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Watch: N.C. horse performs record-breaking 38 tricks in 3 minutes A North Carolina horse showed off his skills by performing 38 tricks in under three minutes, earning a Guinness World Record in the process.

Watch: Cat rescued from inside basement wall in New York Firefighters in New York came to the rescue of a cat that spent two days trapped inside the walls of a home's basement.

Watch: Opossum stows away to Alaska on cargo ship, gets new home at zoo An opossum that stowed away to the far north on a cargo ship was captured by rescuers and has a new permanent home at the Alaska Zoo.

Snake at British college gives virgin birth for a second time A Brazilian rainbow boa snake living at England's City of Portsmouth College gave birth to 12 babies without a mate -- and it isn't the first time.

Escaped pigs found wandering loose in Massachusetts Animal authorities in Massachusetts said a pair of escaped pigs were safely reunited with their owner after taking themselves on a tour of the area.

Ohio man wins $158,585 lottery prize thanks to clerk's mistake An Ohio store clerk's mistake paid off for a customer whose erroneous lottery ticket turned out to be a $158,585 winner.

Watch: Man skis across asphalt parking lot at 69 mph A serial record-breaker who calls himself "MrWorldRecords" earned his latest title by reaching a speed of 69 mph while skiing on asphalt.

Watch: N.M. zoo opening delayed when elephant escapes enclosure An Albuquerque zoo delayed its opening when an Asian elephant was found to have escaped her enclosure and made her way to a public walkway.

Watch: Escaped kangaroo found after three days on the loose in Wisconsin A kangaroo that escaped from a Wisconsin petting zoo by vaulting over an 8-foot fence was found and safely brought home three days later.

Virginia man buys 20 tickets for one lottery drawing, wins 20 times A Virginia man bought 20 identical tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing and ended up winning $5,000 for each ticket -- a total of $100,000.