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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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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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6 Oct. 2019

Owners present pets to Philippines priest for blessing

Elaborately dressed cats and dogs and even a palm-sized sugar glider were among the animals blessed outside a Philippine mall on Sunday in celebration of the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and World Animal day.

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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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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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17 Sep. 2019

Rugby: Tattooed Samoans don skin suits to avoid offending Japanese hosts

Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves – but keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.

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6 Mar. 2020

Look: Cat rescued from inside wall of Massachusetts home

Firefighters in Massachusetts conducted an unusual rescue at a resident’s home where they had to cut through a wall to free the family’s cat.

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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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5 Mar. 2020

Look: Moose rescued after falling through ice of frozen pond

Conservation officers in British Columbia said they enlisted the help of bystanders to rescue a moose that fell though a frozen pond into frigid water.

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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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3 Oct. 2019

Italian astronaut to watch World Cup match from space

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be cheering on his team from space when they take on South Africa in their pivotal Rugby World Cup clash.

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4 Mar. 2020

Watch: Woman nearly stomped by moose in Colorado

A Colorado woman captured video of another woman approaching a loose moose at the side of a road and nearly getting stomped by the animal.