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A penguin that apparently ended up about 1,800 miles off its intended course became the third member of its species in history to be found on a New Zealand beach. Harry Singh posted videos to Facebook when he encountered an Adelie penguin wandering on a Christchurch-area beach. The Kaikoura Wildlife Hospital said the young penguin,…
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A mysterious metal box that washed up on a Florida beach might be an old ballast tank from a ship, officials said. Visitors to Playalinda Beach in Brevard County said they first noticed the large, rusted item in the boardwalk No. 7 area on Friday. “It looks like an oil drum of some sort, big…
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A man who recently moved with his wife from the Washington, D.C., area to Texas brought along something unusual — his collection of more than 70,000 items related to Star Wars villain Darth Vader. Bill McBride, who recently moved to the Rio Grande Valley with his wife, Rebecca, said he started collecting Darth Vader items…
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A New Zealand woman had to call the police for help when she found herself “being held hostage by a possum” in her home. The University of Otago post-graduate student said she was unpacking her car at her home in Dunedin’s North East Valley when she felt something run up her leg. “I pulled it…
An Idaho man with a talent for breaking Guinness World Records recaptured one of his previously-held titles by making 2,919 consecutive catches while juggling axes. David Rush, who has broken more than 200 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, previously held the record for most consecutive ax juggling catches in 2018, when he achieved…
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Firefighters in South Carolina rescued a kitten found trapped in the engine compartment of a resident’s car. The city of Goose Creek Fire Department said in a Facebook post that firefighters from Rescue 2801 responded Sunday morning to a report of a cat trapped under the hood of a local resident’s vehicle. “The crew of…
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A Maryland woman bought a ticket for the state’s Bonus Match 5 lottery drawing for the first time and won a $50,000 jackpot with her beginner’s luck. The 67-year-old Parkville woman told Maryland Lottery officials she stopped in Cork & Bottle store in Mount Airy on Nov. 5 and decided to buy her first-ever Bonus…
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