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British man's giant root vegetable earns world record
(UPI) A British man who took his giant produce to the Malvern Autumn Show broke a Guinness World Record with a 13-pound root vegetable called a celeriac.
Gloucester resident Graham Barratt received confirmation Thursday that his vegetable was the new record-holder for heaviest celeriac.
"It's either weight or length for giant veg, but it's not...Read more
Dog rescued from roof of Massachusetts home
(UPI) A Massachusetts dog with "a mind of his own" was rescued after climbing out a window and ending up stranded on the roof of his owner's home.
A Revere woman named Yuliana said she was at work when her mother called to say the family dog, Rocky, had pushed an ajar window open and climbed out onto the roof.
"She said that our dog was on the...Read more
Change of plans leads to $500,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A Michigan woman said an unexpected change of weekend plans led to her winning a $500,000 lottery prize.
Kawkawlin resident Traci Verbowski told Michigan Lottery officials she owes her good luck to a canceled vacation.
"I really wanted to go on a vacation a few weekends ago, but we ended up staying home and went out to dinner that ...Read more
Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank
(UPI) A New York aquarium came to the rescue of a rare blue lobster spotted hanging out with the standard-color crustaceans in a supermarket's tank.
Danielle Morales said she was at Market 32 in Clifton Park with her young sons, Parker, 4, and Zachary, 3, when the boys insisted on visiting the lobster tank.
"We were walking and we went up to ...Read more
Bear charges at British Columbia man inside his garage
(UPI) A British Columbia man came face-to-face with a bear inside his garage and the startling encounter was caught on camera.
Coquitlam resident Alex Gold posted a security camera footage to Instagram showing what happened when he was recently unloading groceries from his vehicle in front of his garage.
The video shows Gold's extremely close ...Read more
Gift from mom earns Maryland woman $50,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A Maryland woman received a Bonus Match 5 lottery ticket as a gift from her mother and scored a $50,000 prize.
The Frederick woman told Maryland Lottery officials she very rarely plays lottery games, but her husband and parents are regular players and will sometimes give her tickets.
The woman said her mother bought her a $6 Bonus Match ...Read more
Mysterious green color in Sydney Harbor believed to be harmless dye
(UPI) A portion of Australia's Sydney Harbor was temporary turned bright green when a common dye used by plumbers flowed out through a storm drain.
Fire and Rescue New South Wales said investigators responded to the bay in Kirribilli, a suburb of Sydney, after the water turned color Wednesday.
"Our team quickly investigated and confirmed the ...Read more
Pa. student spent years building world's tallest hat
(UPI) A Pennsylvania man achieved his years-long dream of creating the world's tallest hat when he took a stroll wearing his 17-foot, 9.5-inch cap.
Joshua Kiser successfully broke the record in Breinigsville, Pa., after several years of failed attempts that began when Penn State University closed its campus in the early days of the COVID-19 ...Read more
Five horses escape from Missouri Renaissance festival
(UPI) A group of Missouri police officers took an unusual journey into the past when five horses escaped from the local Renaissance festival.
The Wentzville Police Department said on social media that the horses absconded from the St. Louis Renaissance Festival in Wentzville early Wednesday morning.
Three officers, including an animal control ...Read more
232 winning tickets sold for lottery drawing that came up 8-8-8-8
(UPI) The DC Lottery said about 232 winning tickets were sold for a DC 4 drawing that came up with the winning numbers 8-8-8-8.
Lottery officials said the 11:30 p.m. drawing Sunday resulted in the unusual winning number combination, which proved to be a popular choice for players.
The drawing has a top prize of $5,000, with additional prizes ...Read more
San Diego Zoo announces its first aardvark birth
(UPI) The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the first-ever aardvark calf born at the facility is healthy and bonding with its mother.
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said the baby was born in July to first-time mother Padmae and father Azaan.
"Padmae is described by wildlife care specialists as intuitive, nurturing and patient, and is ...Read more
Toad found in bagged salad bought from grocery store
(UPI) A reptile rescue group in England is caring for a toad found in a bag of salad that was returned to a supermarket.
Berkshire Reptile Rescue said on social media that the toad was discovered in a bag of salad by a customer and returned to Waitrose in Bracknell.
Rescuer Graham Martin collected the reptile and is keeping it isolated for the...Read more
Bear moves into California couple's crawlspace
(UPI) A California couple's home has become a makeshift duplex after a new neighbor moved into their crawlspace: a bear.
Bob Nesler and Susan Nesler said the bear, which they named Junior, leaves late at night to forage for food and returns to their crawlspace in the early morning.
"That's his den right now. We gotta get him out of there ...Read more
Chickens that fell from truck rescued on Oklahoma highway
(UPI) Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers came to the rescue of multiple chickens that fell off the back of a truck and were stranded on the highway.
The OHP said on social media that a truck with a makeshift trailer lost multiple chickens over the course of about a mile on westbound and eastbound Interstate 44 in Tulsa.
"Trooper Carlos Zavala #...Read more
Nebraska man wins lottery jackpot two months after his son
(UPI) A Nebraska man won a $120,000 lottery prize just two months after his son scored $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket.
The Nebraska Lottery said Grand Island resident Douglas Dahl bought a ticket with five plays for Sunday's Nebraska Pick 5 drawing from the Fat Dogs Truck Stop on Platte Road in Grand Island.
One of Dahl's plays matched the...Read more
Archaeologist's message in a bottle found at dig site 200 years later
(UPI) Students working at an archaeological site in France made a surprising discovery: a message in a bottle from an archaeologist who worked at the same site 200 years earlier.
Guillaume Blondel, head of the town of Eu's Regional Archaeology Service, said student volunteers were working on an emergency dig at the remains of a Gaulish village ...Read more
World's largest cheesecake served at Cream Cheese Festival in N.Y.
(UPI) An annual Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville, N.Y., hosted a successful Guinness World Record attempt featuring a 15,008-pound cheesecake.
The Kraft-Heinz plant in Lowville set the record for the world's largest cheesecake at the festival in 2013, but was beaten by a team from Russia who made a 9,347-pound cheesecake in 2017.
Derrick ...Read more
Last of eight escaped bulls captured in Massachusetts
(UPI) The last of eight bulls that escaped Sunday from a rodeo in Massachusetts was recaptured near the place where the saga began, firefighters said.
The North Attleboro Fire Department said on social media that the bull, one of eight to escape a rodeo at the Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro, was captured late Monday night.
The bull had...Read more
Bear wanders into middle school cafeteria in Colorado
(UPI) Authorities in Colorado said the back-to-school season is off to an unusual start after a bear found its way into a middle school cafeteria Monday morning.
The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office said on social media that deputies responded alongside the Aspen Police Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel when a black bear cub ...Read more
Canceled vacation plans lead Kentucky couple to $50,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A Kentucky couple who skipped their vacation had the decision pay off when they scored a $50,000 lottery prize.
The Bullitt County couple told Kentucky Lottery officials they had originally planned to spend Labor Day weekend at a lake, but ended up deciding to go home early.
"I just wanted to watch football," the husband said.
The ...Read more
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