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Deer Swims Laps In North Carolina Pool (VIDEO)

Oct. 31, 2009
In Gastonia, North Carolina, a deer crashed through a ceiling into an indoor swimming pool. The deer circled the pool, and then jumped in. Once in the pool, it swam around, and at one point, appeared to actually be swimming laps, within the lap lanes. The whole scene was caught on security...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch