Woman hits jackpot after flight cancelled

And other stories from the stranger side of life

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A woman had a rollercoaster day when she bought a $1m-winning lottery scratch card because her flight had been cancelled. Angela Caravella, 51, of Kansas City, Missouri, said: “I had a feeling something bizarre was going to happen after my flight was cancelled unexpectedly. I bought a few scratch-off tickets to pass the time and just like that – I won $1 million!”

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