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Man wins $50,000 using his new property's zip code
(UPI) A North Carolina man used the zip code of his new investment property to play the lottery and won a $50,000 prize.
The Baltimore man told Maryland Lottery officials he chose the numbers 2-8-0-0-1 when he bought his Pick 5 ticket from the Victory 1 store on East Green Street in Westminster because they match the zip code of the investment ...Read more
Diver off the coast of Barbados finds ring lost in 1977
(UPI) A man whose class ring from an Ontario university fell into the ocean in 1977 was reunited with the item on his 83rd birthday thanks to a diver's surprise discovery.
Alex Davis said he was diving with his metal detector near Miami Beach in Barbados in mid-October when he found a ring buried underwater.
The McMaster University ring bore ...Read more
Philippines resort features world's largest chicken-shaped building
(UPI) A hotel in the Philippines that stands 114 feet, 7 inches tall was awarded a Guinness World record for the largest building in the shape of a chicken.
Campuestohan Highland Resort, located in Negros Occidental, unveiled its new rooster-shaped building, which features 15 air-conditioned hotel rooms.
Ricardo Cano Gwapo Tan said he wanted ...Read more
'Miracle horse' survives fall down well without serious injuries
(UPI) Firefighters and animal services personnel teamed up in California to rescue a "miracle horse" that survived a fall down a well without any serious injuries.
Riverside County Animal Services said the miniature horse, named Butter, fell through the plywood covering an old well and dropped an estimated 15 feet.
"In all efforts to save ...Read more
Collection of 1,308 pieces of Selena memorabilia breaks world record
(UPI) A Texas man is officially a Guinness World Record-holder thanks to his collection of 1,308 pieces of memorabilia related to late pop star Selena Quintanilla.
Andrew Longoria tallied his collection in Lake Jackson and submitted evidence to Guinness World Records, which determined he successfully took the record with 1,308 pieces of ...Read more
Man wins $100,000 from lottery ticket he got for free
(UPI) A Massachusetts man scored a $100,000 prize from a lottery ticket he got for free as part of a promotion.
The Massachusetts State Lottery said Amro Elbehisy, of Everett, received a free Mass Cash ticket from the Corner Store in Everett as part of the lottery's Rake in the Winnings promotion.
The promotion, which ran from Oct. 1-30, gave ...Read more
Deer runs loose through Missouri nail salon
(UPI) A deer's ill-fated attempt at a self-care day ended with police responding to free the buck from the bathroom at a Missouri nail salon.
Overland Police Department officers were called to the VL Nail Salon after a deer crashed through the front window and ran loose through the business.
"Everybody was screaming," owner Lily Vo told KSDK-...Read more
Porta-potties fall off truck during morning commute in Massachusetts
(UPI) Commuters on a busy Massachusetts road faced a stinky situation Monday morning when two potable toilets fell off the back of a truck.
The truck failed to clear the low-situated Massachusetts Avenue overpass on Memorial Drive in Cambridge during the morning commute, knocking two porta-potties off the truck and onto the road.
The truck ...Read more
California man prepares pineapple in record-breaking time
(UPI) A California man showed his love for his favorite fruit by breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to peel and slice a pineapple.
Concord resident Rich Ellenson donned a pineapple-print shirt and matching shorts to take on the challenge, finishing with a time of 17.85 seconds.
Ellenson's time was just shy of 10 seconds ...Read more
Three escaped raccoons returned to English zoo, one still loose
(UPI) A zoo on England's Isle of Wight said it has recaptured three of the four raccoons that escaped from the facility last week.
The four female raccoons were noticed missing Friday morning from their enclosure at Amazon World Zoo Park in Sandown, and one of the animals was recovered late Friday night.
A second raccoon was captured Saturday ...Read more
Four raccoons escape from zoo in England
(UPI) A zoo in England is asking members of the public to be on the lookout for four female raccoons that escaped from the facility Friday morning.
The Amazon World Zoo Park, near Sandown on the Isle of Wight, said the raccoons managed to escape their enclosure late Thursday night or Friday morning.
"If you have a sighting please do not ...Read more
Man wins $3 million lottery prize due to forgetting his lunch
(UPI) A Missouri Lottery player won a $3 million jackpot from a ticket he only bought as a result of forgetting his lunch.
The man told Missouri Lottery officials his wife called him to tell him he had forgotten his lunch at home, so he stopped at the Schnucks grocery store on Vogel Road in Arnold to find something to eat.
The player said a $...Read more
Kentucky transit group's giant thumb tack is largest in the world
(UPI) A giant thumb tack measuring 21 feet and 7 inches tall in Kentucky was dubbed the world's largest pin by Guinness World Records.
Officials at the Transit Authority of Central Kentucky, or TACK, said they came up with the idea of a giant push pin when they were granted federal funds to refurbish their headquarters in Elizabethtown.
Glenn ...Read more
Hundreds turned up to watch Halloween parade that didn't exist
(UPI) Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Dublin, Ireland, to attend a Halloween parade that turned out to be a complete hoax.
The would-be spectators gathered in the Dublin City Center on Thursday evening after a website called My Spirit Halloween spread false rumors of a Halloween parade that was supposedly going to make its way ...Read more
Three goats and a dog wander to Massachusetts fire station
(UPI) Firefighters in Massachusetts spotted three goats and a dog wandering loose near their station and brought the animals inside.
The New Bedford Fire Department said members of the Engine 5 crew spotted a mother goat, two baby goats and a dog walking past their station on Acushnet Avenue without a human escort.
"The firefighters were ...Read more
Maryland man's $2 Powerball prize leads to $50,000 win
(UPI) A Maryland Lottery player won $2 from a Powerball drawing and decided to use it to buy another ticket, which earned him $50,000.
The Garrett County man told Maryland Lottery officials he stopped at Luke's Liquors on North Third Street in Oakland and used the $2 prize from his Powerball ticket to buy a ticket for the Oct. 21 drawing.
The ...Read more
Oregon man paddles pumpkin 45.67 miles to break world record
(UPI) An Oregon man hollowed out his prized 1,214-pound pumpkin and plunged it into a Washington river for a record-breaking 45.67-mile paddling journey.
Gary Kristensen, a Happy Valley man who has been growing giant pumpkins since 2011, started converting his gargantuan gourds into boats into 2013 to compete in the West Coast Giant Pumpkin ...Read more
England mall attempting ghostly world record for Halloween
(UPI) A shopping mall in Dorchester, England, is attempting to break a spooky world record by gathering at least 1,025 people in ghost costumes.
The event, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. local time Thursday, is the second attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as ghosts at Brewery Square, after last year...Read more
Firefighters rescue horse stuck in river
(UPI) Firefighters in England responded to the River Trent to rescue a horse that wandered into the water and became stuck in silt.
The Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said multiple crews were dispatched Wednesday when the horse was reported trapped 4 feet down a river embankment off Trent Lane in Ingestre, near Stafford.
"On arrival, we...Read more
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