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Giant 73-pound blue catfish landed in Fla. river sets state record It's no secret giant catfish lurk in the waters of Florida's rivers, but a newly caught specimen revealed on Tuesday is in a class by itself.

'Large' fertilizer spill makes for messy commute along Pa. highway The morning rush hour commute in southwestern Pennsylvania was made a bit messy on Tuesday when a fertilizer spill forced a highway to close.

South Dakota trust claims $78M lotto jackpot days before expiration A trust company located in South Dakota has claimed a $78 million lottery jackpot from Texas just days before the ticket was set to expire.

Wildlife wanderlust: 5 stories of animal stowaways A look back at five times animals stowed away in cars, trucks and cargo ships to wind up hundreds, or even thousands of miles from home.

Look: Three baby raccoons rescued from Pennsylvania chimney Police responding to a situation inside the chimney of a Pennsylvania home ended up rescuing three baby raccoons stuck in the stack.

License plate numbers from old car earn $50,000 lottery prize A Maryland woman said the license plate numbers on an old car her husband refuses to get rid of ended up winning her a $50,000 lottery prize.

Look: Heirloom locket lost at store returned to family after 2 months A century-old heirloom locket was returned to a New Zealand family nearly two months after it was lost at a store.

Watch: World's largest dog pool party held at Florida park A Florida dog park hosted a pool party with 277 dogs in an attempt to break a Guinness World Records title.

Watch: Kitten fished out of drainage system using leash as a lasso An animal services officer in Georgia was able to use a leash and his cellphone flashlight to fish a trapped kitten out of a deep drainage system.

Watch: Arizona man finds Asian water monitor swimming in his pool An Arizona man out doing yard work was surprised to see the world's second-largest lizard take a dip in his backyard pool.