(UPI) Plumbers in the United States are preparing for "Brown Friday," the busiest day of the year for their profession, and one analysis suggests Los Angeles is likely to be the most-clogged city.

The country's plumbers refer to the day after Thanksgiving as "Brown Friday" as it is consistently the busiest day of the year, averaging 50% more ...Read more

(UPI) SeaWorld San Diego is celebrating the 40th birthday of the oldest known macaroni penguin in North America.

The bird, named Best Friend, officially turned 40 on Wednesday, far surpassing the expected lifespan of 15-20 years for a macaroni penguin in the wild.

SeaWorld said Best Friend, affectionately called the "most precious old man" at ...Read more

(UPI) An overturned truck on an Arizona highway committed a massive party foul when it overturned and spilled thousands of White Claw cans onto the road.

Rural Metro Fire West County said the 16-wheel dumpster-style truck overturned on the Loop 303 freeway, at the Northern Avenue interchange, about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The truck rolled over ...Read more

(UPI) A deer crashed through the window of a Tennessee gym and ended up spending about two hours in a locker room -- leaving a smelly surprise behind.

Security camera footage from Competitive Edge and Fitness on Lebanon Pike in Hermitage shows the buck running across a treadmill after crashing into the gym through a window.

Mark Johnson, the ...Read more

(UPI) A Canadian grandmother completed 1,575 pushups in one hour, earning her second Guinness World Records title.

DonnaJean Wilde, 59, of Beazer, Alberta, took on the title for the most pushups in one hour (female) and managed to surpass the previous record with 17 minutes of her attempt remaining.

"I had to fight back the happy tears and ...Read more

(UPI) An Arkansas animal control department is asking members of the public to keep an eye out for an emu spotted wandering loose in Hot Springs Village.

Hot Springs Village Animal Control said on social media that the large Australian bird was spotted "wandering around the east side of the village, close to the Balboa Gate."

The post included...Read more

(UPI) A vinyl record recording from a couple's 1966 wedding was returned to the family after accidentally ending up at a Texas thrift store.

Katie Ornelas bought a record from a thrift store in Austin, but when she opened the slipcover for The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, she instead found a recording of vows, prayers and cheers from a ...Read more

(UPI) An Idaho couple put their laundry skills to the test and broke a Guinness World Record by hanging up 10 items of clothing in 51.8 seconds.

David and Jennifer Rush took on the Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to hang up 10 items of clothing (team of two), with the record to beat standing at 57.87 seconds.

David Rush said ...Read more

(UPI) Authorities in Pennsylvania are hot on the trail of an unusual suspect "wanted for evading police" -- a loose pig.

Bensalem Township Police said on social media that officers "have been going hog-wild trying to capture this little porker for the past few weeks."

Police said the pig has become a local celebrity on social media, and some ...Read more

(UPI) Police in Lincolshire, England, are asking members of the public to stop using all-terrain vehicles to chase an escaped emu in the area.

Boston Police said on social media that the emu has been spotted multiple times in the Spilsby area during the past couple of weeks, and rescuers from the National Exotics Animal Rescue Service are ...Read more

(UPI) A plane was grounded for four days at a Portuguese airport when 132 hamsters escaped from boxes in the cargo hold.

The TAP Air Portugal flight from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada Airport featured a full contingent of passengers as well as hamsters, ferrets and birds en route to a pet store.

The flight ended up grounded in Ponta Delgada when 132...Read more

(UPI) Florida's Orlando Science Center announced it officially broke a Guinness World Record when 262 people launched paper rockets at the same time.

The science center gathered 271 visitors in its Dr. Phillips CineDome on Saturday and participants were allowed three attempts to launch their rockets within a 15-second timeframe.

Nine ...Read more

(UPI) An Ontario band took their instruments deep into a mine to break the Guinness World Record for the deepest concert underground.

The Miners & Sons played a set 8,086 feet and 11.31 inches below sea level inside the Kidd Mine in Timmins to break the record.

"This mine has spent 68 years taking rock out of that place, and then spent one...Read more