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Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage.

By Associated Press October 9, 2023
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Momo the monkey’s taste of freedom is over.

By Associated Press October 9, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, is “not presently on the White House campus” following a series of biting incidents involving White House staff and U.S. Secret Service officers.

By Associated Press October 9, 2023
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A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the ground and making a tandem jump in northern Illinois.

By Associated Press October 2, 2023
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A Phillies fan and his emotional support animal, an alligator named WallyGator, were denied entrance to watch Philadelphia host Pittsburgh.

By Associated Press October 2, 2023
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A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother’s car before they were stopped by sheriff’s deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said.

By Associated Press October 2, 2023
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Some names are just the wurst.

By Associated Press September 25, 2023
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Animals at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro have been getting cold treats to cool them down during a rare winter heat wave. Black spider monkeys were given fruit-flavored ice pops on Friday at Rio’s BioParque.

By Associated Press September 25, 2023
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Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting.

By Associated Press September 25, 2023
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A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their cat went missing.

By Associated Press September 18, 2023
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It’s probably not the strangest item ever donated to a Goodwill store.

September 18, 2023
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The Speleological Federation of Turkey says rescuers have pulled an American researcher out of a Turkish cave more than a week after he became seriously ill more than 3,000 feet below its entrance.

By Associated Press September 11, 2023
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Authorities are raising the alarm about a social media challenge in which people eat extremely spicy chips and attempt to avoid eating or drinking anything for as long as possible.

By Associated Press September 11, 2023
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A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city, but don’t worry, he didn’t steer.

By Associated Press September 11, 2023
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A group of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever to be recorded in Mississippi, according to the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

By Associated Press September 4, 2023
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Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle took place in the eastern town of Buñol.

By Associated Press September 4, 2023
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Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.

By Associated Press September 4, 2023
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A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital has plucked a 3-inch wriggling worm from the patient’s brain.

By Associated Press September 4, 2023
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A hot air balloon made an emergency landing on a highway median in Vermont after becoming stalled in flight.

By Associated Press August 28, 2023
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Hundreds of riders in various states of dress -- or undress – are riding through some of Philadelphia’s main streets for the 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride.

By Associated Press August 28, 2023
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A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes.

By Associated Press August 28, 2023
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Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have located the animal’s owner: A juvenile suspect who fled and was arrested after the car crashed.

By Associated Press August 21, 2023
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The Miami Marlins put together a whopper of a promotion to welcome trade deadline acquisition Jake Burger.

By Associated Press August 14, 2023
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A walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope last week and who received cuddles as part of his care after being rescued has died.

By Associated Press August 14, 2023
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Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media.

By Associated Press August 7, 2023

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