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Watch: Large black bear takes a swim in California resident's pool A California resident captured video when a large black bear visited his home and took a dip in his backyard pool.

Maryland man follows a gut feeling to $100,000 lottery prize A Maryland man said he followed his gut instinct about a particular scratch-off lottery ticket and ended up collecting a $100,000 prize.

Watch: Soccer player breaks basketball world record with backheel kick A United Arab Emirates man parlayed his soccer skills into a basketball record when he backheel kicked a ball into the hoop from 39.37 feet.

Watch: Pet goose hailed as a hero for alerting sleeping family to barn fire A Texas family's pet goose is being hailed as a hero for alerting the sleeping family to a fire that erupted in their barn.

Watch: Idaho man goes solo for his second Hungry Hungry Hippos world record An Idaho man who teamed up with his family to break the world record for clearing Hungry Hungry Hippos went solo to earn a second title for the game.

Watch: Deputies help lasso escaped 1,5000 bull in Alabama Police and sheriff's deputies in Alabama "traded in traffic stops for rodeo duty" when they were called to lasso a 1,500-pound bull on the loose.

Look: 1,600-pound horse rescued from creek in Georgia Fire departments in Georgia teamed up to rescue a 1,600-pound horse found trapped on its side in a creek at the back of its owner's property.

Maryland man wins two $50,000 lottery prizes 11 years apart A Maryland man who won $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket in 2015 scored the same amount from another ticket 11 years later.

162-year-old bottle of Guinness from shipwreck might be drinkable A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck contacted scientists who might be able to recreate the 1864 version of the stout.

Look: Cat, newborn kittens found living under parked police cruiser The Ontario Provincial Police teamed up with animal groups to rescue a mother cat and six kittens that made their home underneath a police cruiser.