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Watch: S.C. man amasses collection of over 2,000 pairs of socks A South Carolina man attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks said he has surpassed 2,000 pairs.

Bear, three cubs rescued from large cistern at California park California firefighters and wildlife officials responded to a park where a mother bear and three cubs fell into a concrete cistern full of water.

Nearly 2,000 people down shots of Malört to set world record A Chicago bar gathered 1,969 people to simultaneously take shots of iconic local liqueur Jeppson's Malört and set a world record in the process.

Watch: Stuck parrot rescued from third-floor balcony in San Francisco Firefighters and animal control in San Francisco came to the rescue of a parrot that got its head stuck between panes of glass on a balcony.

Ring lost in New York lake found by metal detectorists 28 years later A pair of metal detecting hobbyists found a class ring at a New York lake that turned out to have been lost during a day on the water 28 years earlier.

Lucky number 13 earns Ohio man a $1M lottery prize An Ohio man credited his lucky number -- 13 -- with inspiring the purchase that earned him a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket.

Look: Firefighters rescue macaw stranded in California tree Firefighters in California were called out to a local tree to rescue a pet parrot that flew up to a high branch and was stranded for multiple days.

Watch: Mysterious island appears and disappears in British Columbia reservoir A mysterious island estimated to cover over 105,000 square feet appeared in a British Columbia reservoir before disappearing just as enigmatically.

Watch: Man balances 254 toilet paper rolls on his head Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush bested his own title for balancing toilet paper on his head by keeping 254 rolls in the air.

Three Patagonian maras escape from Netherlands zoo Three Patagonian maras, rodents closely related to capybaras and guinea pigs, were safely recovered after escaping from a Netherlands zoo.