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Michigan woman wins $1M Powerball prize 'on a whim'
(UPI) A Michigan woman decided to mix up her lottery playing routine "on a whim" and won a $1 million Powerball prize.
Kristina Love, 74, of Traverse City, told Michigan Lottery officials she made an unusual choice when she visited the Family Fare store on East 8th Street in Traverse City.
"I usually only play Fantasy 5, but when I was at the ...Read more
Fare-dodging squirrels cause chaos aboard train in England
(UPI) A train to Britain's Gatwick Airport was canceled when a pair of mischievous squirrels boarded without tickets and proceeded to cause chaos for paying passengers.
The Great Western Railway said the train from Reading, England, to Gatwick Airport in London was diverted Saturday due to the squirrels on board.
Officials said human ...Read more
Toy Hall of Fame's 2024 finalists include balloons, Pokemon cards
(UPI) The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., announced this year's finalists for induction, including balloons, Pokemon cards and Transformers.
The Strong National Museum of Play said the 12 finalists for induction into its National Toy Hall of Fame this year include Choose Your Own Adventure books, Hess Toy Trucks, My Little Pony, ...Read more
Zoo pauses search for 'extremely comfortable' escaped capybara
(UPI) A British zoo announced it has temporarily halted the search for its escaped capybara to avoid stressing out the animal, who was said to be "extremely comfortable and happy" on the loose.
The Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, which earlier revealed a capybara named Cinnamon escaped from the facility during the weekend, said a thermal...Read more
Cat vanishes in Yellowstone, turns up 800 miles away
(UPI) A cat who went missing during a camping trip in Yellowstone National Park turned up 60 days later on the streets of a California town more than 800 miles away.
Benny and Susanne Anguiano of Salinas, Calif., said they often take their cats with them on camping trips, but during a June trip to Yellowstone National Park one of their pets, ...Read more
New York man wins $1M lottery prize while visiting Massachusetts
(UPI) A New York man bought a lottery ticket while visiting a friend in Massachusetts and won a $1 million top prize.
The Massachusetts State Lottery said Corona resident Jose Carrasco was visiting a friend in Massachusetts when he stopped at the American Food Markets store in Mattapan.
Carrasco bought a $100X Cash scratch-off ticket and ended...Read more
California man accidentally pays neighbor's power bill for years
(UPI) A California man discovered he has been mistakenly paying his neighbor's power bill for up to 18 years.
Ken Wilson, who has lived in the same apartment since 2006, said he recently noticed his Pacific Gas and Electric bill was going up, so he took steps to try to reduce his energy usage.
He reached out to PG&E when his bill failed to...Read more
California woman finds marmot hiding in her engine
(UPI) Firefighters helped a California driver remove an unusual obstruction clogging up their engine: a stowaway marmot.
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District said on social media that a resident brought her vehicle to the station on Pollock Pines to seek help removing an animal from under the hood of her car.
The creature turned out ...Read more
Animal rescuers help fox with head stuck in plastic container
(UPI) Animal rescuers in England came to the assistance of a hungry fox that went searching for food and ended up with its head stuck in a plastic container.
Secret World Wildlife Rescue said on social media that its response team was called out to help a fox that "had managed to get its head stuck in a container whilst curiously looking for ...Read more
Connecticut man surprised by garage-invading bear
(UPI) A Connecticut man shared video of his close encounter with a black bear he found lurking in a garage.
Andrew Hart of Hart Curb Appeal LLC said he was at a work site in Bloomfield when he encountered the unexpected garage guest.
Security camera footage shows Hart walking up the driveway toward the garage when the bear suddenly pokes its ...Read more
Entangled badger rescued from Arizona soccer net
(UPI) Animal rescuers in Arizona are encouraging responsible sporting behavior after a badger was rescued from a soccer net that had been left out overnight.
The Tucson Wildlife Center said rescuers were called out recently to help a badger that had become entangled in a soccer goal net.
"Badgers are nocturnal, that means they come out at ...Read more
David Rush bursts his own balloon-punching record on 'Live'
(UPI) David Rush appeared on TV series Live with Kelly and Mark and broke his own Guinness World Record by punching 600 balloons in one minute.
Rush, who recently set the record at 327 balloons, set up 630 balloons on the set of the ABC talk show and managed to burst 600 of them with his boxing gloves in the allotted time.
A Guinness World ...Read more
San Diego Zoo vets perform first-ever porcupine C-section
(UPI) San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced its veterinarians have performed the first-ever cesarean section birth for a North American porcupine.
The wildlife alliance said Maizey, a female North American porcupine living at the San Diego Zoo, suffered complications during labor that necessitated a C-section procedure to protect her life ...Read more
Ohio man wins $500,000 lottery prize on his birthday
(UPI) An Ohio man had plenty of reasons to celebrate when he won a $500,000 lottery prize while celebrating his 40th birthday.
The Ohio Lottery said the Findlay man bought a $10 Mega Multiplier scratch-off ticket from the Speedway on Tiffin Avenue in Findlay while celebrating his 40th birthday.
The ticket turned out to be a $500,000 winner.
...Read more
Africa-native python found near Connecticut reservoir
(UPI) An African snake is being cared for by authorities in Connecticut after apparently being abandoned in a reservoir area.
Burlington & Canton Animal Control said on social media that a Metropolitan District of Connecticut Police officer found the snake at the Nepaug Reservoir, off Route 202 in Canton.
The snake is believed to have been...Read more
Ohio city's probe finds 'no alligator' on the loose after reported sighting
(UPI) Officials in an Ohio city said they do not believe there is an alligator on the loose at a local park after a reported sighting set off two days of searching.
The City of Beavercreek said local police received a report Sunday about a "potential alligator sighting" at Dominick Lofino Park.
The teenage witness snapped photos of the ...Read more
Nickelodeon breaks pinata world record to celebrate 'Dora'
(UPI) Nickelodeon celebrated the second season of its Dora series by gathering 1,800 pinatas at the 78th Annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade.
The children's cable network's contribution to the parade broke a Guinness World Record with 1,800 pinatas in various shapes, colors and sizes.
Diana Zermeño, the actress who voices ...Read more
British zoo searching for escaped capybara
(UPI) Officials from an English zoo are searching for a capybara that escaped from the facility and is believed to be camped out by a nearby brook.
The Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford said Monday that the capybara, named Cinnamon, escaped onto the zoo grounds Friday and was found to have gotten outside the perimeter fence Saturday when ...Read more
New Zealand names bird of year after contest with bird costumes, craft beer
(UPI) A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.
The hoiho or "noise shouter" won the title for the second time Monday, after previously securing the top spot in 2019.
"In a competition that was any bird's to win, they ...Read more
Spare change from can recycling leads to Mega Millions prize
(UPI) A Michigan lottery club used old cans to win the $1 million Mega Millions prize.
The group had been playing the lottery some three decades, and members funded their gambling habit with the spare change they earned from can recycling.
"Shortly after the drawing, I remembered I hadn't checked our Mega Millions ticket yet, so I pulled the ...Read more
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