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A Maryland man won a $50,000 lottery prize just three years after accompanying his mother to collect a $300,000 jackpot. The Glen Burnie man told Maryland Lottery officials he and his mother take turns buying scratch-off tickets, and she was the one who selected the $5 Lucky Riches ticker for him at Doc’s F&B Liquors […]

A Czech athlete put his endurance to the test when he held the punishing abdominal plank position for 9 hours, 38 minutes and 47 seconds. Josef Šálek, aka Joska, broke the Guinness World Record set in 2022 by Australian Daniel Scali, who held his plank for 9 hours, 30 minutes and 1 second. Joska, a therapist, teacher […]

An Idaho duo unofficially broke their own Guinness World Record when they took turns tooting party blowers for a total of 93 toots in one minute. David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, originally teamed with neighbor Eirinn Hannon in 2022 to set the record for most toots of […]

Librarians can be a vital help for all of the visitors to the library who need to do research or check out books. For those who enjoy education and learning new things, then a librarian can be like a very best friend! Because of their ability to maintain and accumulate information, organize it and then […]

Happiness for one lucky North Carolina resident comes not from newfound wealth from a lottery win, but using those winnings to help schoolchildren — in this case, from Mali. Souleymane Sana of North Carolina won $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket. Relocating to the United States from Mali — a war-torn county on the coast of […]

All that’s needed to celebrate this day is a deck of cards (or a computer or smartphone) and a little bit of time to waste! National Solitaire Day is here to show appreciation for this card game that allows individuals, loners and introverts alike to play a game of cards without even needing a partner. […]

What’s covered in gold, costs $700, weighs 8 ounces and is edible in Philadelphia? Answer: a hamburger. At the bottom of the main page of the menu at the Drury Beer Garden in Philly is not a cheese stake, but a burger. A very, very expensive burger. For $700, you can get the Gold Standard. That’s a […]

A Japanese ice cream company assembled some of the world’s rarest ingredients to create an ice cream flavor that costs $6,696 per serving. Guinness World Records announced Japanese brand Cellato earned the record for the world’s most expensive ice cream with its new flavor, dubbed Byakuya. The pricey treat’s ingredients include a rare white truffle grown […]

A “peeping goat” seen peering into windows during its weeks on the loose in New Jersey has been captured and moved to a new home on a farm. The Chatham Township Police Department said the goat, which escaped from a slaughterhouse weeks earlier, was spotted on several occasions peering into the windows of homes. The behavior led […]