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Maryland lottery player changes his mind, wins $50,000 A Maryland man said a last-minute change of his mind led to his buying a different scratch-off lottery ticket and winning a $50,000 prize.

Watch: Nebraska woman's long-lost class ring found on New Jersey beach A class ring missing for decades was returned to a Nebraska family after being found buried on a New Jersey beach by a treasure hunter.

Microchip helps reunite family with dog lost for over 10 years A Florida animal shelter was able to reunite a missing dog with her family more than 10 years after the canine vanished from her home.

Watch: Coyote swims to Alcatraz Island in first-ever documented case A coyote caught on camera swimming to San Francisco's Alcatraz Island is believed to be the first of its species to visit the former prison.

Look: Arkansas man follows a 'hunch' to $100,000 lottery prize An Arkansas man followed a "hunch" and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket from his favorite store that ended up earning him a $100,000 top prize.

Austrian researchers document first case of a cow using a tool Researchers in Austria detailed the unusual case of the first cow to be documented using tools -- specifically, a brush she uses to scratch herself.

Watch: 12 tech workers keep 25 balloons in the air for one minute David Rush teamed up with 11 tech industry workers to take on the world record for most balloons kept in the air for one minute while standing.

Look: Escaped parakeet flies into kindergarten classroom, lands on girl An escaped pet parakeet was reunited with her owner after making a stop in an Ontario kindergarten classroom and landing on a little girl's head.

Look: Book returned to California library was nearly 46 years overdue A worker at a California library opened a package and was surprised to find a book that had been due back at the facility nearly 46 years earlier.

Woman wins $75,000 lottery prize during drink stop A South Carolina woman stopped at a store for something to drink and ended up buying a lottery ticket that earned her a $75,000 prize.