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Suspected tar balls on Sydney beaches actually poop-filled 'fatbergs'
(UPI) Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney, Australia, beaches were initially suspected to be tar balls but turned out to be miniature "fatbergs" containing human feces.
The black balls were first spotted on Bondi Beach on Oct. 16, and similar balls were found on other city beaches in the ensuing days.
New South Wales environmental ...Read more
Stop for orange juice leads N.C. woman to $250,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A North Carolina woman made a stop for orange juice and ended up winning $250,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Kelly Spahr of Kernersville told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she stopped at the Quality Mart on Piney Grove Road in Kernersville to buy some orange juice, and while there some lottery tickets caught her eye. ...Read more
Rhode Island man amasses world's largest collection of energy drink cans
(UPI) A Rhode Island man with a passion for caffeine earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 1,019 energy drink cans.
Tiverton resident Joel Spears, aka CaffeineMan on YouTube, submitted evidence of collection to the record-keeping organization in January, and he announced this week that has finally received official confirmation ...Read more
Pet python missing for two months found at Chili's
(UPI) A large ball python found slithering in the parking lot of a Chili's restaurant in North Carolina turned out to have been an escaped pet missing for two months.
The Shallotte Police Department said on social media that officers apprehended the slithering suspect outside of the local Chili's eatery.
"We believe this may have been someone'...Read more
Kangaroo captured after three weeks on the loose in Florida
(UPI) A kangaroo that escaped from its Florida enclosure while fleeing from a bear has been safely returned home three weeks later.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the kangaroo was first spotted hopping around Pierson on Oct. 17 and was later found to have escaped from its owner's property "due to a bear entering its enclosure."
Kristen ...Read more
Egg and spoon race in Mexico breaks world record
(UPI) The 2024 Egg Fair in Mexico broke a Guinness World Record when more than 2,000 young people participated in a race while balancing eggs on spoons.
The fair, organized by the Tepatitlán Poultry Farmers Association in Jalisco, featured nearly 2,700 students from a local high school racing 100 meters -- 328 feet -- while balancing eggs on ...Read more
North Carolina man's age inspires $200,000-winning lottery purchase
(UPI) A North Carolina man's age turned out to be a lucky number when it inspired him to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $200,000.
Jamar Tillman of High Point told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he was at Green Street Grocery on East Green Drive in High Point when he spotted a familiar number.
"I'm 44 years old and when I ...Read more
Dangling fox rescued from wooden fence in Texas
(UPI) Animal rescuers in Texas came to the assistance of a fox that apparently attempted to scale a wooden fence and ended up dangling by its caught leg.
The Austin Animal Center said on social media that animal protection officers responded to an address where a fox was found with its back leg stuck in a fence.
"Thankfully there was a table ...Read more
Bear steals candy, pumpkin from Connecticut porch
(UPI) A black bear with a sweet tooth visited the front porch of a Connecticut home to raid a bowl of Halloween candy and steal a pumpkin.
Crystal Cooke shared security camera footage showing the bear taking the bowl of Halloween candy she left out for trick-or-treaters last week and settling down to enjoy the snack in front of her porch.
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43 monkeys on the loose after escaping South Carolina facility
(UPI) Police in a small South Carolina town are warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility.
The Yemassee Police Department issued an alert on social media confirming that 40 primates had escaped Wednesday night from the Alpha Genesis facility in Beaufort County.
"Residents are ...Read more
British daredevil dragged behind motorcycle at 159 mph
(UPI) A British daredevil was intentionally dragged behind his motorcycle at a speed of 159.52 mph to break a Guinness World Record.
Jonny Davies took on the challenge at The Ultimate Supercar Show and planted his feet on the ground behind his modified Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX on the tarmac at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, England.
His ...Read more
South Carolina woman finds python behind her toilet
(UPI) A South Carolina woman ended up calling the police for help after she walked into her apartment's bathroom and found a large ball python behind her toilet.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the Columbia woman discovered the snake in her bathroom at 5 a.m. Tuesday and -- after screaming in surprise -- called police for help.
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Fourth escaped raccoon returned to zoo in England
(UPI) A zoo on England's Isle of Wight announced the saga of its escaped raccoons came to a happy ending with the final animal safely recaptured.
The Amazon World Zoo Park in Sandown said the fourth and final escaped raccoon was located and safely returned to the zoo on Tuesday.
Zoo officials said on social media that the four raccoon sisters ...Read more
Friend's advice leads Maryland woman to $30,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A Maryland Lottery player said following a friend's advice led to her winning a $30,000 prize from a Fast Play game.
The St. Mary's County woman, nicknamed Kitty Cat, told Maryland Lottery officials she has been playing various lottery games for years, including scratch-offs and Racetrax.
Kitty Cat said she recently started playing Fast ...Read more
Message in a bottle found in Ontario lake after 26 years
(UPI) A message in a bottle tossed into an Ontario lake as part of a school project was found by a student at the same school 26 years later.
Makenzie Van Eyk was a fourth grade student at St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School in Belle River when she and her classmates threw messages in bottles into Lake St. Clair.
River Vandenberg, ...Read more
Overdue book finds its way back to Massachusetts library after 51 years
(UPI) A book is back at a Massachusetts library after being returned to another facility 51 years past its due date.
The Worcester Public Library said its only copy of The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley was due back May 22, 1973, but failed to show up on time.
Alex London, the genealogy and local history librarian with the Worcester Public ...Read more
Truck spills load of energy drinks along Nebraska highway
(UPI) The side of a Nebraska highway was littered with hundreds of boxes of energy drinks after a semi truck overturned and wound up in a ditch.
Officer Mike Bossman, a spokesman for the Omaha Police Department, said on social media that the semi overturned on eastbound Interstate 80, near 84th Street, and ended up in a ditch next to the road. ...Read more
Raccoon descends from ceiling at New York's LaGuardia Airport
(UPI) A traveler at New York's LaGuardia Airport captured video when a raccoon descended from the ceiling and caused chaos at a terminal.
The video, posted to X by user Ahmad Anonimis, shows the raccoon dangling from a cord suspended from the ceiling in the Marine Air Terminal, which is used by budget carriers Spirit Airlines and Frontier ...Read more
Rare, misprinted dime minted in 1975 sells for $506,250
(UPI) A rare U.S. dime missing its mint mark was auctioned for $506,250, nearly 30 times the amount it sold for 46 years earlier.
GreatCollections, which handled the auction of the "1975 No S Proof Dime," said the coin was purchased by an Ohio collector and his mother for $18,200 in 1978, and it remained with the family for nearly 50 years.
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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
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