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31 Aug. 2019

Maurice the Rooster pitches city slickers against locals in rural France

A loud 4-year-old rooster called Maurice on an island off the French Atlantic shore has pitted a couple of city slickers who bought a second home next door against his owners, and stirred a nationwide debate.

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4 Mar. 2020

Man brings tux-wearing llama to sister’s wedding

An Ohio man made his sister into a viral star when he made good on a 5-year-old threat to bring a tuxedo-clad llama as his plus-one to her wedding.

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2 Mar. 2020

Maryland Lottery player wins $50,000 Fast Play jackpot on first try

A Maryland woman won a $50,000 jackpot on her first first attempt at the Maryland Lottery’s new Fast Play games.

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27 Feb. 2020

Watch: Venomous snake found hiding behind family’s toaster

An Australian snake catcher shared video of an unusual callout for a highly venomous snake found hiding behind the toaster in a family’s kitchen.

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5 Mar. 2020

Look: Dog rescued from 20 feet up in Kansas tree

Animal services officers in Kansas said they had to climb a tree to rescue a dog whose climbing abilities exceeded his descending abilities.

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20 Sep. 2019

Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive U.S. base

Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base.

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5 Sep. 2019

Just not cricket: Australian charged $68,000 for a beer in Britain

An Australian cricket journalist in Britain for the Ashes test series is claiming to have drunk “the most expensive beer in history” after being charged nearly A$100,000 ($68,120) for the tipple.

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12 Sep. 2019

Cockpit coffee spill forces commercial jet to make emergency landing

A commercial flight with 326 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing when hot coffee was accidentally spilled over the cockpit control panel over the Atlantic ocean, according to a report on Thursday.

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13 Sep. 2019

Rugby: Octopuses predict Japan will beat Ireland but not reach knockouts

Two octopuses in Obira, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, have predicted the hosts of the Rugby World Cup will not progress from their pool when the tournament begins later this month.

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25 Feb. 2020

Facebook post alerts man to winning lottery ticket on his dashboard

A Missouri man said a $111,000 jackpot-winning lottery ticket spent days on the dashboard of his vehicle before a social media post tipped him off that it was a winner.

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6 Mar. 2020

Jackpot-winning lottery ticket was on man’s table for a month

A Saskatchewan man said he found a lottery ticket on his table that had already been scratched off and it turned out to be worth $744,845.

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25 Feb. 2020

Watch: Deer crashes through Ohio couple’s house

An Ohio couple were left cleaning up a sizable mess after a deer dashed into their home and crashed into walls and windows while searching for a way out.

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