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A lorry driver has been sent to prison after police seized £70,000 cash disguised as sandwiches. The huge sum was wrapped in aluminum foil and hidden in the cab of the driver’s vehicle in Harwich, Essex. It was discovered during routine checks after police officers noticed the truck was driving in the wrong direction, “perhaps to avoid detection,” Sky News said. Marius Raczynski was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison for concealing criminal property after pleading guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Bear enjoys garage party
A bear slipped into a family’s garage in Florida, climbed into the freezer and “feasted on pizza, burger patties, bread and vegan ice cream.” UPI reported. When Konrad Umpenhour realized he had forgotten to close the garage door, he tried to close the door using a smartphone app but received an error message telling him something was in the way. After reviewing security camera footage, he found video of the perpetrator, a large black bear, crossing a neighbor’s driveway and entering the garage.
Onion could break records
A Guernsey gardener brought his nearly 20-pound (8.97 kg) bulb to a flower show in England and learned it was a new world record. The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show told Gareth Griffin that his 19.77lb bulb beat the previous world record, an 18.68lb bulb brought to the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show by Tony Glover in 2014. The onion belonged to “colossal cabbages, monumental zucchini and very large.” Beetroot judged” at the fair, Sky News reported.
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