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Look: Jaws of life used to free raccoon from metal grate Firefighters in Pennsylvania had to break out the jaws of life to rescue a raccoon with its head stuck through the metal grate covering a storm drain.

Maryland man thought winning lottery ticket was 'a misprint' A Maryland man said he initially thought his scratch-off lottery ticket "most be a misprint" before determining he had won a $100,000 prize.

Watch: Great white shark might be the first caught on camera in Rhode Island Marine researchers in Rhode Island captured video of what might be the first great white shark ever caught on camera in the state's waters.

Watch: Dog chases bear away from playing boy in Connecticut A bear that came within feet of a young boy playing in his family's Connecticut driveway was chased off by the boy's protective pet dog.

Look: Family of baby quail rescued from California storm drain A public safety officer in California responded to an unusual call and ended up rescuing a family of baby quail from a storm drain.

Watch: Italian students construct world's largest paper airplane A group of students from Italy's University of Pisa constructed a paper plane with a wingspan of 65.75 feet and flew it a distance of 193.5 feet.

Watch: Bear forces its way into occupied hotel room in Tibet A brown bear wandered into a hotel in Tibet and forced its way into a locked room with two guests inside.

Maryland man picks up pizza and a $77,777 lottery ticket A Maryland man went out to pick up pizza for his family and came home with a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $77,777.

Look: British gardener breaks record with 3-pound, 13.7-ounce garlic bulb A British competitive gardener's summer crop earned him two world records, including one for a head of garlic weighing more than 3 pounds.

Look: Mystery spheres on Australian beach identified as 'space balls' Mysterious metal spheres found on a beach in Queensland, Australia, were likely pressure vessels from a space launch -- also known as "space balls."