TrendingAdvertisementA 10-year-old elementary school student in England set a Guinness World Record for solving multiplication and division problems in one minute.Nadub Gill, 10, a student at Longmoor Primary School in Long Eaton, England, spent some of his COVID-19 lockdown time practicing math on the Times Table Rock Stars app, and he ended up using the educational platform to set a Guinness World Record.AdvertisementGill answered in one minute, averaging out to more than three answers per second, beating about 700 other young students who attempted the new record created by Guinness in...…TrendingAdvertisementA 10-year-old elementary school student in England set a Guinness World Record for solving multiplication and division problems in one minute.Nadub Gill, 10, a student at Longmoor Primary School in Long Eaton, England, spent some of his COVID-19 lockdown time practicing math on the Times Table Rock Stars app, and he ended up using the educational platform to set a Guinness World Record.AdvertisementGill answered in one minute, averaging out to more than three answers per second, beating about 700 other young students who attempted the new record created by Guinness in...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe Scottish SPCA and firefighters responded to a sewage treatment plants to rescue three swans trapped in a disused sewage tank. Photo courtesy of the Scottish SPCAA team of animal rescuers and firefighters responded to a sewage treatment plant to rescue three swans trapped in decommissioned sewage tanks.The a team led by Inspector Jennifer Surgeon was dispatched to Newbridge Sewerage Treatment Works, near Ratho, on a report of swans in danger.AdvertisementThe swans had become trapped in the decommissioned sewage tanks. Sadly, one swan had already passed away, so we...…TrendingAdvertisementThe Scottish SPCA and firefighters responded to a sewage treatment plants to rescue three swans trapped in a disused sewage tank. Photo courtesy of the Scottish SPCAA team of animal rescuers and firefighters responded to a sewage treatment plant to rescue three swans trapped in decommissioned sewage tanks.The a team led by Inspector Jennifer Surgeon was dispatched to Newbridge Sewerage Treatment Works, near Ratho, on a report of swans in danger.AdvertisementThe swans had become trapped in the decommissioned sewage tanks. Sadly, one swan had already passed away, so we...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementAn Australian man who won a lottery jackpot of more than $630,000 said his ticket purchase was inspired by "a sign that someone was looking out for me." File photo by jcjgphotography/ShutterstockAn Australian man said "a sign that someone was looking out" turned around his bad luck and led to his winning a lottery jackpot of more than $630,000.The Lower Plenty, Victoria, man he had been experiencing a string of bad luck in life until a recent incident indicated to him that things were about to turn around.Advertisement"I've been having a bit of a tough year, and I've...…TrendingAdvertisementAn Australian man who won a lottery jackpot of more than $630,000 said his ticket purchase was inspired by "a sign that someone was looking out for me." File photo by jcjgphotography/ShutterstockAn Australian man said "a sign that someone was looking out" turned around his bad luck and led to his winning a lottery jackpot of more than $630,000.The Lower Plenty, Victoria, man he had been experiencing a string of bad luck in life until a recent incident indicated to him that things were about to turn around.Advertisement"I've been having a bit of a tough year, and I've...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementAuthorities in Virginia said a group of large pigs caused lane closures and long traffic backups when they escaped from a trailer and went running loose on the interstate.Kelly Hannon, Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman, said the first reports came in about 1 p.m. Wednesday of on Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County, about 2 miles south of the Thornburg exit.AdvertisementSurprised witnesses of the pigs weaving between vehicles in the roadway.The Virginia State Police said the pigs escaped from a trailer being towed by a Ford F-250 truck on the highway....…TrendingAdvertisementAuthorities in Virginia said a group of large pigs caused lane closures and long traffic backups when they escaped from a trailer and went running loose on the interstate.Kelly Hannon, Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman, said the first reports came in about 1 p.m. Wednesday of on Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County, about 2 miles south of the Thornburg exit.AdvertisementSurprised witnesses of the pigs weaving between vehicles in the roadway.The Virginia State Police said the pigs escaped from a trailer being towed by a Ford F-250 truck on the highway....WW…

