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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
Bees swarm firefighters battling California vegetation fire
(UPI) California's Modesto Fire Department said crews battling a vegetation fire in Stanislaus County faced a secondary hazard when thousands of bees fleeing the blaze took up residence on their trucks.
The department said on social media that crews from Oakdale and Knights Ferry responded alongside CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit personnel ...Read more
Visitor to Georgia island finds third-grader's message in a bottle
(UPI) A Florida woman's birthday wish came true when she found a message in a bottle while visiting a barrier island in Georgia.
Jacksonville resident Rebecca Bowling said she and her boyfriend took a camping trip to the Cumberland Island National Seashore to celebrate her Sept. 3 birthday.
The couple took a walk around the shoreline and ...Read more
Loose horse wrangled near busy Illinois road
(UPI) Sheriff's deputies in an Illinois county wrangled a loose horse just days after an escaped bull was lassoed in the same area.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said the horse, a Palomino mare, was found wandering loose in the Route 173 area in Harvard on Saturday.
The sheriff's office said on social media that the horse's owner was ...Read more
YouTubers build world's largest iPhone
(UPI) A pair of YouTubers broke a Guinness World Record by constructing a scaled-up iPhone 15 Pro Max measuring 6.74 feet tall.
Tech reviewer Mrwhosetheboss, aka Arun Maini, enlisted the help of gadget-building specialist DIYPerks, aka Matthew Perks, to build the world's largest smartphone replica.
Maini said he wanted to create a giant iPhone...Read more
Bear takes dip in California family's kiddie pool
(UPI) A California man shared video of a large black bear beating the late summer heat by taking a dip in a kiddie pool.
Wayne Socha shared video from his Monrovia home showing the large bear luxuriating in the small pool amid a recent heat wave.
"We call this bear Snaggle, because he/she has a canine tooth hanging out of the left side of its ...Read more
Half a house for sale in California with 'open-concept floor plan'
(UPI) A real estate listing in California is garnering a lot of attention due to an unusual hook: "It's half a house for half a million."
The Monrovia home was struck by a fallen pine tree in May, leaving only half of the house standing.
The house is now listed for $499,999.
Listing agent Kevin Wheeler joked to The Los Angeles Times that it's...Read more
Baltimore man's high-starch craving leads to big $50K scratch-off winning
(UPI) A Baltimore man said a craving for potato wedges led to his winning $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
The South Baltimore man told Maryland Lottery officials he had a craving for Royal Farms potato wedges, so we went to the store on German Hill Road in Dundalk to order the snack.
The man said he was eating the spuds when he felt...Read more
World's largest string cheese ball made in Mexico
(UPI) A Mexican city hosted a successful attempt for a tasty Guinness World Record: the world's largest string cheese ball.
The Oaxaca state government and the municipality of Reyes Etla teamed up to organize the record attempt.
The cheese makers used a rotating table to create the massive string cheese ball, which is also known as Oaxaca ...Read more
Loose bull sparks impromptu rodeo in Illinois neighborhood
(UPI) A group of ranchers in Illinois teamed up to wrangle a 1,200-pound black angus bull that escaped from his enclosure in McHenry County.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office issued a warning on social media Thursday about "a loose bull in the vegetation" between South Union Road and South Grant Highway in Marengo.
Several farmers in the ...Read more
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