A man used a lucky penny he found in a parking lot to scratch off a lottery prize worth more than $1 million.
Timothy Clougherty said he found the penny on the ground and used it to scratch off the lottery ticket he had just purchased, in Virginia, US, and won the $10,000 a month prize.
Clougherty had the option to choose to receive his winnings either as a monthly payment for ten years or as one single lump sum, which he accepted, of $1,028,000.
Robot Olympics ends with humanoid's 8.64-second 100m
A Chinese humanoid robot on Wednesday ran the 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, almost a second faster than Jamaican Usain Bolt's human world-record time, at the close of a five-day competition featuring robotic athletes, viral stumbles and industrial tests.
New NASA telescope to probe dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets
NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, one that scientists plan to use to investigate some of the universe's biggest mysteries including dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity at vast scales and hunting for planets beyond our solar system.
Invincible trotter Varenne, Italy's most famous horse, dies at 31
Italian horse Varenne transcended sport during a record-smashing career as the world's greatest trotter, becoming a symbol of elegance and athletic prowess and appearing as a celebrity on popular TV shows.
Count Binface becomes Britain's most successful comedy candidate
Surrounded by more than 30 other prospective parliamentarians including three 'loonies', Count Binface basked in the greatest result ever achieved by one of Britain's traditional joke election candidates.
India's badminton world championships organisers hire monkey whisperers
The workforce behind badminton's World Championships in New Delhi next week will include a small group of men with an unusual skill: mimicking the calls of langur monkeys.
