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California Woman Learns She Won $23 Million Lottery Just in Time
ABC News
A little more than five months ago, a Los Angeles woman bought a lottery ticket at Michael’s Market & Liquor. She then left it in her car and forgot about it, obviously not that enthused with her 18 million-to-one odds of hitting the jackpot.
Unbeknownst to her, she hit that jackpot to the turn of $23 million.
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Former Marine Raises Money to Bring Home Stray Dog He Befriended in Afghanistan
Shaun Duling
When former Marine Shaun Duling met Bolt, a stray Labrador-shepherd mix, the little fella was skittish and hungry. Duling was doing contract work in Afghanistan with a German military unit, and while the Germans had adopted Bolt’s sister as their mascot, the less-outgoing Bolt was mostly ignored.
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After Sandy, a Major Above-Ground Rat Invasion May Be Next for New York
iStockphoto
If you’ve spent time in New York City, you’ve seen your share of rats. The most common place to spot the unpopular rodents is in the city’s subways. Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, many of the subway tunnels are currently flooded, leaving the rats nowhere to go but up.
And according to experts, they will have no problem doing so.
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See the Cast of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Then and Now
Horror master Wes Craven’s slasher film ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ was a huge success with both audiences and critics in 1984. In fact, it was such a hit that it spawned multiple sequels, remakes and various television incarnations.
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Nick Offerman Offers Mustache Advice for ‘Movember’
We’re fast approaching Movember, an annual month-long event in which participants grow out their mustaches to raise awareness of male health issues.
When one thinks of mustaches, one can’t help but conjurer up an image of Nick Offerman. (Or at least his ‘Parks and Recreation’ character Ron Swanson.) So who better than Offerman to offer up advice on growing out your ‘stache this November?
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Would You Fall for the Collapsing Elevator Prank?
The folks at LG think their flat screens are pretty lifelike. So to prove it, they covered the floor of an elevator with the screens and had cameras running when unsuspecting office workers got into the lift.
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Flo Rida ‘Whistle’ Parody Spoofs Replacement Refs
There is a consensus developing that if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell doesn’t bring back the striking referees soon, folks are going to stop watching football because the replacement refs have been so stunningly horrible. However, we’re pretty sure this isn’t true. In fact, the awfulness of the scab refs has now become part what makes the NFL so entertaining. (Granted, Green Bay fans or anybody who bet on the Packers Monday night would probably disagree.)
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Town Rallies Around Victim of Cruel High School Homecoming Prank
Teenagers are the worst. If you need further proof, just look to Ogemaw Heights High in West Branch, Michigan.
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Tragedy! McDonald’s Delays McRib Release
Bad news for fans of the porky substance that is McDonald‘s McRib sandwich. Instead of being sold beginning on October 22nd, as was initially planned, the limited time offering won’t hit markets until late December. Bah humbug!
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Conan Releases Long Lost Wife Audition Tapes
Being the wife of a famous late night talk show host might sound glamorous, but there are some pretty serious drawbacks. For starters, you have to watch him awkwardly flirt with every hot young thing that gets booked to sit next to him. Perhaps that is why Conan O’Brien had to pull a Tom Cruise and go the wife-audition route when he wanted to find a spouse.
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Getting Hit by Volleyball Saves Man’s Life
Kaipo Pomaikai wasn’t feeling so lucky when he was struck in the head by a fast-moving volleyball at his grandson’s high school match. To make matters worse, when Kaiko Pomaikia was driving home from the game he started losing vision in his left eye. So Pomaikia went to the hospital, and that’s when the story took quite a serendipitous turn.
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Man Accidentally Shoots off Penis and Testicle
“Wow, my gun is really dirty, I should to clean it in my lap, while it’s loaded.” – This guy.