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Three siblings share birthday years apart

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., June 16 (UPI) -- Three Florida siblings all share a June 13 birthday despite being born years apart, one of their parents notes.

Billy Etkin of Hollywood said all three of his children were born June 13 -- including his new daughter Ana who was born this year -- the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

The 36-year-old, whose wife is still recovering from the recent birth, said the June 13 births of his 5-year-old son Foster and his 2-year-old daughter Sarah have made the date lucky.

Etkin said his children's birth dates were not planned and expects it'll be crazy when all three birthdays are celebrated on the same day.

"I'm looking forward to them getting older and really appreciating it," Etkin told the Sun-Sentinel.

Couple cuffed together after sex game

LINKOPING, Sweden, June 16 (UPI) -- Swedish police said they received an unusual call for help when a couple became locked in handcuffs during bedroom antics.

The amorous pair contacted police in Linkoping, Sweden, when their keys wouldn't open the handcuffs, the Swedish News Agency TT reported.

A third person was trying to free the lovers when police arrived Saturday, but he had no luck with the stubborn cuffs, officials said.

An officer told the agency police finally used "a type of bolt-cutter" to free the duo.

Dallas tattooist sets world record

DALLAS, June 16 (UPI) -- A tattooist in Dallas is claiming a Guinness World Record for completing the most tattoos during a 24-hour period.

Tattooist Oliver Peck said he finished 415 tattoos, all of unspecified sizes of the number 13, during his marathon tattooing session to set the world record, The Dallas Morning News reported.

After winding up his tiring tattooing session Friday night, the body ink artist thanked those who helped him reach his goal.

"All of the hard work paid off," Peck said. "Luckily I had a lot of good people helping me. All of my expectations were surpassed."

The Morning News said a Guinness World Records representative was on hand to document the record-setting attempt.

Contenders battle in tree-climbing contest

ELK GROVE, Calif., June 16 (UPI) -- Observers gathered this weekend in a valley in Elk Grove, Calif., to watch competitors battle in an intense tree-climbing contest, participants said.

Twenty-five climbers traveled from four Western states to take part in the climbing contest in Elk Grove Regional Park, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.

"The competition is really about pushing your own envelope. You're climbing a living organism. It's something that lives and moves," said Chad Brey, 32, a two-time winner for the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

Competitors train to master events with unusual names such as footlock, belayed speed climb, aerial rescue, throwline and work climb, the newspaper said.

The competition, which began in 1976, was scheduled to wrap up Sunday after the top five climbers were chosen. The final winner will get a chance to go to St. Louis to compete in the global tree-climbing contest in July, the Bee said.