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  • Man wins Lamborghini, crashes it

    A truck driver who won a $360,000, 640-horsepower Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster in a convenience store contest crashed the vehicle within six hours of it coming into his possession. After winning the convertible in a contest run by Maverik convenience stores, 34-year-old David Dopp indicated that he intended to sell...
  • 10-Year Old Wins 100m Race, The Runs After Theives

    You can run but you can’t get away…. A 10-year old British girl has proven health isn’t the only reason to take up running. Eloise Leonard helped catch 2 thieves after spotting them rummaging through women’s purses in a park in Chelmsfold, Essex. And it all happened minutes after...
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    Filing taxes not so painful when winning lottery ticket is found

    It’s that time of the year again when Americans break out the W-2s and 1040-EZs.  For most, it’s an expensive inconvenience.  For Irving Przyborski in Chicago, it was his lucky day. Even luckier was the fact that the Illinois Lottery ticket was set to expire the following day, perhaps...
  • Charlie Sheen tiger blood costume, in plenty of time for Halloween

    At last, a winning Halloween costume. While it never hurts to plan better, you do need to remember that most folks don’t have a 10,000 year old brain and will probably have long since forgotten about tiger blood by the time Halloween rolls around… and explaining the costume to...