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YouTubers build world's largest iPhone
(UPI) A pair of YouTubers broke a Guinness World Record by constructing a scaled-up iPhone 15 Pro Max measuring 6.74 feet tall.
Tech reviewer Mrwhosetheboss, aka Arun Maini, enlisted the help of gadget-building specialist DIYPerks, aka Matthew Perks, to build the world's largest smartphone replica.
Maini said he wanted to create a giant iPhone...Read more
Bear takes dip in California family's kiddie pool
(UPI) A California man shared video of a large black bear beating the late summer heat by taking a dip in a kiddie pool.
Wayne Socha shared video from his Monrovia home showing the large bear luxuriating in the small pool amid a recent heat wave.
"We call this bear Snaggle, because he/she has a canine tooth hanging out of the left side of its ...Read more
Half a house for sale in California with 'open-concept floor plan'
(UPI) A real estate listing in California is garnering a lot of attention due to an unusual hook: "It's half a house for half a million."
The Monrovia home was struck by a fallen pine tree in May, leaving only half of the house standing.
The house is now listed for $499,999.
Listing agent Kevin Wheeler joked to The Los Angeles Times that it's...Read more
Baltimore man's high-starch craving leads to big $50K scratch-off winning
(UPI) A Baltimore man said a craving for potato wedges led to his winning $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
The South Baltimore man told Maryland Lottery officials he had a craving for Royal Farms potato wedges, so we went to the store on German Hill Road in Dundalk to order the snack.
The man said he was eating the spuds when he felt...Read more
World's largest string cheese ball made in Mexico
(UPI) A Mexican city hosted a successful attempt for a tasty Guinness World Record: the world's largest string cheese ball.
The Oaxaca state government and the municipality of Reyes Etla teamed up to organize the record attempt.
The cheese makers used a rotating table to create the massive string cheese ball, which is also known as Oaxaca ...Read more
Loose bull sparks impromptu rodeo in Illinois neighborhood
(UPI) A group of ranchers in Illinois teamed up to wrangle a 1,200-pound black angus bull that escaped from his enclosure in McHenry County.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office issued a warning on social media Thursday about "a loose bull in the vegetation" between South Union Road and South Grant Highway in Marengo.
Several farmers in the ...Read more
Sumatran tiger cub born at San Diego Zoo
(UPI) The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced the birth of a baby Sumatran tiger cub at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
The alliance said first-time mother Jillian gave birth to a cub Aug. 23 in the park's Tull Family Tiger Trail habitat.
Care specialists said Jillian quickly bonded with the newborn and has been displaying the expected ...Read more
Woman wins $300,000 lottery prize two years after $1M win
(UPI) A South Carolina woman won a $300,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just under two years after she collected a $1 million prize.
The Midlands woman told South Carolina Education Lottery officials she stopped at King Fuel on Two Notch Road in Columbia to buy a $10 scratch-off ticket, and selected a $300,000 Gold Rush game.
She ...Read more
Mystery chickens found wandering loose in Wisconsin neighborhood
(UPI) Police in Wisconsin are trying to find the owner of a pair of domesticated chickens found wandering loose through a neighborhood.
The Neenah Police Department said in a Facebook post that the hens were found Wednesday in the area of Nicolet Boulevard and 2nd Street in Neenah.
The department offered some theories on why the birds "flew ...Read more
Idaho man spits ping-pong ball at a wall to break record
(UPI) Serial record-breaker David Rush broke one of his own records by using his mouth to bounce a ping-pong ball off a wall 47 times in 30 seconds.
The Boise, Idaho, resident, who currently holds the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles in the world, previously set the record for the most times to bounce a ping-pong ball off a wall ...Read more
Police chase escaped cow for over two hours in Massachusetts city
(UPI) A Massachusetts police officer was driving through an East Bridgewater neighborhood when he came across an unusual scene: a woman on horseback chasing after a loose cow.
The East Bridgewater Police Department said Officer Robert Lang came across the surprising spectacle in the area of Belmont and Summer streets at about 9 a.m. Wednesday. ...Read more
Rattlesnake enters California home, traps residents upstairs
(UPI) A reptile wrangler was called to a California home where the family had barricaded themselves upstairs to hide from a deadly rattlesnake that found its way inside.
Ryan Jessup of Ryan's Rattlesnake Rescue was summoned to a home in the Rosetta Canyon neighborhood of Lake Elsinore when family members discovered a 3-foot red diamond ...Read more
Indian student builds world's smallest vacuum cleaner
(UPI) A college student from India broke a Guinness World Record by transforming a refillable ballpoint pen into the world's smallest vacuum cleaner.
Tapala Nadamuni, 23, spent about $238 transforming his pen into a vacuum measuring just .25 inches at the shortest axis of its body.
He said his tiny vacuum creates suction via a tiny rotating ...Read more
Dog named 'Buckethead' rescued from plastic container in Vermont
(UPI) A dog seen wandering for over a week in Vermont with a bucket-like plastic container stuck over its head has been rescued, an animal control officer announced.
Animal Control Officer Renee Falconer announced on social media that the dog, known as Buckethead, or Bucky, was captured Sept. 1, over a week after he was first seen with the ...Read more
Raid finds an illegal weed grow in home owned by Oakland police officer
When officers of the state Department of Cannabis Control swooped in on a neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Antioch this spring, they found what they were looking for — about $1 million in illegal marijuana — and one surprise.
One of the three houses they raided was owned by an officer of the Oakland Police Department.
In ...Read more
Emu runs loose through Pennsylvania neighborhood
(UPI) A Pennsylvania woman said she couldn't believe her eyes when she looked out into her street and saw a loose emu.
Airiel Dawson posted video footage to social media showing the emu wandering around her streets in McKeesport.
"I rubbed my eyes like, 'Am I really seeing what I'm seeing?' And it was an emu, alive and in person on my street,"...Read more
Gift from dad earns Virginia man a lottery jackpot
(UPI) A Virginia man won a lottery prize worth $1,000 a week for life from a ticket his father gave to him as a gift.
Aaron Andrews told Virginia Lottery officials that he and his wife have been living in his father's basement since their wedding in April.
Andrews said his father bought him a ticket for the Aug. 3 Cash4Life drawing, and he ...Read more
Bear sneaks up behind boy eating popcorn in Colorado backyard
(UPI) A Colorado family had a backyard scare when a snack-seeking black bear came within inches of a boy munching on popcorn.
Rachel and Rob Schmela shared security camera footage of their son, Evan, eating kettle corn in the backyard of a relative's Aspen home when the bear comes up behind him.
The bear came within about a foot of Evan's head...Read more
Kentucky bowling team breaks world record with 2,032 strikes in 24 hours
(UPI) A quartet of bowlers in Kentucky set a new Guinness World Record by rolling a collective 2,032 strikes in 24 hours.
Louisville residents Steve Wiseman, Trace Wiseman, Kyle Reed and Erik Howard completed their 24-hour bowling marathon Monday at Lane One at Kingpin in Jeffersontown.
They were aiming to take the Guinness World Records title...Read more
Loose pig in Texas captured with help from public, TV news crew
(UPI) A pig chase through a Texas city ended up involving members of the public, animal control officers and even a local TV news station.
The pig was first seen running loose along Deforrest Street in Corpus Christi on Sunday morning and two animal control officers gave pursuit, but the slippery swine eluded them.
The pig resurfaced Monday on...Read more
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