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Illinois man's birthday present wins him a $1M lottery prize An Illinois man won a $1 million lottery jackpot from a ticket he received as a gift from a friend at his birthday party.

Look: Firefighters rescue cat stranded on roof of Connecticut home Firefighters climbed to the top of a Connecticut home to rescue a curious cat that went exploring and wound up stranded on the roof.

Mustang captured after two months on the loose in Maryland Authorities in Maryland said a mustang on the loose for over two months has finally been captured and taken to a rescue facility.

Watch: Large, aggressive lizard wrangled in Mass. parking lot A Massachusetts animal control officer responding to a report of a lizard in a parking lot ended up wrangling a large, aggressive mangrove monitor.

Watch: Deer spends time in Florida home's bathroom, swims in the pool A large deer found its way inside a Florida home and spent some time in the bathroom before taking a plunge into the backyard pool.

Watch: Kitten stows away in engine compartment for nearly 80-mile drive A newborn kitten was rescued from inside the engine compartment of a vehicle after stowing away for a nearly 80-mile ride.

Watch: S.C. aquarium celebrates 'Lucky Seven' penguin baby boom A South Carolina aquarium is celebrating a penguin baby boom, with five recent hatchings bringing the total for the year to seven.

One of two loose pigs captured in Detroit neighborhood A pig that took up residence in a Detroit neighborhood was captured after an hour-long chase -- and a second swine remains on the loose.

Michigan man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery A 39-year-old man in Livingston County, Mich., used the money he made from selling cans to purchase a winning $500,000 scratch off lottery ticket.

Snake found browsing bread aisle at grocery store An animal education group in England said a snake found browsing the bread aisle in a grocery store is one of more than 20 snakes it has taken in this year.