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Actor Brad Pitt Says He Can’t Recognize Faces
LOS ANGELES, (UPI) – Hollywood’s Brad Pitt says he may suffer from prosopagnosia, a face-perception disorder that prevents him from recognizing people after he meets them. Pitt, 49, told Esquire magazine he frequently forgets what someone looks like after he meets them and he doesn’t recognize the person again when their paths cross later. “So […]
Japanese Climber, 80, Becomes Oldest To Summit Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal, (UPI) – Yuichiro Miura, 80, scaled Mount Everest Thursday, becoming the oldest person to reach the summit of the world’s tallest peak, his office said. Miura, who is also an extreme skier, reached the summit of the 29,028-foot Himalayan peak in Nepal about 9 a.m. Thursday, Mainichi Shimbun reported, quoting his Tokyo office. […]
End May Be In Sight For Venezuelan Toilet Paper Shortage
CARACAS, Venezuela, (UPI) – Venezuelan lawmakers Wednesday acted to end the South American nation’s toilet paper shortage. The Parliament allocated $81 million so the Commerce Ministry can import nearly 39 million rolls of toilet paper and other necessities, El Universal reported. The lawmakers also approved the importation of 50 million sanitary pads, 3 million tubes […]
Teacher Suspended For Sleeping During Class
WESTON, Fla., (UPI) – The Broward County (Fla.) School Board suspended a high school science teacher for two days without pay for allegedly falling asleep during class time. The board issued the suspension Tuesday to Patrick Geller, 42, a science teacher at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, after students snapped photos of him taking […]
Man Finds 1938 Superman Comic In Wall Of House
ELBOW LAKE, Minn., (UPI) – A Minnesota remodeler said the comic book — Superman’s first appearance — he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for the house. David Gonzalez said he purchased the Elbow Lake house for $10,100 and discovered a copy of Action Comics No. 1, […]
Brothers Ordered To Take Down Christmas Decorations
ROSS, Pa., (UPI) – A Pennsylvania homeowner is accusing township officials of selective enforcement for ordering his brother, who lives in the home, to remove yard decorations. Robert Ansell, owner of the Ross Township home, said he and his brother, William, the home’s resident, have been ordered to remove the toys and Christmas decorations from […]
Bully Learns Lesson From Thrift-Shop Clothes
MURRAY, Utah, (UPI) – A Utah woman who found out her daughter was teasing a schoolmate about her clothes said she taught the girl a lesson using clothing from a thrift shop. The Murray woman, identified only as Ally to protect the identity of the girl, Kaylee, said she devised the punishment for the elementary […]
Detroit Mower Gang To Spend 24 Hours Mowing Playgrounds
DETROIT, (UPI) – A group known as the Detroit Mower Gang is inviting volunteers to join them for a 24-hour event to mow grass at the city’s abandoned playgrounds. Detroit Mower Gang chief mower Tom Nardone, 43, said the first Motown Mowdown by Husqvarna will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at O’Shea Playground and will […]
Carol Burnett Wins Mark Twain Prize For Humor
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – The 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be presented to television icon Carol Burnett at a ceremony in Washington this fall. Burnett, 80, is to collect the award during a star-studded tribute Oct. 20. The event is to air on PBS stations nationwide Oct. 30. “From her television program […]
Man Survives Fall Onto Broadway Theater Marquee
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Emergency responders in New York said a man fell out a window at a Broadway theater and landed on the facility’s marquee. Fire officials said the man, whose name wasn’t released, was at the Lyceum Theater to see “The Nance” starring Nathan Lane and fell out a window around 2:50 p.m. […]
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