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Man climbs into elephant enclosure at Denmark zoo

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Man climbs into elephant enclosure at Denmark zoo

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A shocked visitor to a zoo in Denmark captured video of a man who climbed into the elephant enclosure, prompting an aggressive response from the animals.

Horse-drawn SUV turns heads in Irish city

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Horse-drawn SUV turns heads in Irish city

Canoe gets stuck on large alligator's back in Florida

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Canoe gets stuck on large alligator's back in Florida

Montana resident finds bear napping in garage

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Montana resident finds bear napping in garage

Sex robot brothel plans irk Houston religious groups

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Sex robot brothel plans irk Houston religious groups

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A Houston religious group is pushing back against plans to open a realistic sex robot brothel in the city.

Lottery's 7-7-7 drawing is fourth single-digit in September

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Lottery's 7-7-7 drawing is fourth single-digit in September

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The Connecticut Lottery marked an unusual occurrence when the Play3 drawing came up with repeating single digits four times in one month.

Man takes lawnmower through Chick-fil-A drive-through

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Man takes lawnmower through Chick-fil-A drive-through

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A Chick-fil-A restaurant in Maryland shared photos of an unusual drive-through customer who placed his order while driving a large riding lawnmower.

Cabin from 1830s taken for 14-mile drive to museum

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Cabin from 1830s taken for 14-mile drive to museum

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A cabin dating back to the 1830s was taken for a 14-mile journey to its new home on a museum campus in Georgia.

160-foot Italian sub assembled in Maine

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160-foot Italian sub assembled in Maine

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A group of Maine sandwich shops teamed up to create a 160-foot-long "Maine Italian" sub as a "trial run" for an official Guinness World Record attempt.

Nordstrom selling taped-up sneakers for $530

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Nordstrom selling taped-up sneakers for $530

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Retailer Nordstrom is facing criticism online after offering a pair of $530 shoes that come pre-scuffed up and held together with tape.

Animal rescuer finds reported lizard was old dog toy

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Animal rescuer finds reported lizard was old dog toy

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- An animal rescuer called to a London home on a report of a collapsed lizard arrived to find the reptile was actually a chewed-up dog toy.

Rattlesnake rescued from sprinkler cover in Arizona

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Rattlesnake rescued from sprinkler cover in Arizona

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Reptile experts in Arizona came to a rescue of a rattlesnake that was found stuck in the narrow opening of a sprinkler cover.

McDonald's pays Texas students $25,000 for viral poster prank

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McDonald's pays Texas students $25,000 for viral poster prank

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- McDonald's paid $25,000 to two Texas college students who hung a fake poster of themselves in the eatery for months.

Woman uses plunger to make own bus handle

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Woman uses plunger to make own bus handle

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- An ingenious passenger on a bus in China was filmed making her own handle by affixing a toilet plunger to the vehicle's ceiling.

Tow truck driver's Jeep ramp attempt fails spectacularly

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Tow truck driver's Jeep ramp attempt fails spectacularly

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A tow truck driver's attempt to drive a damaged Jeep onto his truck ended in disaster when the vehicle rolled backward, lost a wheel and ended up on its side.

Hungry bear rips apart two cars in California

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Hungry bear rips apart two cars in California

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Forest Service shared photos of two cars that were ripped apart by a hungry bear at California's Lake Tahoe.

New Jersey train carries passengers with door wide open

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New Jersey train carries passengers with door wide open

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A rider on a New Jersey Transit train headed to New York captured video of the commuter train traveling with a door wide open.

Historic house gets stuck on Texas highway

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Historic house gets stuck on Texas highway

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A nearly 160-year-old home being trucked across a Texas city ended up stuck on the highway for a time when it became snared on a street light.

Couple win lottery right after learning of expensive truck repair

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Couple win lottery right after learning of expensive truck repair

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Maryland couple said they were overcome with relief when they won a $20,000 lottery prize just after learning they needed an expensive truck repair.

Remodeling uncovers former resident's Vietnam photos

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Remodeling uncovers former resident's Vietnam photos

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Florida woman doing remodeling at her home said workers made a surprising discovery in her kitchen ceiling -- an envelope filled with Vietnam War-era photos.

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