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Family's scenic route home from vacation leads to $777,777 lottery prize
20 hours ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- A Virginia family said taking the scenic road home from their vacation led them to the store where they bought a lottery ticket and won a $777,777 jackpot.
Firefighters rescue kitten with head stuck through wheel lug hole
22 hours ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Texas rescued a kitten found with its head stuck through a lug hole in a discarded vehicle wheel.
Soccer ball floats from Ireland to Wales, owner identified
23 hours ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- A Welsh family found a soccer ball washed up on the beach near their home and used Facebook to find the owner, who lost the ball in Ireland.
British garden stores facing gnome shortage
1 day ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- Garden stores in Britain are facing a garden gnome shortage, and industry experts said the recent blockage of the Suez canal is partially to blame.
Dog rescues smaller dog from owner's backyard pool
1 day ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- A South African couple's home security camera captured the moment one of their dogs rescued their smaller dog from drowning in the backyard pool.
Bird drops fish onto truck's windshield in North Carolina
1 day ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- A truck driver's dashboard camera captured an unusual event on a North Carolina highway when a bird passing by overhead dropped a fish onto the vehicle's windshield.
British Columbia singer breaks record for lowest note by a female
1 day ago ago
April 16 (UPI) -- A British Columbia singer broke a Guinness World Record when she managed to sing a C1 note -- the lowest C note on a standard piano -- and captured the title of lowest vocal note by a female.
Diver finds gold ring in California river, tracks down owner
1 day ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- A diver taking a swim in a California river found a gold wedding band and was able to track down the man who lost it.
$200,000 winning scratch-off lottery ticket went unscratched for two weeks
1 day ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- An Australian man said he used his winnings from a minor lottery prize to buy a scratch-off ticket -- but it was two weeks before he discovered he had won more than $200,000.
Man in teddy bear costume walking from Los Angeles to San Francisco
1 day ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- A life-size teddy bear on a quest to walk the more than 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco said his journey has been fraught with obstacles -- including a brief run-in with the law.
Animal rescuers find reported iguana in a tree was a croissant
2 days ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Poland said they were called out to help a suspected iguana spotted in a tree outside of a residential building and arrived to find the mystery animal was actually a discarded croissant.
Black bear cubs wander into North Carolina nursing home
2 days ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- A pair of curious young black bears figured out how to work the front door of a North Carolina nursing home and wandered into the vestibule.
Rangers try to capture wandering goat in Death Valley National Park
2 days ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- Officials at Death Valley National Park said they are trying to capture a goat seen wandering in the California part of the park.
World's highest infinity pool is nearly 1,000 feet off the ground
2 days ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- A resort skyscraper in Dubai broke a Guinness World Record for the highest outdoor infinity pool at 964 feet, 2 inches above ground level.
Escaped beefalo captured after 250 days on the loose in Connecticut
2 days ago ago
April 15 (UPI) -- Police in Connecticut announced a beefalo that escaped from a slaughterhouse has been captured after 250 days on the loose.
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