A bull attempting to scratch its "itchy bum" on a utility pole knocked out electricity for more than 700 people in Scotland.A bull attempting to alleviate an "itchy bum" using a utility pole ended up knocking out the electricity for more than 700 homes in a Scottish town.Hazel Laughton posted an apology to after her 4-year-old bull, Ron, rubbed up against a utility pole and ended up knocking the transformer box to the ground."Our bull Ron would like to apologize to everyone in Chapelton and Strathaven for causing last nights power cut to over 700 homes," Laughton wrote. "He had [an] itchy...…A bull attempting to scratch its "itchy bum" on a utility pole knocked out electricity for more than 700 people in Scotland.A bull attempting to alleviate an "itchy bum" using a utility pole ended up knocking out the electricity for more than 700 homes in a Scottish town.Hazel Laughton posted an apology to after her 4-year-old bull, Ron, rubbed up against a utility pole and ended up knocking the transformer box to the ground."Our bull Ron would like to apologize to everyone in Chapelton and Strathaven for causing last nights power cut to over 700 homes," Laughton wrote. "He had [an] itchy...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementA dog spotted wandering loose in the woods in the Calais, Maine, area was found to have escaped from a home 50 miles away six months earlier. Photo courtesy of Maine Lost Dog RecoveryA dog spotted on the loose in Maine was captured and identified as a family pet that went missing six months earlier from a home 50 miles away.Dave Townsend, an animal control officer in Calais, said volunteers with Maine Lost Dog Recovery and track the movements of the loose dog spotted wandering in the woods recently in the Calais area.AdvertisementThe canine was successfully caught in a...…TrendingAdvertisementA dog spotted wandering loose in the woods in the Calais, Maine, area was found to have escaped from a home 50 miles away six months earlier. Photo courtesy of Maine Lost Dog RecoveryA dog spotted on the loose in Maine was captured and identified as a family pet that went missing six months earlier from a home 50 miles away.Dave Townsend, an animal control officer in Calais, said volunteers with Maine Lost Dog Recovery and track the movements of the loose dog spotted wandering in the woods recently in the Calais area.AdvertisementThe canine was successfully caught in a...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementFirefighters in Connecticut said it took about 30 minutes of digging to rescue a small dog that ran under a porch and became stuck.The units responded to a call for animal rescue shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday and they arrived to find a small dog stuck under the porch of a Seymour home.AdvertisementThe dog had run under the porch with its leash on and became stuck, firefighters said.The crews started digging and were able to reach the dog in about 30 minutes.The dog was not injured and was reunited with its owner.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement…TrendingAdvertisementFirefighters in Connecticut said it took about 30 minutes of digging to rescue a small dog that ran under a porch and became stuck.The units responded to a call for animal rescue shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday and they arrived to find a small dog stuck under the porch of a Seymour home.AdvertisementThe dog had run under the porch with its leash on and became stuck, firefighters said.The crews started digging and were able to reach the dog in about 30 minutes.The dog was not injured and was reunited with its owner.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWW…

TrendingAdvertisementAn Oregon man said staying up all night to help his wife left him with a need for caffeine, and led him to a $100,000 lottery prize. Photo courtesy of the Oregon LotteryAn Oregon man who stayed up all night to help his wife adjust to her new work hours found being a helpful spouse paid off when he won a $100,000 lottery jackpot.Levi Robinette he and his son decided they needed energy drinks after pulling an all-nighter to help his wife adjust to her new overnight work hours.Advertisement"My wife is also my manager at work, so I figured it would be in my best interest to...…TrendingAdvertisementAn Oregon man said staying up all night to help his wife left him with a need for caffeine, and led him to a $100,000 lottery prize. Photo courtesy of the Oregon LotteryAn Oregon man who stayed up all night to help his wife adjust to her new work hours found being a helpful spouse paid off when he won a $100,000 lottery jackpot.Levi Robinette he and his son decided they needed energy drinks after pulling an all-nighter to help his wife adjust to her new overnight work hours.Advertisement"My wife is also my manager at work, so I figured it would be in my best interest to...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementA Nebraska woman purchased a ticket for the Nebraska Pick 5 lottery drawing just moments before the purchase deadline and ended up winning $128,000. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |A Nebraska woman who scored a $128,000 lottery jackpot said she almost missed out on her prize due to the deadline for buying tickets.Stacey Elmborg of Omaha told Nebraska Lottery officials she arrived at the Baker's supermarket at Lakeside Hills Plaza only minutes before the 9 p.m. deadline to buy her ticket for the Aug. 8 Nebraska Pick 5 drawing.AdvertisementElmborg said she went to the...…TrendingAdvertisementA Nebraska woman purchased a ticket for the Nebraska Pick 5 lottery drawing just moments before the purchase deadline and ended up winning $128,000. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |A Nebraska woman who scored a $128,000 lottery jackpot said she almost missed out on her prize due to the deadline for buying tickets.Stacey Elmborg of Omaha told Nebraska Lottery officials she arrived at the Baker's supermarket at Lakeside Hills Plaza only minutes before the 9 p.m. deadline to buy her ticket for the Aug. 8 Nebraska Pick 5 drawing.AdvertisementElmborg said she went to the...WW…

TrendingSidney PowellTurkish droneVegetarianismBeer monkey'Presidential immunity'Lottery winTrump motionStormy DanielsBig charcuterie boardGiraffe poopAdvertisementOdd NewsTammy Pelton turned $100 she won from a free online lottery game into a $169,674 Fantasy 5 jackpot. Photo courtesy of the Michigan LotteryPelton used her bonus credit to play an online game and won $100."I used some of my winnings to purchase Powerball tickets and then saw the Fantasy 5 jackpot was over $150,000, so I purchased a few Fantasy 5 tickets too," the player said.Pelton said it was a few days later when she...…TrendingSidney PowellTurkish droneVegetarianismBeer monkey'Presidential immunity'Lottery winTrump motionStormy DanielsBig charcuterie boardGiraffe poopAdvertisementOdd NewsTammy Pelton turned $100 she won from a free online lottery game into a $169,674 Fantasy 5 jackpot. Photo courtesy of the Michigan LotteryPelton used her bonus credit to play an online game and won $100."I used some of my winnings to purchase Powerball tickets and then saw the Fantasy 5 jackpot was over $150,000, so I purchased a few Fantasy 5 tickets too," the player said.Pelton said it was a few days later when she...WW…