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Watch: Traffic cone used to rescue struggling raccoon from the ocean A couple taking a sunrise walk along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina ended up using a traffic cone to rescue a raccoon struggling to swim.

Children's book returned to Maine library 46 years late A former Maine resident returned to the town she used to call home so she could return a library book that had been due back at the facility 46 years earlier.

Watch: Australian man reads out the world's longest name The Australian man with the world's longest name read out his entire moniker -- featuring more than 2,000 middle names -- and it took more than an hour.

Watch: Deputies free large bruin from 'bear-icade' inside vehicle Sheriffs deputies in Colorado resolved a "bear-icade" situation involving a large bruin that found itself trapped inside a Larimer County resident's vehicle.

Watch: Emu named Frank captured after 2 days on the loose in Arizona An Arizona police department shared video of the moment an emu named Frank was finally captured by officers after two days on the loose in Cottonwood.

Look: Emergency responders extract stuck deer from metal fence in Georgia Police and firefighters in Georgia teamed up to rescue a deer found with its torso wedged tightly between the bars of a metal fence in the Dunwoody area.

Man uses cone to catch ice cream scoop from 55 feet, 5 inches away An Idaho man with more than 300 Guinness World Records titles added another record to his name by using a cone to catch ice cream from 55 feet, 5 inches away.

Look: 'Naughty' flamingo escapes from wildlife sanctuary in England A wildlife sanctuary in England is asking the public to keep watch for a "naughty teenager" flamingo that escaped from the park by vaulting over a wall.

Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool A pair of reptile wranglers in Australia came to the rescue of a yellow-tailed whip snake that found its way into a resident's backyard swimming pool.

Ohio man forgets winning lottery ticket at home, wins another $500,000 An Ohio man who forgot his $50 winning lottery ticket at home decided to buy another of the same Best of 7's scratch-off game and scored a $500,000 prize.