sure where they came from, but the two of them got in ...Read more
St. Louis Zoo announces birth of baby Asian elephant
(UPI) The St. Louis Zoo in Missouri announced the birth of a male baby Asian elephant, the first of his species to be conceived via artificial insemination at the facility.
The zoo said in a news release that 17-year-old Asian elephant Jade gave birth to the baby boy at 4:32 a.m. Saturday.
The baby, named Jet, marks the first successful case ...Read more
Swimming raccoons rescued from Rhode Island drain
(UPI) Rhode Island Department of Transportation workers cleaning out catch basins made a startling discovery -- two trapped raccoons treading water in a rapidly-filling drain.
The Westerly Animal Shelter said on social media that RIDOT crews checking on catch basins discovered two raccoons stranded in one of the drains as it was filling with ...Read more
132-year-old message in a bottle uncovered at Scottish lighthouse
(UPI) An engineer conducting an inspection at a 209-year-old Scottish lighthouse discovered a message in a bottle dating back 132 years.
Ross Russell, a Northern Lighthouse Board mechanical engineer, removed some panels in a cupboard at Corsewall Lighthouse, located at the northern tip of the Rhins of Galloway, and spotted a bottle hidden ...Read more
Serial shoe thief at kindergarten identified as a weasel
(UPI) Police set up security cameras at a Japanese school after students' shoes started disappearing and the culprit was ultimately identified as a furry footwear fan -- a weasel.
The Gosho Kodomo-en kindergarten in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, contacted police for help after 15 shoes vanished from the school in early November, and three more were...Read more
Firefighters hoist horse out of frigid canal
(UPI) Firefighters in England came to the rescue of an "adventurous horse" that ended up stranded in the frigid waters of a canal.
The Alfreton Community Fire Station said on social media that the Blue Watch Alfreton crew responded with support from the Eastwood on-call fire station after "an adventurous horse had found its way out of its field...Read more
Hawk swoops toward chicken coop, gets caught in netting
(UPI) A hungry hawk swooped toward a Connecticut homeowner's chicken coop and became stuck in the surrounding netting.
The New Canaan Police Department said Animal Control Officer Sean Godejohn responded to a home where a hawk had gotten stuck in the netting around a chicken coop.
"It is common for animals to get tangled in netting," Godejohn ...Read more
Maryland woman wins her second lottery jackpot in two months
(UPI) A Maryland woman won $100,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket just one month after winning $50,000 from another game.
The Baltimore woman told Maryland Lottery officials she bought five $10 scratch-offs from the Harford Citgo in Baltimore and scored a top prize from a $100,000 Crossword ticket.
The woman had won a $50,000 prize from a ...Read more
Wisconsin 10-year-old calls 911 for help with math homework
(UPI) A Wisconsin sheriff's deputy came to the "rescue" of a 10-year-old who called 911 to ask for help with math homework.
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office said on social media that a dispatcher answered a 911 call "from a 10-year-old who called to say that he needed help with his math homework."
"He stated his family 'wasn't very good at ...Read more
Loose horse wrangled after running on Utah highway
(UPI) Police and members of the public came together in Utah to rescue an escaped horse that went running on a busy highway.
The Springville Police Department said the filly was first spotted near the Walmart store in Springville before making her way down Spanish Fork Main Street.
"She then 'stirruped' some trouble and wanted a butter burger ...Read more
Maryland Lottery player wins $100,008 Keno prize on her birthday
(UPI) A Maryland woman celebrated her birthday with a Keno ticket from the Maryland Lottery and earned a $100,008 gift.
The New Carrollton woman told Maryland Lottery officials she was celebrating her birthday Nov. 14 when she bought her $10 Keno ticket from Zach's Liquor in Hyattsville.
"I've been playing the Maryland Lottery since 1985," the...Read more
'Notorious P.I.G.' leads animal control officers on hoof chase in Washington
(UPI) A porcine perpetrator dubbed "Notorious P.I.G." led animal control officers on a chase through a Tacoma, Wash., neighborhood.
The Tacoma Police Department said its Animal Control Unit responded to the east side of the city when a small pig was seen running through a residential neighborhood.
"When they arrived, they quickly sized up the ...Read more
Most-clogged U.S. cities revealed ahead of 'Brown Friday'
(UPI) Plumbers in the United States are preparing for "Brown Friday," the busiest day of the year for their profession, and one analysis suggests Los Angeles is likely to be the most-clogged city.
The country's plumbers refer to the day after Thanksgiving as "Brown Friday" as it is consistently the busiest day of the year, averaging 50% more ...Read more
North America's oldest macaroni penguin turns 40
(UPI) SeaWorld San Diego is celebrating the 40th birthday of the oldest known macaroni penguin in North America.
The bird, named Best Friend, officially turned 40 on Wednesday, far surpassing the expected lifespan of 15-20 years for a macaroni penguin in the wild.
SeaWorld said Best Friend, affectionately called the "most precious old man" at ...Read more
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