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Texas market covers charcuterie board in 1,032 pounds of snacks
(UPI) Central Market in Austin, Texas, broke a Guinness World Record by assembling a charcuterie board topped with over 1,032 pounds of meats, cheeses and other qualifying ingredients.
The world's largest charcuterie board was assembled to celebrate Central Market's 30th anniversary.
The previous record was set by Florida snack delivery ...Read more
Massachusetts man's lottery numbers hit $1M after trying for 20 years
(UPI) A Massachusetts man scored a $1 million Mega Million prize using the same set of numbers he has played for 20 years -- and his wife previously collected her own $1 million jackpot.
Blackstone resident Thomas Ensko told Massachusetts State Lottery officials the numbers he selected for his Mega Millions ticket at Anderson's Variety in ...Read more
New Guinness World Records book features dog tricks, giant toothbrush
(UPI) Guinness World Records released its annual book Tuesday, and along with it a slew of new records including dog tricks, magic tricks, skateboarding feats and the world's largest electric toothbrush.
The record-keeping organization released Guinness World Records 2025 in stores and online Tuesday, and the tome contains information on 2,115 ...Read more
Grape spill causes traffic 'jam' on California highway
(UPI) Commuters on a California highway were given ample reason to "wine" when a semi crash caused the roadway to become covered in crushed grapes.
The California Highway Patrol said a crash involving two semis and a pickup truck caused one of the big rigs to spill its load of grapes on Highway 165, north of Bradbury Road in Merced County, ...Read more
Mystery goats rounded up after weeks on the loose in Mo.
(UPI) Seven goats on the loose in Kansas City, Mo., since early August were finally wrangled by animal services officers and taken to a shelter.
The goats were initially believed to be part of a Port KC grazing project to clear brush when they appeared along the riverfront in early August, but KC Pet Project investigators were surprised to ...Read more
Wayward coyote rescued from San Francisco couple's back yard
(UPI) Animal care and control officers in San Francisco came to the rescue of a coyote that spent several days living in a family's back yard.
Anthony Williams and Francesca Pomeroy said they initially thought a human trespasser was to blame when they found their aloe plants had been destroyed.
"It looked like someone had used a precision ...Read more
Loose pig found wandering in Wisconsin city
(UPI) Authorities in Wisconsin are trying to find the owner of an unusual escaped pet found wandering the streets -- a large pig.
The Franklin Police Department said the porcine pedestrian was found wandering in the area of West Ryan Road and West Loomis Road earlier this week.
"We're attempting to reunite this bundle of joy with its rightful ...Read more
N.C. woman wins second major Cash 5 lottery prize in under a year
(UPI) A North Carolina woman won $346,088 from a Cash 5 lottery drawing, her second major jackpot after previously winning $100,000 less than a year ago.
Newport resident Cathy Noe told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she stopped at the C Co Mini Mart on U.S. 70 in Newport and bought a $1 ticket for the Aug. 29 Cash 5 drawing.
She ...Read more
Lifeboat crew on rescue call finds another station's lost dummy
(UPI) A Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew in England responded to a report of a stranded person in the water -- but arrived to discover it was an RNLI training dummy lost by another crew two weeks earlier.
The RNLI crew stationed in Filey said they responded to an early morning call about a person who appeared to be stranded in the water...Read more
Escaped penguin found two weeks later, over 18 miles away
(UPI) A penguin that escaped from an animal encounter event on a Japanese island was found two weeks later after traveling more than 18 miles.
Gekidan Penters, a group that organizes animal encounters, said a 6-year-old female Cape penguin was allowed to swim in a netted-off area on Himaka Island in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 25, but she managed ...Read more
South African farmers grow world's heaviest plum
(UPI) A pair of South African farmers harvesting their crops made a startling discovery: a record-breaking plum weighing in at 16.3 ounces.
Dean and Deon Barnard, owners of the Oppie Plaas Boerdery farm, said they never set out to break records with their plums.
"It hasn't been bred to set records," Dean Barnard told Guinness World Records. ...Read more
Indiana medical call turns into monkey rescue
(UPI) Emergency responders in Indiana experienced "a first" when a medical call ended with firefighters rescuing a monkey that got loose and scaled a building.
The Luce Fire Territory said in a Facebook post that firefighters responded alongside Spencer County EMS and the Spencer County Sheriff's Office to a call for medical assistance in ...Read more
Massachusetts woman finds mysterious pinecone art in woods
(UPI) A Massachusetts woman taking a walk in the woods with her dog came across a mysterious pinecone formation she believes might be an art installation.
Margaret Zeitouny said she and her dog were walking along a trail in Waltham's Cedarwood Park when she came across a circle of pinecones arranged like a mandala.
"It's a circle pattern with ...Read more
Beginner's luck brings Maryland woman $50,000 lottery prize
(UPI) A Maryland woman experienced some beginner's luck when her first Fast Play lottery ticket turned out to be a $50,000 winner.
The Baltimore woman told Maryland Lottery officials she was at Redner's Warehouse Markets on Eastern Avenue in Baltimore when she decided to spend a few extra dollars in her pocket on a $10 Fast Play Big Win ticket....Read more
Hotels reveal most unusual lost and found items, room service requests
(UPI) Hotels.com revealed some of the most unusual items left behind at its partner hotels around the world, including a pet lizard, as well as some of the most bizarre room service requests.
The website's annual Hotel Room Innsights Report, based on data from more than 400 hotels across the globe, revealed the most common items left behind by ...Read more
Arizona man's blindfolded basketball shot breaks world record
(UPI) An Arizona man with a talent for basketball trick shots sank an underhand shot blindfolded from a distance of 60 feet.
Jeremy Ware, 32, of Scottsdale, earned his third Guinness World Records certificate after previously earning the records for most squats on a Swiss ball in one minute, 37, and farthest basketball shot made backwards, 85 ...Read more
Escaped tiger captured after prompting warnings in south Texas
(UPI) A tiger that prompted warnings in Texas when it escaped from a zoo just across the border in Mexico has been captured after nearly a week on the loose.
Reynosa Environmental Protection said the tiger escaped Sept. 4 from the Quinta La Fauna zoo in Los Longoria, just across the border from Granjeno, Texas, and was captured at midnight ...Read more
Bear breaks into California cabin, steals jelly from fridge
(UPI) A security camera at a California cabin recorded video when a bear burglar broke into the residence and raided the refrigerator.
Scott Cloutier shared video showing the bear wandering inside his South Lake Tahoe cabin earlier this month.
The bear is seen opening the fridge and making a snack out of a bottle of jelly.
It was unclear how ...Read more
Idaho man punches 327 balloons in one minute to break record
(UPI) An Idaho man with more than 181 Guinness World Records added another title to his name by donning boxing gloves and punching balloons.
David Rush, aka Record Breaker Rush on YouTube, said the first time he looked up the record for the most balloons burst with boxing gloves in one minute, it stood at 33.
He said the total increased to 37 ...Read more
Maryland woman scores her second big lottery prize
(UPI) A Maryland woman had her second brush with lottery luck when she scored a $50,000 prize after previously collecting a $10,000 win.
The Maryland Lottery said the Hagerstown woman bought a $50,000 Cash scratch-off ticket for $20 from the KK Mart on Fort Meade Road in Laurel.
The last line of the ticket revealed she had won the $50,000 top ...Read more
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