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Watch: Orphaned long-tailed weasel returned to the wild in California The San Diego Humane Society's Project Wildlife announced an orphaned long-tailed weasel has successfully been rehabilitated and returned to the wild.

N.C. man successfully predicted his own $100,000 lottery win A North Carolina man scored a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket right after telling his friends he was going to win that exact amount.

Watch: World's largest blanket fort constructed in Las Vegas A blanket fort designed by Nevada high school students officially broke a Guinness World Record when it was measured at 14,103 square feet.

Look: Six loose sheep wander through North Carolina neighborhood Animal Services officers responded to a North Carolina neighborhood to round up a flock of "six woolly trespassers," five white sheep and a black ram.

Look: Loose chicken flees animal control, takes a dip in pool A chicken on the loose in a Kentucky neighborhood led an animal control officer and neighbors on a chase before taking a dip in a pool.

Watch: Tasmanian devil escapes Australian wildlife park A search involving tracker dogs and thermal imaging drones is underway in Queensland, Australia, after a Tasmanian devil escaped from a wildlife park.

$50,000 Powerball ticket spent months in oblivious winner's truck A Missouri man said a Powerball ticket he bought in February spent months forgotten in his truck before he learned it was a $50,000 winner.

Watch: Loose parakeet blamed for damage to cars in Scotland A parakeet on the loose in a Scottish suburb is being blamed for causing thousands of dollars in damage by pecking away at the rubber parts of residents' cars.

Watch: New York village to vote for mayor with a blank ballot A village on New York's Long Island is facing a highly unusual mayoral election after no candidates registered to run for the office.

Look: Expert called to catch loose porcupine recognizes his own pet An exotic animal expert called in to help capture a porcupine on the loose in Poland was surprised to discover the loose animal was his own pet.