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Ohio police rescued deer entangled in backyard hammock An Ohio police department with numerous deer rescue experiences said a recent incident marked its first-ever rescue involving a deer and a hammock.

Mother's urging leads Va. woman to $500,000 lottery prize A Virginia woman out shopping with her mother was encouraged to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket and wound up winning $500,000.

Look: Loose horses rounded up in New Jersey town Police in New Jersey proved they "know how to handle any situation" when they were called out to wrangle a group of escaped horses.

Watch: New York woman falls into backyard sinkhole on her birthday A New York woman feared for her life on her 47th birthday when she plunged 8 feet into a sinkhole in her backyard.

Watch: Man flips 10 cups in 6.63 seconds to claim world record The Idaho man who holds the most Guinness World Records titles said it took five months of practice for him to break a record for flipping cups.

Look: White emu found wandering loose on Florida highway Florida troopers were summoned to a busy stretch of highway to corral an unusual traffic hazard in the passing lane -- an emu.

Watch: Highly venomous snake found in young girl's bedroom An Australian snake catcher shared video from the capture of an extremely venomous snake found lurking in a young girl's bedroom.

License plate numbers earn Va. woman a $100,000 lottery prize A Virginia woman who kept seeing the same set of numbers on license plates decided to use them to play the lottery and scored a $100,000 prize.

Look: Painting purchased for $30 at estate sale expected to fetch up to $250k A painting bought for $30 at a Michigan estate sale is expected to fetch up to $250,000 at auction after being confirmed as a Gertrude Abercrombie.

Watch: Alligator found wandering loose at New York nature preserve Animal rescuers on New York's Long Island responded to a nature preserve to wrangle an alligator that had apparently been abandoned in the wild.