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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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14 Sep. 2019

Thieves steal $5 million gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace

Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday.

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6 Oct. 2019

A 70-year-old biking grandmother conquers Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’

Bolivia´s “Death Road” might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian grandmother on two wheels.

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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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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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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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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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16 Sep. 2019

If marathons weren’t hard enough already: strap a tree to your back

This Sunday in South Africa, an accountant, an entrepreneur and a boxing executive are among 20 friends running the Cape Town marathon – with saplings strapped to their backs.

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13 Sep. 2019

Egyptian masseur plays with fire to ease muscle pain

An Egyptian masseur plays with fire to relieve his clients’ muscle pain at his spa in the Nile Delta governorate of Gharbeya.

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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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19 Sep. 2019

Philippines’ Duterte pestered again as gecko stalls speech

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just keeps getting bugged during his public speeches.

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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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