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Watch: Lineman rescues bear from Arizona utility pole A bear that was in danger of electrocution on a utility pole in Arizona was rescued by a lineman who poked the animal with a fiberglass stick.

Look: British hotel hosts Christmas tree made from 100,000 balloons A hotel in Birmingham, England, unveiled a unique and festive holiday decoration: a 25-foot-tall Christmas tree assembled from 100,000 balloons.

French daredevil earns his second bungee jumping world record A French daredevil earned his second Guinness World Record by jumping at 16 different commercial bungee jumping sites over the course of eight years.

Look: GameStop customer's $30,494.70 Pokemon card trade-in sets record GameStop announced a customer in Texas traded in a Gengar Pokémon card for $30,494.70, marking "the most valuable single trade-in ever recorded."

Powerball player credits 'good luck' grandma with $1M win An Illinois Lottery player credited a chance encounter with his grandma at a store with lending him the luck to win a $1 million Powerball prize.

Look: 48-hour dodgeball game takes aim at Guinness World Record in England A group of 24 athletes played dodgeball for 48 consecutive hours in England to break a Guinness World Record and raise money for charity.

Watch: Black bear moves into California man's crawlspace A California man changing the batteries on a camera monitoring the bear in his crawlspace ended up in a close encounter with the 500-pound predator.

Watch: Man runs half marathon while wearing 137 T-shirts A serial Guinness World Record-breaker took on a half marathon in Idaho while wearing 137 T-shirts -- 48 pounds worth of cotton garments.

Look: Reindeer escapes Christmas event in England One of Santa's reindeer escaped from a Christmas event in England, sparking a search and rescue operation involving police and Royal Marines.

Ky. hunter declines call from his son, wins $1.1M online lottery prize A Kentucky hunter passing the time by playing online lottery games said rejecting a call from his son led to his winning a $1.1 million jackpot.