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Leaving work early leads North Carolina woman to lottery jackpot A North Carolina woman said getting off work early was lucrative when she won a $100,000 lottery jackpot.

Man drinks liter of lemon juice in under 17 seconds for world record An Idaho man turned a sour taste into a sweet achievement when he drank a liter bottle of lemon juice through a straw in under 17 seconds for a Guinness World Record.

Watch: Cat rescued from narrow gap between brick walls in California Animal services officers in California shared video of the rescue of a cat that somehow ended up trapped in the narrow gap between two brick walls.

Watch: Soldier's letter home from Vietnam delivered 52 years later An Indiana woman said she was surprised when a letter her brother sent while serving in the Vietnam War finally made its way to her after 52 years.

1,000-year-old Viking boat found buried on Norwegian island Officials in a Norwegian county announced a 1,000-year-old Viking ship has been found buried on the same island where a ship of similar vintage was found six months earlier.

Watch: World's largest electric plane takes 28-minute first flight The world's largest all-electric aircraft took off from a Washington state airstrip for its first flight, staying in the air for 28 minutes, the plane's makers said.

Watch: 79,001 flags strung together for world's largest knitted bunting Knitters from around the world submitted 79,001 yarn flags for an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest knitted bunting, the British organizers of the effort said.

Monkeys attack lab worker, steal COVID-19 blood test samples A group of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant in India and ran off with three coronavirus blood test samples taken from patients, authorities said.

Winning lottery ticket spent two weeks forgotten on seat of truck A North Carolina man said a forgotten lottery ticket sat untouched on the seat of his truck for two weeks before he found out it was a nearly $500,000 winner.

Watch: Turtle crashes through windshield on Georgia highway A Georgia driver and her brother were shocked when an airborne turtle crashed through the windshield while they were on a highway.