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Man uses eye socket strength to break two Guinness World Records
(UPI) A Las Vegas man who works as a sideshow artist broke a pair of eye-popping Guinness World Records using the strength of his eye sockets.
Andrew Stanton appeared on Italian TV series Lo Show Dei Record in Milan and took on the records for the heaviest weight pulled with eye sockets and the heaviest weight lifted with both eye sockets while...Read more
Woman wins $220,000 from lottery ticket printed by mistake
(UPI) A Nebraska woman scored a $220,000 jackpot from the Nebraska Lottery's Pick 5 drawing with a ticket that was printed by mistake.
Lori Sailors of Lincoln told Nebraska Lottery officials she bought an extra Pick 5 ticket that was printed by mistake at the Casey's store on N 48th Street in Lincoln.
"I don't let the mistakes go," she said. <...Read more
Mystery emu found wandering loose through Pennsylvania neighborhood
(UPI) A Pennsylvania police department is trying to find the owner of an unusual escaped pet found wandering loose -- an emu.
The Newtown Township Police Department said on social media that patrol officers "encountered an Emu wandering in the area of Stoopville Road/Rosefield Drive."
The post included a photo of the emu standing next to a ...Read more
Large, Argentina-native rodent on the loose in Colorado park
(UPI) Wildlife officials in Colorado are attempting to track down a long-legged South American rodent seen wandering loose in Lakewood's Bear Creek Lake Park.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said officers are still searching for the Patagonian mara, which was first spotted Monday by several witnesses, including park rangers.
Patagonian maras grow ...Read more
Grandma's advice earns Md. man a $50,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A Maryland man said some wisdom imparted to him by his grandmother led to his winning a $50,000 lottery prize.
The Baltimore man told Maryland Lottery officials that his scratch-off ticket strategy is based on the advice his grandmother gave him several years ago.
"My grandmother told me that not everyone can be lucky every day," he said...Read more
N.Y. town gets aggressive with 'lazy' litterbugs
(UPI) A town on New York's Long Island is aiming to clean up its chronic littering problem with an aggressive anti-littering campaign and steep fines.
The Town of Babylon's "Operation Clean" campaign was launched with an ad showing a serial litterer getting some karma in the form of a garbage truck dumping its load on his lawn.
The town...Read more
Macaroni penguin hatches at Tennessee Aquarium
(UPI) The Tennessee Aquarium announced the hatching of an "impossibly cute" macaroni penguin chick at the Penguins' Rock gallery.
The aquarium said the chick's parents, Bacon and Merlin, tended to the egg laid in April and the new baby hatched June 2.
"It seems like it has a little type A personality," assistant curator of forests Loribeth Lee...Read more
Suspected meteor over the Carolinas was a SpaceX rocket
(UPI) An object in the early morning sky over North and South Carolina was initially suspected to be a meteor, but was later identified as something more terrestrial in origin.
The object, which many witnesses compared to a large comet, was spotted over the Carolinas and parts of Georgia at about 5 a.m. Wednesday and was caught on camera by ...Read more
Bizarre UFO-shaped vehicle stopped by police in Oklahoma, Missouri
(UPI) An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper had an otherworldly encounter when he pulled over an unusual UFO-shaped vehicle on the highway.
The OHP said on social media that Trooper Ryan Vanvleck stopped the driving saucer on the Turner Turnpike due to an obstructed tag.
The two occupants of the unusual vehicle explained they were en route to the...Read more
Gathering of 70 centenarians breaks world record in Italy
(UPI) An Italian retirement home chain's annual gathering of centenarians broke a Guinness World Record when 70 people who were at least 100 years old attended this year's event.
The Fondazione Opera Immacolata, which operates 11 retirement homes in Veneto and Gorizia, has been holding annual gatherings of centenarians for about 15 years, and ...Read more
11 pigs found wandering through California neighborhood
(UPI) Authorities in California's San Diego County are trying to determine the origins of 11 pigs found wandering loose through a residential neighborhood.
The County of San Diego Communications Office said a mother sow, 9 piglets and a pot-bellied pig were spotted wandering early Monday morning in a neighborhood off Woods Drive in Chula Vista....Read more
Dog rescue volunteers help runaway horse in Arizona
(UPI) Volunteers from a dog rescue in Arizona ended up helping out a four-legged animal quite a bit larger than their usual canines -- a runaway horse.
Saving Paws Rescue AZ said two volunteers witnessed a horse jump a fence in Glendale and run from its owner's property after apparently being spooked by sirens.
"Two fire engines came by ...Read more
Stranger's license plate number earns lottery player a $50,000 prize
(UPI) A Maryland man used a set of numbers he copied from another vehicle's license plate to play the lottery and scored a $50,000 prize.
The Hyattsville man told Maryland Lottery officials he often memorizes license plate numbers on the road or at the scene of accidents and uses them to play Pick 5 drawings.
One such set of numbers adorned ...Read more
Family searching for emu on the loose in South Carolina
(UPI) Members of a South Carolina family are on the hunt for an escaped emu that has become a local celebrity on social media.
Brad Cieluch said two emus initially escaped from his family's farm in Marlboro County about three weeks ago, and one of the birds was located in the Clio area during the weekend.
He said the remaining bird is believed...Read more
Oregon primary tie resolved by coin flip, winner deemed ineligible
(UPI) A primary election in Oregon was resolved with a coin flip under state law -- but the winner of the flip was ineligible to run.
The 8th House District in Eugene, which skews heavily Democratic, had no Republicans on the primary ballot last week, so the race came down to write-in votes.
The two top candidates among the 103 write-in names ...Read more
Sheep gets new sanctuary home weeks after escaping slaughter
(UPI) A sheep dubbed Waldo for his hiding abilities after fleeing slaughter in New York has been safely found and transported to a new sanctuary home.
The Woodstock Farm Sanctuary said the sheep, initially mistaken for a goat, escaped slaughter and was spotted wandering the streets of Washingtonville for weeks, but always managed to vanish ...Read more
Pennsylvania market asks public to name its new tent
(UPI) An outdoor market in Harrisburg, Pa., is asking for the public's help to choose a name for its new tent, with finalists including "The Pavilion" and Tenty McTentface.
The Broad Street Market solicited suggestions from the public between May 23 and June 22, and it has now announced the five finalists: "Tenty McTentface," Tent to ...Read more
First edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' auctioned for $843,750
(UPI) The only privately-owned first edition of Mary Shelley's pioneering horror novel Frankenstein was auctioned for a hair-raising sum of $843,750.
The 1818 first edition of Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, published anonymously in three pink-boarded volumes, was sold by Heritage Auctions alongside other prized tomes from The William ...Read more
Father's Day lottery tradition leads to $250,000 win
(UPI) A North Carolina man's Father's Day tradition of playing the lottery earned him a $250,000 prize.
Wilmington resident William Bon Viso told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he normally receives scratch-off lottery tickets as Father's Day gifts from his aunt, but this year she sent him $20 cash instead.
"I kept the tradition and...Read more
Man pass giant beach ball 7,827 times to reclaim world record
(UPI) A pair of Idaho men spent 1 hour, 8 minutes and 52 seconds passing a giant inflatable ball back and forth a total 7,827 times to reclaim a Guinness World Records title.
David Rush, a serial Guinness World Record-breaker on a mission to hold the most records concurrently, teamed up with Seth Lemmons to recapture the record they originally ...Read more
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