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A Massachusetts sanctuary said an escaped goat is safely back at the facility after two days on the loose. The Sowa Goat Sanctuary in Harvard, which had offered a $5,000 reward for the safe return of missing goat Caleb, said the animal was found about .4 miles from the sanctuary. The sanctuary said on social media that a man […]
A North Carolina man said he will use his $439,527 lottery prize to pay off the house he bought just one day before the drawing. Benny Murphy told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he bought his new Mebane house just one day before last Thursday’s Cash 5 drawing. I closed on a house on Wednesday,” Murphy said. “They […]
A California 19-year-old may have broken a Guinness World Record by “bike surfing” for a distance of more than 656 feet. Santa Cruz resident Brock Johnson, a member of the Santa Cruz Maniacs bike crew, said he decided to pursue the record for the longest distance traveled while bike surfing after learning it stood at […]
Idaho man David Rush officially holds the most Guinness World Records in the world — a distinction he earned by earning a record for smashing records. Rush aimed to concurrently hold at least 181 Guinness World Records to surpass Italian serial record-breaker Silvio Sabba’s total of 180, and he achieved this feat by earning the title for the most vinyl […]
Animal rescuers in Ireland said a dog spooked by a thunderstorm ended up running 20 miles from home. The Leitrim Animal Welfare Center said on social media that rescuers responded to a report of a collie running loose in Tarmon, County Leitrim, and they discovered the dog was wearing a collar and had a microchip. The […]
A Texas woman was awarded a Guinness World Records title for the surprising contents of her mouth — a 3.11-inch-wide tongue. Brittany Lacayosaid she decided to apply for the title after learning about the former record-holder, Emily Schlenker, whose tongue measured 2.89 inches wide. Lacayo’s tongue is exactly as wide as the average length of an […]
A cat who went missing from her Ontario family turned up one year later and more than 600 miles from home. The Oromocto and Area SPCA said on social media that a stray cat was brought in recently by a group of young people who had been feeding the loose feline for months in Fredericton, New […]
The Mexican state of Tlaxcala earned a Guinness World Record by serving up more than 30,000 basket tacos in 186 different flavors. The state gathered more than 150 taco chefs from the city of Nativitas to assemble and serve the tacos during a Sunday event at the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. Tlaxcala Gov. Lorena […]
Superpowers are real. Okay, maybe humans can’t sprout giant claws like the X-Men’s Wolverine or shoot energy beams from their eyes like Cyclops—but our bodies and brains hold the potential for many seemingly superhuman feats, scientists say. Sometimes superpowers arise through genetic mutations, a bit like the origin stories in the comics. The Sherpa people […]
A well-traveled tortoise that escaped from an Arizona ranch was returned home after being found attempting to cross a busy interstate 3 miles from home. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said that troopers responded to a report of “a large tortoise” slowly making its way across eastbound Interstate 10, in the Picacho Peak area. […]
