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Man wins $500,000 lottery prize during gas station pit stop A Michigan couple made a pit stop for gas on their way home from vacation and ended up winning a $500,000 lottery prize.

Watch: Dog who spent 72 days lost in mountains wins Hambone Award This year's Hambone Award, presented for unusual pet insurance claims, was given to a golden retriever who spent 72 days lost in the mountains.

Watch: Ring flushed down New Jersey train toilet returned to owner A New Jersey woman who accidentally flushed her wedding ring down a train toilet was reunited with the precious object thanks to NJ Transit employees.

Watch: Michigan woman finds escaped python in her pole barn A Michigan woman opened up the pole barn on her rural property and was shocked to discover a large python lurking inside.

Watch: Escaped sheep boards parked bus, goes through car wash An escaped sheep boarded a parked bus in Germany and took a trip through the giant-sized car wash before being reunited with its owner.

Look: Netherlands woman finds escaped snake in bedroom closet A Netherlands woman discovered a snake in her bedroom closet that police later determined had escaped from a neighbor's home.

Ohio player wins $10,000 lottery prize on his 18th birthday An Ohio man stopped at a gas station just after midnight on his 18th birthday and walked out with a lottery ticket worth $10,000.

Watch: Calf eludes police in Walmart parking lot, flees into drainage tunnel An escaped calf dubbed "Moodini" led San Antonio police and animal care officers on a chase through a Walmart parking lot and into a drainage tunnel.

Woman writes 150 words on a sticky note to break Guinness World Record A United Arab Emirates woman broke a Guinness World Record by managing to hand-write 150 different words onto a single sticky note.

Watch: Squid spill closes Rhode Island intersection for 8 hours It was a calamari catastrophe on a Rhode Island road when an overturned tractor-trailer spilled "a substantial portion" of squid into traffic.