Wisconsin snubs bourbon, makes brandy old fashioned state cocktail
A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail won approval Thursday in the state Assembly. Read more
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Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch
The woman, whose name was not released, lowered herself inside the toilet after dropping the watch at the Department of Natural Resources boat launch at Dixon Lake. Read more
Police pull over Nebraska man with bull riding shotgun in his car
The car that Lee Meyer has driven in parades across the area for years has half the windshield and roof removed to make room for his bull, named Howdy Doody, to ride along. Read more
Chinese zoo denies that sun bear is a person in a suit
Employees at the Hangzhou zoo, accused of harboring a human in sun bear disguise, felt compelled to respond. On Saturday, an unnamed worker defended the bear and the zoo to a Chinese news outlet in an interview that circulated on social media. Read more
Officials search for sea otter harassing California surfers
Video and photographs shared on social media show the marine mammal getting on top of different surfboards and aggressively approaching surfers. Read more
Bear gives West Virginia principal a roaring wake-up call
Zela Elementary School principal James Marsh was surprised to discover the bear had somehow managed to get inside the dumpster over the weekend even after the school installed a lock bar. Read more
Pet arrives home, dog-tired, after Alaskan sea-ice odyssey
The events of Nanuq’s journey will likely always be a mystery. Read more
Japanese student goes to graduation dressed like Zelenskyy
Most graduation ceremonies in Japan feature graduates in suits or formal dress. But Kyoto University has its own tradition of students who opt for different attire on their special day. Read more
Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub
The boy’s mother, Kristin Stonehouse, said that Grubhub has reached out to the family and offered them a $1,000 gift card. Read more
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Stolen hot dog statue returned to West Virginia restaurant owner
The “Wienerman” statue was stolen from the Dairy Winkle in Campbells Creek during a break-in sometime after the Jan. 11 fire, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Read more
‘Cousin Eddie’ display in Kentucky leads to police response
After receiving the call, a dispatcher described the scene to responding officers as “a male standing outside. He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs.” Read more
Oddball 6-foot ‘Lobsta Mickey’ statue returns to Boston
It is one of 75 Mickey Mouse-inspired sculptures Disney commissioned for the cartoon character’s 75th anniversary. Read more
TSA finds stowaway feline at JFK
As the bag went through the X-ray unit Nov. 16, the Transportation Security Administration agent was in for a surprise. Read more
Claim of new world record for longest beard chain in Wyoming
Participants gathered at Gaslight Social, a bar in Casper, where they stood side by side and clipped their beards together to create a hairy chain that was measured at 150 feet long. Read more
‘Swift-footed lizard’ named Massachusetts state dinosaur
Podokesaurus holyokensis received more than 60% of the roughly 35,000 votes cast in a social media campaign initiated early last year by state Rep. Jack Lewis, beating out another dinosaur that was also discovered in the state. Read more
California baker creates life-sized Han Solo out of bread
A bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area has created a 6-foot bread sculpture of “Star Wars” character Han Solo as he appeared after being frozen in carbonite in “The Empire Strikes Back.” Read more
Florida highway covered in Coors Light beer after semi crash
The pileup began when one semitrailer clipped another while changing lanes. Read more
Pot-bellied Japanese security guards reach TikTok stardom
Daikyo Security Co.’s TikTok account, which gathers goofy dances, gobbled instant noodles and other everyday fare, is the brainchild of the company president. Read more
Metal-detecting stranger retrieves woman’s ring lost in sea
Francesca Teal said she was tossing a football with her husband this month at North Beach in Hampton, New Hampshire, when the ring that once belonged to her great-grandmother slipped off her finger. Read more
Dog, missing 2 months, found alive inside Missouri cave
Making Abby’s tale even more amazing is the fact that she’s just weeks shy of turning 14. Read more
Ex-employee shut down Massachusetts police website over pay dispute, city says
The website instead directed visitors to a message that called on them to contact Fuller and ask the mayor to restore it, The Boston Globe reported on Friday. Read more
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