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Wisconsin Congressman Swims Away After Plane Lands in a Lake
A Wisconsin congressman swam to safety after a small plane made an emergency landing in a lake, turning travel trouble into survival story.
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Odd headlines, improbable events, and local stories that escaped into the wider world.
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A Doctor Woke Up With a Bat in Her Mouth, So Your Sunday Is Going Fine
A Virginia physician woke to find a bat attempting to enter her mouth, then captured it for rabies testing and shared an important safety warning.
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An “Overwhelmed” Squirrel Got Pretzels and a Police Escort at Ohio State
Police rescued a frightened squirrel from Ohio Stadium after fans offered pretzels and an officer improvised a carrier from an empty beer box.
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Nero's Bridge Rose From the Tiber, Which Is a Terrible Way to Learn About Drought
Ancient ruins traditionally called Nero's Bridge have emerged from Rome's drought-stricken Tiber River near St. Peter's Basilica.
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A Baby Was Born From a 22-Year-Old Frozen Embryo, Making Your Freezer Burrito Feel Young
A Greek couple welcomed a daughter from an embryo frozen for 22 years after racing to meet the country’s age deadline for IVF treatment.
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The Met Held Live Snake Auditions, Because Opera Needed More Drama
The Metropolitan Opera held auditions for live snakes, giving New York's performing-arts world a casting call with extra hiss and no interest in headshots.
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An Insurance Adjuster Fell Through a Ceiling, Which Is One Way to Approve a Roof Claim
Home security video captured an insurance adjuster falling through a ceiling and into a kitchen during a roof inspection in South Carolina.
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The World’s Fastest Humanoid Robot Is Here, and It Probably Never Needs to Stretch
China’s Tiangong Ultra is being presented as the fastest humanoid robot, showing how quickly machines are moving from careful demonstrations toward athletic performance.
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Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Expose a Suspected Wildlife-Trafficking Route
Five infant orangutans discovered in India are now in quarantine as authorities investigate how the endangered animals entered the country.
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Mercury Is Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Thought, Which Feels Weirdly Relatable
New research suggests Mercury may have contracted about 30% more than previous estimates as its interior cooled over billions of years.
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Thieves Stole Four Renoirs in Under Three Minutes, Then Dropped Half the Haul in the Garden
Two suspects cut into a French Riviera museum, grabbed four Renoirs and abandoned two during an escape that took less than three minutes.
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Tick-Triggered Meat Allergy Creates a Kentucky Ostrich-Burger Boom, Because Nature Is Weird
A Kentucky farm is raising hundreds of ostriches as people with alpha-gal syndrome search for a red-meat-style meal their tick-triggered allergy may allow.