2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (234+ words) July 24 (UPI) -- An Illinois man received the "best birthday gift" when he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket just days before his special day. The Kewanee resident, identified as Steve, told Illinois Lottery officials his lottery luck came just…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (140+ words) July 23 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man who has been using the same set of numbers to play the lottery for three years finally won a $150,000 Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot. The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials the numbers on…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (188+ words) July 22 (UPI) -- A Maryland man almost gave away a scratch-off lottery ticket to settle a debt, but ended up winning $50,000 thanks to his wife's interference. Cumberland resident John Hamilton Jr. told Maryland Lottery officials he bought his $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off ticket…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (119+ words) July 22 (UPI) -- Residents of a Colorado neighborhood thought a rude neighbor was honking a car horn all night, but they awoke to discover the culprit was a bear trapped inside an SUV. Patrick Sullivan shared cellphone camera footage of the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (160+ words) July 20 (UPI) -- A serial Guinness World Record breaker from Idaho recaptured a neck-straining title by balancing 195 rolls of toilet paper on his forehead. David Rush, who holds the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles, originally set the record for the…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (148+ words) July 20 (UPI) -- Police in the Netherlands responded to an unusual report of an animal on the loose and wound up wrangling an escaped wallaby. The North Holland Police Unit said officers responded Sunday to Middenmeer, where a resident reported a…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (121+ words) upi.com Monkey spotted struggling in open water rescued in Thailand July 20 (UPI) -- A man fishing off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, rescued a monkey spotted swimming in the water and showing signs of exhaustion. A video of the rescue…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) July 17 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman credited her husband's research with helping them to win $500,000 from a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The Dundalk woman told Maryland Lottery officials she and her husband often play the lottery together. "We play because we…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) July 17 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman credited her husband's research with helping them to win $500,000 from a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The Dundalk woman told Maryland Lottery officials she and her husband often play the lottery together. "We play because we…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (211+ words) July 17 (UPI) -- A serial Guinness World Record breaker from Germany armed himself with a plunger to pop 60 balloons in 30 seconds. Andre Ortolf, 32, took the record for the most balloons popped with a plunger in 30 seconds from American Kevin Daane, who…...