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Dog filmed holding “black lives matter” sign at US protest

A video of the golden retriever holding a “Black lives matter” placard in his mouth as he marched along with anti-racism protesters in the United States has attracted over 8 million views on Twitter and invoked mixed reactions from viewers.

Sarah Emrick, 23, took to the streets with her dog to join hundreds of others protesting the death of an African-American man, George Floyd, who died after being pinned beneath a police officer’s knee for nine minutes.

Footage showed Ms Emrick walking her dog on a leash along with several other protesters on Sunday afternoon.

The dog was filmed walking calmly along with its owner, holding the cardboard sign in its mouth.

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Ms Emrick later took to Twitter to respond to criticism about bringing her dog to a protest, saying that she would “never let it be harmed”.

– ndtv.com

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Texas woman’s tongue is the world’s widest at 3.11 inches

 A Texas woman was awarded a Guinness World Records title for the surprising contents of her mouth – a 3.11-inch-wide tongue.

Brittany Lacayo told the record-keeping organization she decided to apply for the title after learning about the former record-holder, Emily Schlenker, whose tongue measured 2.89 inches wide.

Lacayo’s tongue is exactly as wide as the average length of an adult woman’s tongue: 3.11 inches.

Her tongue actually is wider than it is long when measured from the epiglottis, the flap of cartilage located behind the tongue.

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“It is neat and kind of funny,” Lacayo told Guinness World Records.

The male version of the record belongs to American Brian Thompson, whose tongue measures 3.49 inches wide.

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One day a mom noticed that when her son was logging onto a favorite website, he typed a very long password. She asked him what it was, and he replied, “MickeyMinnieGoofyPluto.”

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She asked him why he would use such a password. “Because,” he explained, “it says your password has to have at least four characters.

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Ohio man’s dog license number earns him $50,000 lottery prize

An Ohio man used the numbers from his beloved dog’s license tag to play a Pick 5 lottery, drawing and scored a $50,000 prize.

Roger Sours of Tiffin told Ohio Lottery officials he bought a ticket for Wednesday’s Pick 5 drawing at the Pit Stop on N Washington Street in Tiffin and selected a special set of numbers: 1-0-8-2-2.

“I play two sets of numbers for Pick 5 and this number, the number that hit was actually my license number for my German Shepherd that I played. She’s no longer with us anymore,” he said.

Sours said he was shocked when he watched the lottery results on TV.

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“I just sat here. I watched the lottery when I can, when it’s on TV and I just sat here. It was like, I froze. I just couldn’t believe that it hit,” he recalled.

Sours said his winnings will go toward taking care of some bills and giving a boost to his savings account.

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