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North Carolina man stops for coffee, wins $1 million lottery prize
William Roberts of Morrisville, N.C., stopped for coffee and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that earned him a $1 million prize. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo…
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Australian woman wins ‘World’s Ugliest Lawn’ competition
Kathleen Murray's yard in Sandford, Australia, was named the World's Ugliest Lawn in a contest organized by a Swedish town. Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Gotland…
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University aims to revive words including ‘blatherskite,’ ‘petrichor’
Wayne State University's "Word Warriors program" released its annual list of "long-lost words" due for a comeback, including petrichor, blatherskite, pettifogger and thunderplump.…
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Man wins his second large lottery jackpot buy buying multiple tickets
Dana Bickham won $150,000 by purchasing 30 identical tickets for the same Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing. He previously won $125,000 in the drawing by purchasing 25 identical…
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Cat missing for 7 years found at factory 300 yards from home
A Corby, England, woman was reunited with her cat 7 years after his disappearance when the feline turned out to have been living at a factory 300 yards from home. Photo by…
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N.C. woman wins her second jackpot from a second-chance lottery drawing
A North Carolina woman won $100,000 from a second-chance lottery drawing just over three years after scoring a $150,000 prize from a second-chance drawing. File Photo by John…
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Indian man punches punching bag for 55 hours, 15 minutes
Sidhu Kshetri punched a punching bag for 55 hours, 15 minutes to break a Guinness World Record. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records…
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Man wins Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle prize for the second time
Nathan Dean won a $100,000 prize from Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle 12 years after winning $25,000 from the raffle. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery…
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‘Flappie’ cat door unveiled at CES keeps felines from bringing dead gifts inside
Co-founders Oliver Widler (L) and Denis Widler of Flappie Technologies pose for a photo with the Flappie AI cat door, on display during the 2024 International CES, at the Mandalay…
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Michigan woman wins $925,434 from lottery ticket she thought was a non-winner
A Michigan woman thought her Super Lucky 7s Fast Cash ticket was a non-winner, but it turned out to be worth $925,434. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery…
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