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Florida dad wins $1M lottery jackpot while back-to-school shopping

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Florida dad wins $1M lottery jackpot while back-to-school shopping

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Florida man said doing some back-to-school shopping for his daughter led him to buying the scratch-off lottery ticket that earned him a $1 million jackpot.

Thrift store returns 146-year-old marriage certificate to great-granddaughter

Odd News // 1 day ago

Thrift store returns 146-year-old marriage certificate to great-granddaughter

Kitten rescued from marsh after falling from South Carolina bridge

Odd News // 1 day ago

Kitten rescued from marsh after falling from South Carolina bridge

Man finds $130,000 taped to bottom of used fridge

Odd News // 1 day ago

Man finds $130,000 taped to bottom of used fridge

Man balances field hockey stick on one finger for 3 hours, 35 minutes

Odd News // 1 day ago

Man balances field hockey stick on one finger for 3 hours, 35 minutes

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- An Indian man unofficially broke a Guinness World Record when he balanced a field hockey stick on one finger for 3 hours and 35 minutes.

Alligator captured in Appalachian Mountains farm pond

Odd News // 1 day ago

Alligator captured in Appalachian Mountains farm pond

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Wildlife officials in Tennessee are reminding residents not to dump their unwanted pets after a 3-foot alligator was found in a mountain pond.

Pelican escapes from Irish zoo, spotted 100 miles away

Odd News // 1 day ago

Pelican escapes from Irish zoo, spotted 100 miles away

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The director of an Irish zoo confirmed that a great white pelican escaped for a second time and was spotted more than 100 miles away.

Woman runs 100 miles on treadmill in under 22 hours for Guinness record

Odd News // 1 day ago

Woman runs 100 miles on treadmill in under 22 hours for Guinness record

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A New York woman became the first Guinness World Record holder for the fastest 100 miles in a treadmill in a specialized category under the record-keeping organization's new Impairment Records Initiative.

UPI News Quiz: 'Field of Dreams,' Lionel Messi, 'Jeopardy!'

U.S. News // 1 day ago

UPI News Quiz: 'Field of Dreams,' Lionel Messi, 'Jeopardy!'

The first ever 'Field of Dreams' game, a new deal for soccer star Lionel Messi, new hosts for "Jeopardy!" ... how closely did you follow the headlines this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for Aug. 13, 2021.

Missouri man wins lottery jackpot three years after Powerball win

Odd News // 2 days ago

Missouri man wins lottery jackpot three years after Powerball win

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A Missouri man won a $77,777 lottery jackpot three years after taking home a $100,000 Powerball prize, the Missouri Lottery announced Thursday.

Slice of cake from Princess Diana, Prince Charles' wedding sells for over $2,500

Odd News // 2 days ago

Slice of cake from Princess Diana, Prince Charles' wedding sells for over $2,500

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A slice of cake from Princess Diana and Prince Charles' 1981 wedding has been auctioned for $2,565.

Bull halts traffic on California freeway

Odd News // 2 days ago

Bull halts traffic on California freeway

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A loose bull temporarily shut down the 15 Freeway near Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., causing delays.

Man collects $3M lottery jackpot two weeks after $40,000 win

Odd News // 3 days ago

Man collects $3M lottery jackpot two weeks after $40,000 win

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man who collected a $40,000 lottery prize discovered his lucky streak wasn't over when he scored a $3 million jackpot just two weeks later.

Family from British Columbia thrift store photo discovery identified

Odd News // 3 days ago

Family from British Columbia thrift store photo discovery identified

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A British Columbia woman who found old photos in an album she bought from a thrift store was able to find family members, thanks to social media and a TV news broadcast.

Florida man's truck totaled by lightning strike caught on dash cam

Odd News // 3 days ago

Florida man's truck totaled by lightning strike caught on dash cam

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Florida man's dashboard camera was rolling when a bolt of lightning struck his brand-new 2020 Ford Ranger truck and put the vehicle "in intensive care."

Painting bought at thrift store could be worth more than $20,000

Odd News // 3 days ago

Painting bought at thrift store could be worth more than $20,000

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A man who bought a painting from a British Columbia, Canada, thrift store for $96 said he discovered the piece could be worth more than $20,000.

Colorado sheriff's deputy frees trapped bear from car

Odd News // 3 days ago

Colorado sheriff's deputy frees trapped bear from car

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A sheriff's deputy in Colorado responded to a residential area in which a mother bear had trapped herself inside a car as her two cubs watched nearby.

Animal rescuers searching for hissing cobra find electric toothbrush

Odd News // 3 days ago

Animal rescuers searching for hissing cobra find electric toothbrush

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers called to a Singapore home in which a woman thought she heard a cobra hissing wound up rescuing the resident from a malfunctioning electric toothbrush.

Ring lost for 10 years found outside Texas high school

Odd News // 3 days ago

Ring lost for 10 years found outside Texas high school

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Texas man's college ring was returned to its owner a decade after being lost when a teenager found it on the ground outside his high school.

115-year-old time capsule found during church demolition in Seattle

Odd News // 3 days ago

115-year-old time capsule found during church demolition in Seattle

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A crew assisting with demolishing a 115-year-old Seattle church to make way for affordable housing discovered a previously unknown time capsule hidden behind the cornerstone.

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