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Phone call from store clerk alerts man to $4.3M lottery win
A phone call from a store clerk alerted a Michigan man to the fact that his Lotto 47 ticket was worth $4.3 million. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery…
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Flaco, who famously escaped NYC’s Central Park Zoo, has died
"Just seeing pictures of him made me happy. I know many New Yorkers felt the same way. Forever Soar, Flaco," actor Lou Diamond Phillips wrote about the owl on X.…
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Police surprised to encounter kangaroo at Texas park
Police in Texarkana, Texas, responded to Spring Lake Park on a report of a loose kangaroo and arrived to find a marsupial named Rocky "enjoying the park with his family." Photo by…
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Guinness World Records revokes title for oldest dog ever
Bobi, a dog who died in October 2023, was listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest dog ever until the title was revoked after a GWR investigation into the evidence supporting…
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Apple warns customers not to put wet iPhones in rice
Apple updated the guidance on its Support page to specifically instruct customers not to put their wet iPhones into dry rice. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo…
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Lost Powerball ticket worth $50,000 found three months later
Matt Perdue feared he had thrown out a Powerball ticket worth $50,000 until it turned up in a company car three months later. Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Lottery…
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Man uses $100 in lottery winnings to play again, wins $1 million
A Michigan man used $100 in lottery winnings to buy more scratch-off tickets and scored a $1 million jackpot. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery…
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Deer rescued after 12 days with its head stuck in plastic container
A deer seen wandering for at least 12 days with a plastic container stuck over its head in Vermillion County, Ind., was rescued Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of the Vermillion…
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Maryland couple attend record-breaking 135 concerts in one year
Maryland couple Matthew and Tijan Brown broke a Guinness World Record by attending 135 concerts in a single year. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records…
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Lottery winner left $500,000 ticket behind at the store
Kevin Frey of New Hampton, Iowa, said he was so excited to win $500,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he forgot to take the ticket with him when he left the store. Photo…
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