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N.C. man's son's birthday numbers deliver big lottery jackpot A North Carolina man who always uses his son's birthday to play the Cash 5 lottery drawing ended up scoring a $341,844 jackpot.

Look: Crying kitten rescued from Texas storm drain Animal services officers in Texas teamed up with public works personnel to rescue a kitten heard crying from inside a storm drain.

Watch: 7-foot alligator caught trying to cross Florida highway Sheriff's deputies in Florida helped wrangle a 7-foot alligator found jaywalking across a busy highway in Hillsborough County.

'Escaped zebra' in Armenia was a painted donkey Officials at a zoo in Armenia said reports of an escaped zebra were the result of a donkey that had been painted black and white as a prank.

Look: Baby eagle returns to nest after surgery to remove fish hook A 2-week-old baby bald eagle is back in a Pennsylvania nest with its family after undergoing surgery to remove a fish hook from its stomach.

Watch: San Diego Zoo launches Elephant Valley live camera The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is giving the entire Internet the chance to visit its new elephant habitat with a live camera on its website.

Look: Helicopter complicates morning drop-off at Tennessee school Buses and cars arriving at a Tennessee elementary school Thursday morning had to work around an unusual obstacle in the parking lot -- a helicopter.

Ohio woman's mistaken lottery purchase wins seven-figure jackpot An Ohio woman bought the wrong lottery ticket by mistake and ended up winning a $1,852,212 jackpot.

Look: Firefighters rescue chameleon named Mr. Peeps from house fire Firefighters in England responded to a house fire sparked by an unattended candle and ended up rescued a chameleon named Mr. Peeps.

Watch: Massive sea lion 'Chonkers' drawing crowds in San Francisco Crowds are flocking to San Francisco's Pier 39 to catch a glimpse of a rare visitor to the city: a massive sea lion.