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Watch: Hundreds of Spider-Man fans attempt world record at NYCC Hundreds of Marvel fans donned Spider-Man costumes at New York Comic Con in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.

Watch: Orphaned kittens take a tour of Minnesota aquarium The Sea Life Aquarium at the Mall of America in Minnesota played host to more than a dozen special visitors: adoptable kittens.

Watch: Mountain biker takes 12.46-foot vertical drop onto a small target An Austrian mountain biker dropped 12.46 feet from an elevated platform to crush a small cardboard box with his back tire and set a world record.

Opossum caught on fishing hook rescued from N.C. tree Wildlife rescuers in North Carolina responded to a trail where an opossum was spotted caught in a fishing hook and dangling from a tree.

Watch: Canadian grandma holds a plank for 5 hours to break her own record A 61-year-old fitness enthusiast broke her own world record by holding an abdominal plank for 5 hours at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah.

Sewer workers find class ring that had been missing for decades Alabama wastewater workers found an old class ring while clearing a sewer clog and returned the ring to its owner, who hadn't seen it in decades.

Look: Iguana rescued from Kansas tree after a week on the loose Firefighters in Kansas conducted an unusual rescue when an escaped pet iguana was found to climbed up a tall tree.

Watch: 1,474 pounds of french fries break world record in Idaho The Idaho Potato Commission teamed up with eatery chain Spud Daddy to cook up a serving of 1,474 pounds of fresh-cut french fries and break a record.

Maryland in-laws collect their second $50,000 lottery prize together A pair of Maryland in-laws to play the lottery together collected their second $50,000 prize together from a Mega Millions drawing.

Pet boa constrictor missing in North Carolina neighborhood A North Carolina animal shelter is asking residents in a Hoke County neighborhood to be on the lookout for a boa constrictor on the loose.