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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
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
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- Truck spills load of energy drinks along Nebraska highway
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- Overdue book finds its way back to Massachusetts library after 51 years
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