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Michigan man wins $500,000 from birthday gift lottery ticket A Michigan man received a scratch-off lottery ticket as a gift from his sister on his birthday and it turned out to be a $500,000 present.

Watch: Police wrangle alligator in Florida parking lot Florida's West Palm Beach Police Department shared video of officers going face-to-snout with an alligator loitering in an empty parking lot.

Look: Ultra-rare split-colored lobster caught off Cape Cod A lobster fishing boat off the coast of Cape Cod landed an extremely rare split-color lobster, which is considered to be a 1 in 50 million catch.

Look: Five kittens rescued from New Jersey storm drain Firefighters and animal control personnel in New Jersey came to the rescue of five kittens found trapped in a storm drain.

'Unicycle Granny' still performing at the age of 69 A California performer known as the "Unicycle Granny" was named the oldest unicycle rider in the world at the age of 69 years and 189 days old.

$200 lottery win leads Maryland man to $100,000 top prize A Maryland man who scored a $200 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket decided to let it ride and bought another ticket that turned out to be worth $100,000.

World Book Day: Five times library books were over 100 years overdue UPI is marking Thursday's World Book Day by looking back at Odd News stories of overdue library books that were returned more than 100 years late.

'Really big pig' seen wandering loose in North Carolina Authorities in North Carolina are asking local residents to keep an eye out for a "really big pig" seen wandering loose in Durham County.

Look: Three baby rabbits stow away to oil rig in Europe's North Sea A wildlife rescue in Scotland is caring for three baby rabbits that stowed away in an offshore container and wound up on the deck of an oil rig.

England nature festival organizers clarify it is not a nudist event Organizers of the Cumbria Nature Festival in England issued an "important clarification" about the upcoming event: it is not for nudists.