Weird News: Thursday August 29th

More than 20,000 people pelted each other with ripe tomatoes Wednesday in the annual “Tomatina” street battle in a town in eastern Spain that has become a major tourist attraction.

The party saw 145 tons of tomatoes offloaded from six trucks into crowds packing Buñol’s streets for the midday hour-long battle.

source: https://apnews.com/26e883f45f1046c28bcdd11468a4267e

Rush hour is always a busy time in the metroplex, but members of several law enforcement agencies recently spent the morning not directing traffic — but wrangling in a calf.

source: https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/08/28/texas-police-calf-on-the-loose-tarrant-county-roundup/

An Alberta man came forward to claim a $45 million lottery jackpot 10 months after he discovered his grand prize win.

Bon Truong, who moved from Vietnam to Canada more than 30 years ago, collected his Lotto Max winnings 10 months after he was the sole winner for the Oct. 26, 2018, drawing.

source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/08/28/Man-secretly-held-onto-45-million-lottery-ticket-for-10-months/2081567017296/?ts_on=13


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