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Look: Illinois family's 33-year-old cockatiel is the oldest in the world An Illinois family's 33-year-old pet cockatiel, named Sonny, was officially named the oldest bird of his species by Guinness World Records.

Watch: Escaped zebra stops traffic on Nevada road A couple traveling on a Nevada road captured video when they were forced to stop by an unusual traffic hazard: an escaped zebra in the road.

Look: Firefighters rescue cow stuck in mud in England Firefighters in Britain learned their job "isn't always glamorous" when they were called to help rescue a cow trapped in deep, sticky mud.

Traffic light leads Maryland man to $100,000 lottery prize A Maryland man said a $10 lottery voucher and a well-timed traffic light led to his winning $100,000 from a 50X the Cash scratch-off ticket.

Watch: Man balances chair on his chin for 1 hour, 20 minutes A serial Guinness World Record-breaker balanced a chair on his chin for 1 hour and 20 minutes to recapture one of his previously-held titles.

Missing pet snake found under neighbor's compost 15 months later A pet snake that escaped from its owner's home in England was found 15 months later living comfortably under a neighbor's compost heap.

Watch: Trapped manatee hoisted from storm drain in Florida The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission teamed up with multiple agencies to rescue a manatee found stuck inside a storm drain.

Dallas 12-year-old achieves nuclear fusion after four years of effort A 12-year-old Dallas student's four-year-long science project may have resulted in his becoming the youngest person to ever achieve nuclear fusion.

N.C. man wins $150,000 lottery prize while in Ohio for work A North Carolina man won a $150,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket he bought thanks to a trip to Ashtabula, Ohio, for his work.

Watch: Arizona man's 'Stranger Things' collection reaches 2,301 items A "Stranger Things" superfan from Arizona proved his love for the recently-concluded Netflix series by amassing a record-breaking collection.