A slot machine installed at a video lottery terminal at Twin River casino in Rhode Island was a dream come true for gamblers. It gave out twice the amount of money as they had inserted. The malfunctioning machine, supplied by the company Gtech, paid out a whooping $450,115 during two months since its installation in May. A faulty feature allowed patrons to get credit for double the amount of money they put in, with a maximum of a $100 credit for a $50 bill.

A Malaysian mother is ready to face new challenges following her graduation on Saturday. Cecilia Ong See Kiaw, a 56-year-old retiree is the oldest student who graduated among the 1,562 graduates at the University Malaysia Sarawak, in Malaysia According to Ong, there is no age limit if a person wants to attain and pursue higher education as long as one is persistent.

A British gearhead who suffered a stroke while restoring a classic Lotus Esprit was shocked to find that his friends had completed the restoration for him in just five weeks. Simon Pritchard, 36, was restoring the 25-year-old supercar when he suffered a stroke, the BBC reports. Pritchard suffers from Reiter's Syndrome, a form of arthritis that affects the entire body, and has had several small strokes.

After a four-year struggle to get a European Union visa, an Egyptian man had a nervous break-down at the Cairo airport and tore apart his passport, minutes before boarding a plan to Milan, Italy. The debacle ended the young man's hope of entering Europe. Other travelers noticed the young man talking to himself vaguely and then storming off into a breakdown, which caused him to tear his passport apart. The fresh Humanity Studies graduate had gone through a long and hard process to get the visa.

Stacy Snyder's long-cherished dream to become a teacher was shattered just a day before she was to graduate from Pennsylvania's Millersville University. The university denied Snyder a teaching degree on the eve of graduation, apparently because her MySpace photo rendered her unfit for the job. Snyder, 27, was severely shaken last year when she learned that authorities at Millersville University had decided not to award her a teaching degree because a picture of herself posted on her MySpace profile promoted underage drinking. She was instead granted a degree in English.