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A Washington man who has used the same five digits to play the Maryland Lottery‘s Pick 5 game for over a year scored a $50,000 prize. The 66-year-old man told Maryland Lottery officials he has used his five-digit account number to play Pick 5 since the game began in February 2022. The man used those numbers to buy […]

A Connecticut woman created what she believes to be the largest chalk mural created by a single person on the pavement outside her home. Preeti Gundapwar of South Windsor said it took her three days to create an image of the Northern Lights covering an area of 2,389.59 square feet. “I feel Northern Lights is […]

An Italian stunt driver took a truck cab onto two wheels and cruised through a 12-foot, 5-inch gap to break a world record. Marco Davide Giony, 43, got the heavy goods vehicle cab onto its left side wheels using a ramp and then took the vehicle through the narrow gap without touching the side barriers. Guinness World […]

A Ukrainian strongman put his teeth to the test by using his mouth to break two Guinness World Records for pulling cars. Dmytro Hrunskyi, 34, took on the record for most cars pulled with the teeth and managed to haul six cars and drivers — a total weight of 16,763 pounds. Each car was in neutral, but […]

An Arkansas police officer’s body camera was recording when he ended up in a foot pursuit with a chicken accused of trespassing. Jonesboro Police Department Officer Nathan Swindle responded to the home of Tia Dulaney, who reported a chicken was on her front porch and refusing to leave. Swindle arrived on the scene and ended […]

  A Canadian man ate 50 of the world’s hottest chili peppers in a record-breaking 6 minutes and 49.2 seconds — and then went on to eat 85 more. Vegan speed-eater Mike Jack took on the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to eat 50 Carolina reapers, which average 1.64 million Scoville Heat Units — hundreds […]

A Virginia man bought 24 tickets bearing the numbers 8-8-8-8 for the same Pick 4 drawing and ended up winning a total $120,000. Dennis Fears of Chesapeake told Virginia Lottery officials he bought 24 identical tickets for the same Pick 4 drawing at the 7-Eleven store on Portsmouth Boulevard in Chesapeake. Fears’ number combination, 8-8-8-8, paid off […]

A Canadian dog’s unusual skill earned him a Guinness World Records title when he removed 21 socks from the feet of volunteers in one minute. The Australian shepherd, named Daiquiri, and his owner, Jennifer Fraser, traveled to Italy to attempt the record on the set of TV series Lo Show Dei Record. Fraser issued commands to […]

    A Pennsylvania school district is hailing the arrival of the “Twin-dergarten” school year, with 17 sets of twins starting kindergarten in the 2023-24 school year. The Colonial School District in Montgomery County said seven pairs of twins are starting kindergarten at Ridge Park Elementary school, six sets are attending Whitemarsh Elementary School and four are […]