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Man finds out about $3M lottery jackpot, month after draw
A UTAH man who decided to take two trips to Idaho to buy Mega Millions tickets ended up win¬ning $3 million — but he didn’t know until a month later.
J. Refugio Gonzalez Almeida told Idaho Lottery officials he regularly drives to Malad to buy lottery tick¬ets, and he ended up making two trips in one weekend to make sure he had enough tickets for the July 4 Mega Millions drawing, when the jackpot was about $400 million.
“Playing the Lottery is my hobby. When I didn’t win the jackpot on that Friday, I thought ‘I need a ticket for the 4th of July,’ so I drove back to Malad on Saturday,” he said. “I bought all the games, including Mega Millions. I had a lot of tickets.”
Almeida said he didn’t return to Malad to check his tickets until a month later.
“I had $2, $8, not a lot. And then they scanned this one and told me I had to take it to the Lottery Com¬mission. So here I am,” Almeida told officials.
Almeida’s ticket matched the first-five numbers, earning a $1 million prize that was transformed into $3 million when the Megaplier number for the drawing came up three. The winner said he plans to invest his prize money.
“I am taking this right to the bank and depositing it,” he said.
Source: upi.com
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NASA Astronaut shows how he wears pants in Space: ‘two legs at a time’
Astronauts have a unique way of getting dressed in space. In a fascinating video posted on February 21, NASA chemical engineer, Don Pettit, demonstrated how he puts on his pants aboard the International Space Station. Instead of the traditional one-leg-at-a-time approach, Mr Pettit descended into his floating trousers, essentially jumping into them with both legs at once.
He simply captioned the video, “Two legs at a time.”
The lighthearted video delighted viewers, prompting a flurry of comments and reactions from users who enjoyed the humorous glimpse into life in space. One user wrote, “I thought you were going to land right in them at first. Haha. That might be fun to try.”
Another joked, “This is the real content that I needed! I attempted to recreate this on Earth and well.it didn’t go well.”
A third said, “Missed opportunity to not have the theme from Space Odyssey 2001 playing for this.” A fourth added, “Such a pro! Well done.”
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Company threatens to fire employees …..if they don’t get married and have children
A company based in China’s Shandong province caught the attention of government officials after it threatened to fire its single and divorced employees if they remained single by the end of September.
According to a report in South China Morning Post, Shandong Shuntian Chemical Group Co. Ltd., issued a notice to its 1,200-odd employees, emphasising that they work well and establish families.
The notice required single employees aged 28-58, including those divorced, to get married and settle down by the end of September this year. Those who do not by the end of March need to write a self-criticism letter. If they do not get married by the end of June, the company will conduct an “evaluation” of them. If they are still single by the end of September, they will be fired.
The company said the move was intended to promote the spirit and cultural values of “diligence, kindness, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness”.
As the news went viral, Chinese social media users slammed the decision, stating the company was violating several laws.
“Corporate rules should not override laws or social morals,” one user commented, while others pointed out that the Chinese marriage law guarantees freedom of marriage.
“This crazy company should mind its own business and stay away from the personal lives of employees.”
