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Tourist returns rocks taken from Pompeii due to fears over 'curse'
1-21-2024 |
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For years, the city of Pompeii has been associated with stories of bad luck inflicted on anyone who removes anything from the site.
Pastor in India tricks woman into buying box with 'magic powers'
12-8-2023 | 7
The box, which saw the victim scammed out of $400,000, was said to provide great fortune and good luck.
Oculus founder builds VR headset that kills the wearer if they die in-game
11-9-2022 | 13
Palmer Luckey - the man who kick-started the modern VR scene - has built a headset with a rather unique and deadly twist.
Ingenuity photographs eerie wreckage on surface of Mars
VIDEO 4-30-2022 | 12
NASA's plucky helicopter has captured close-up images of the wreckage from Perseverance's arrival on Mars.
Ingenuity is still going strong after 9 flights
VIDEO 7-8-2021 | 3
The plucky little drone, which arrived on Mars with the Perseverance rover, has exceeded all expectations.
ISS sustains space debris 'lucky strike'
6-2-2021 | 4
A puncture caused by space junk has been discovered on a robotic arm outside the International Space Station.
iPhone still works after year spent in lake
4-7-2021 | 9
A man who lost his iPhone over 12 months ago couldn't believe his luck when he managed to find it again.
'Unluckiest burglars' call police by mistake
1-8-2021 | 12
A pair of would-be thieves ended up being arrested after accidentally phoning the police themselves.
Druids called in to reverse ancient Irish 'curse'
11-10-2020 | 5
An Irish farmer who had been plagued by bad luck has blamed a 'curse' caused by a damaged standing stone.
Tourist returns 'cursed' Pompeii artefacts
10-13-2020 | 1
A woman who blamed stolen artefacts from Pompeii for years of bad luck has returned the items to the site.
Real-life Willy Wonka offers 'golden ticket' hunt
9-9-2020 | 8
The founder of Jelly Belly jelly beans is offering up the keys to an actual candy factory to one lucky winner.
Virgin Orbit debut rocket launch ends in failure
5-26-2020 | 5
Sir Richard Branson's new satellite launching company didn't have much luck with its debut flight yesterday.
Spectacular 'lucky' image of Jupiter revealed
5-10-2020 | 6
A stunning new image of the solar system's largest planet was put together from hundreds of shots.
Man wins $1M lottery prize twice in one day
4-29-2020 | 9
One fortunate Colorado resident couldn't believe his luck when he managed to scoop two consecutive jackpots.
Kitten named Duo was born with two faces
VIDEO 11-9-2019 | 1
Despite being born with a potentially fatal condition, the plucky little feline has so far defied all the odds.
Man cracks safe first time with lucky guess
6-6-2019 | 5
A visitor to a museum in Canada recently guessed the code to a safe that hadn't been opened in decades.
$30,000 in notes found strewn across highway
4-28-2019 | 15
Motorists in Grand Haven, Michigan couldn't believe their luck this week as they scrambled to pick up the cash.
Fridge full of beer found in field after flood
3-24-2019 | 12
Two men who had been cleaning up after a flood couldn't believe their luck when they found a fully stocked fridge.
Teenager wins the lottery twice in one week
7-10-2017 | 10
19-year-old Rosa Dominguez struck it rich, not once, but twice after buying two $5 tickets back in June.
Couple celebrate their third huge lottery win
4-6-2017 | 15
Douglas and Barbara Fink, who are from Canada, have won the lottery three times in the last 28 years.
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