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Look: Alligator found 'posted up right at the front door' of S.C. home Animal control responded to the front porch of a South Carolina home where a resident found an alligator "posted up right at the front door."

$1 million lottery ticket nearly thrown out by N.C. woman A North Carolina woman said she was preparing to throw out a lottery ticket when she decided to scan it and discovered it was a $1 million winner.

Kangaroo gets new home after several days on the loose in Quebec A kangaroo on the loose for several days in Quebec was captured by provincial officials and taken to a new permanent home at a zoo.

Watch: Boston bars say Scottish soccer fans are drinking them dry Scottish soccer fans are being credited with a boom in Boston beer sales that caused some bars in the city to run dry.

World's oldest living land animal extends record to 194 years The world's oldest living land animal, Jonathan the tortoise, extended his record to 194 years and was officially named a Guinness World Records Icon.

Watch: Australian zoo's escaped Tasmanian devil safely captured A Tasmanian devil that escaped from a Queensland zoo was located about a mile from the park more than two weeks later.

Watch: San Diego Zoo fills bear habitat with man-made snow There was some unseasonable snow in San Diego when the zoo transformed its grizzly bear habitat into a winter wonderland with man-made powder.

Lottery player's forgetfulness leads to $1.05M jackpot A Michigan man who forgot to give a store clerk his usual instructions ended up winning a $1.05 million jackpot thanks to his accidental omission.

Look: Loose emu's origins a mystery in New Jersey Authorities in New Jersey are trying to identify the owner of an emu that has been on the loose in the northern part of the state for several days.

Look: German man assembles world's largest Lego sausage A German man assembled 65,000 Lego bricks into the shape of a bratwurst and bun to break the Guinness World Record for the largest Lego brick sausage.