The Daily Populous

Monday December 6th, 2021 morning edition

image for A North Carolina man accidentally bought 2 identical lottery tickets -- and won 2 jackpots

(CNN) A North Carolina man wasn't sure if he had bought a ticket in the state's Lucky for Life lottery drawing, so he filled out the online form.

"I was just laying in bed watching a basketball game on TV and I couldn't remember if I filled it out or not," said Scotty Thomas, 49, from Fayetteville, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

"I went ahead and filled it out again and the next morning my son asked why there were two different amounts listed.

I realized, 'I think I filled it out twice.'".

It turned out he had won $25,000 each year for life with each ticket in the November 27 drawing.

That prize is the Lucky for Life's drawing second-biggest prize, behind a $1,000 a day for life payout, according to the lottery.

"When I realized I won, I had to lay down on the floor because I really just couldn't believe it," Thomas said. »

101-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor will attend the 80th memorial service thanks to his daughter and dozens of kind strangers

Authored by edition.cnn.com

(CNN) A Pearl Harbor survivor will be in attendance at the 80th remembrance ceremony this week, thanks to the help of his daughter and dozens of strangers who wanted to make sure he could be there.

Ike Schab, 101, told CNN he was on a docked ship when the attack occurred in 1941.

"It's getting harder to remember these things, but I remember trying not to get killed during the war. »

Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel

Authored by sciencealert.com

For the first time, a fusion reaction has achieved a record 1.3 megajoule energy output – and for the first time, exceeding energy absorbed by the fuel used to trigger it.

The goal is to achieve ignition – a point at which the energy generated by the fusion process exceeds the total energy input.

But it's still tremendously exciting, because according to the team's measurements, the fuel capsule absorbed over five times less energy than it generated in the fusion process. »

Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland

Authored by swissinfo.ch

A 3D-printed capsule, destined for use in assisted suicide, may legally be operated in Switzerland, according to advice obtained by Exit International, the organisation that developed the ‘Sarco’ machine.

Some 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in Switzerland in 2020 using the services of the country’s two largest assisted suicide organisations, Exit (no connection to Exit International) and Dignitas.

Barring any unforeseen difficulties, we hope to be ready to make Sarco available for use in Switzerland next year. »