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March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women's NCAA bracket
The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an eighth grader from suburban Pittsburgh.His name is Otto Schellhammer. He is 14 years old.
And despite his perfect-so-far women's bracket, he admits to knowing nothing about hoops.
“I know people say this a lot about March Madness,” Schellhammer told The Associated Press, sitting beside his mom, Amy, between... Read More
Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don’t know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt.The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual winter has driven demand. Many municipalities exhausted supplies that typically last through spring, said Cargill spokesperson Emily Tangeman.
“Our teams have been working overtime since September to support customers across the snowbelt,” Tangeman said,... Read More
Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travelers passing through Philadelphia International Airport on Monday may have expected long security lines. But the longest line was made of cheesesteaks.Organizers say they achieved a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of cheesesteak sandwiches, with 1,291 lined up inside a departure hall to mark National Cheesesteak Day. The display far surpassed the previous benchmark of 500 sandwiches.
“We went for the world record for the longest cheesesteak in history,” said Clarence LeJeune of MarketPlace PHL, a company that operates... Read More
People 'bathe' in nature to get respite from chaotic news cycle
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For two hours, Claire Jefferies wanted to get away from the war in Iran and the rising gas prices and just commune with nature. And, so, she treated herself to a little forest bathing.“When I’m here, it’s almost like a protective bubble around me," the human resources director said amid oaks and flowering magnolias at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina. "It provides a shield.”
The Sunday morning session was led by certified forest therapy guide Shawn Ramsey. Jingling a tiny brass bell, she called her dozen or so charges... Read More
Ronnie O'Sullivan makes snooker history with a highest-ever break of 153
Ronnie O'Sullivan keeps breaking records in snooker — now, at age 50, he's made the highest-ever break in the history of the professional game.The seven-time world champion cleared the table for a break of 153 in the first frame of his 5-0 win over Ryan Day at the World Open in China on Friday.
The previous biggest break in competition was 148, made by Jamie Burnett in qualifying for the UK Championship in 2004.
“I feel blessed to be able to achieve these things,” said O'Sullivan, who is widely regarded as the greatest-ever snooker player.
Top Stories in Offbeat News
- March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women's NCAA bracket
- Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands
- Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security
- People 'bathe' in nature to get respite from chaotic news cycle
- Ronnie O'Sullivan makes snooker history with a highest-ever break of 153
- Check out soccer star Erling Haaland's latest business venture, in chess
- 'This is not a jersey': New Belgium World Cup away shirt pays tribute to surrealist René Magritte
- Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth
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