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Watch: Stranded dog rescued from high-rise apartment ledge A dog who went missing from a high-rise apartment in Australia was spotted stranded on a ledge by a neighbor with a drone.

Watch: Men keep 5 balloons in the air for over 16 minutes to break record Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush teamed up with a novice record-breaker to take on the title for the longest duration to keep five balloons in the air.

Nashville animal control captures escaped emu Nashville's Metro Animal Care and Control division had an unusual visitor on Thursday -- Picasso the emu.

Michigan man wins $500,000 from birthday gift lottery ticket A Michigan man received a scratch-off lottery ticket as a gift from his sister on his birthday and it turned out to be a $500,000 present.

Watch: Police wrangle alligator in Florida parking lot Florida's West Palm Beach Police Department shared video of officers going face-to-snout with an alligator loitering in an empty parking lot.

Look: Ultra-rare split-colored lobster caught off Cape Cod A lobster fishing boat off the coast of Cape Cod landed an extremely rare split-color lobster, which is considered to be a 1 in 50 million catch.

Look: Five kittens rescued from New Jersey storm drain Firefighters and animal control personnel in New Jersey came to the rescue of five kittens found trapped in a storm drain.

'Unicycle Granny' still performing at the age of 69 A California performer known as the "Unicycle Granny" was named the oldest unicycle rider in the world at the age of 69 years and 189 days old.

$200 lottery win leads Maryland man to $100,000 top prize A Maryland man who scored a $200 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket decided to let it ride and bought another ticket that turned out to be worth $100,000.

World Book Day: Five times library books were over 100 years overdue UPI is marking Thursday's World Book Day by looking back at Odd News stories of overdue library books that were returned more than 100 years late.