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2,749-pound pumpkin breaks world record at California weigh-off
A world record 2,749 pound pumpkin raised by Travis Gienger of Minnesota, holding his daughter Lily wins the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay,…
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Stuck kitten rescued from frat house desk
Animal control officers and firefighters rescued a kitten that wandered into a Wesleyan University fraternity house and got its head stuck in a desk. Photo courtesy of Middletown…
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Chicago Marathon runner stops to rescue kitten
1 of 2 | Sarah Bohan (R) rescued a kitten while running the Chicago marathon and, with help from fellow runner Gia Nigro, found the kitten a new home along the route of…
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Illinois teacher’s 53-year career earns world record
Paul Durietz's 53-year career as a social studies teacher earned him a Guinness World Records title. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records…
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‘Instinct’ leads North Carolina man to $100,000 lottery prize
Larry Dunn of North Carolina said he followed an "instinct" and stopped for a scratch-off lottery ticket that won him a $100,000 prize. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina…
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Michigan man bought $2M Powerball ticket ‘on a whim’
Michigan man Zach Birchmeier bought a Powerball ticket "on a whim" and ended up winning $2 million. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo…
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Soggy chestnuts lead to controversy for World Conkers Championships
Organizers of the World Conkers Championships -- a game where horse chestnuts on laces are whacked against each other until one of them breaks -- said this year's chestnuts will be…
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Hungry crocodile gobbles up python in South African park
1 of 3 | A crocodile catches a python in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Photo by Gayle Erasmus/LastestSightings.com…
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Michigan woman turns $100 lottery win into $169,674 jackpot
Tammy Pelton turned $100 she won from a free online lottery game into a $169,674 Fantasy 5 jackpot. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery…
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World’s largest charcuterie board assembled in Florida
Florida company Boarderie broke a Guinness World Record by assembling a charcuterie board with 769 pounds of qualifying foods. Photo by ReinhardThrainer/Pixabay.com…
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