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5 Sep. 2019

Just not cricket: Australian charged $68,000 for a beer in Britain

An Australian cricket journalist in Britain for the Ashes test series is claiming to have drunk “the most expensive beer in history” after being charged nearly A$100,000 ($68,120) for the tipple.

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25 Feb. 2020

Watch: Deer crashes through Ohio couple’s house

An Ohio couple were left cleaning up a sizable mess after a deer dashed into their home and crashed into walls and windows while searching for a way out.

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2 Mar. 2020

Maryland Lottery player wins $50,000 Fast Play jackpot on first try

A Maryland woman won a $50,000 jackpot on her first first attempt at the Maryland Lottery’s new Fast Play games.

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20 Sep. 2019

Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive U.S. base

Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base.

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31 Aug. 2019

Maurice the Rooster pitches city slickers against locals in rural France

A loud 4-year-old rooster called Maurice on an island off the French Atlantic shore has pitted a couple of city slickers who bought a second home next door against his owners, and stirred a nationwide debate.

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28 Sep. 2019

China’s ‘national flag baby’ raises flag, captivates millions

Feng Jianhan, 9, puts on his olive-colored army uniform, cap and white satin gloves each morning, and goosesteps across his living room.

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3 Mar. 2020

Change from sandwich purchase leads to $500,000 lottery jackpot

A Michigan man bought a sandwich for lunch and decided to spend his change on a lottery ticket that earned him $500,000.

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23 Sep. 2019

From tree to chair without the carpentry: UK couple grows furniture

On a two-acre field in England’s Midlands, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level: they harvest trees which they train to grow into chairs.

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6 Oct. 2019

Owners present pets to Philippines priest for blessing

Elaborately dressed cats and dogs and even a palm-sized sugar glider were among the animals blessed outside a Philippine mall on Sunday in celebration of the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and World Animal day.

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16 Sep. 2019

If marathons weren’t hard enough already: strap a tree to your back

This Sunday in South Africa, an accountant, an entrepreneur and a boxing executive are among 20 friends running the Cape Town marathon – with saplings strapped to their backs.

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2 Sep. 2019

UK PM Johnson to the rescue: girlfriend adopts a rescue puppy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, revealed on Monday that they had adopted a rescued Jack Russell puppy.

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4 Mar. 2020

Checkout clerk’s advice earns Maryland woman $100,000

A Maryland woman said heeding a checkout clerk’s advice paid off when she scored a $100,000 lottery jackpot.

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