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Fat shelter cat's unusual posture leads to viral fame

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Fat shelter cat's unusual posture leads to viral fame

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A portly cat up for adoption at a Chicago-area shelter is going viral due to his unusual habit of standing on his back legs to beg for food.

Record-breaking flatbread dish cooked up in Lebanon

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Record-breaking flatbread dish cooked up in Lebanon

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A Lebanese city broke a Guinness world record by cooking up a 144-foot mankoushe, a traditional flatbread dish.

Cafe serving up ice cream in realistic puppy shapes

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Cafe serving up ice cream in realistic puppy shapes

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A Taiwan cafe's desserts are going viral thanks to the eatery's signature ice cream dish -- in the hyper-realistic shape of a small puppies.

Drivers stop traffic with Bay Bridge 'sideshow'

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Drivers stop traffic with Bay Bridge 'sideshow'

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Police in California said they've arrested one of three drivers accused of blocking traffic on San Francisco's Bay Bridge by doing donuts in the roadway.

British woman survives 10 hours at sea after falling off cruise ship

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British woman survives 10 hours at sea after falling off cruise ship

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A British woman fell off the back of a cruise ship and survived 10 hours at sea until she was rescued.

Giant snake envelopes Kansas City mailbox

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Giant snake envelopes Kansas City mailbox

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A mail carrier in Missouri was sent running after discovering a large snake wrapped around a resident's mailbox.

Crocodile's motorboat attack caught on camera

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Crocodile's motorboat attack caught on camera

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A group of boaters in Zimbabwe captured video of a crocodile attacking their unoccupied boat while it was tied up next to the shore.

Witnesses raid brandy from overturned truck

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Witnesses raid brandy from overturned truck

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A truck that overturned while taking a sharp corner in the Philippines spilled hundreds of bottles of brandy, many of which were taken by locals.

Man keeps lottery win a secret from wife, springs surprise

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Man keeps lottery win a secret from wife, springs surprise

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Missouri man who won a $352,000 lottery jackpot said he managed to keep it a secret from his wife for a few days so he could surprise her.

Whataburger superfan gets dorm room makeover

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Whataburger superfan gets dorm room makeover

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Texas college student who expressed his love of Whataburger received a fast food-themed dorm room makeover courtesy of the chain.

Surfacing whale capsizes fishing boat off New Jersey

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Surfacing whale capsizes fishing boat off New Jersey

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Police in New Jersey said two people were thrown into the water when a whale surfaced beneath their boat and capsized the vessel.

Tires damaged as nails spill across highway lanes

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Tires damaged as nails spill across highway lanes

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Numerous drivers had to pull over on a California highway when a case of nails spilled onto the roadway and damaged their tires.

Deer swims to New York's Coney Island, wanders boardwalk

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Deer swims to New York's Coney Island, wanders boardwalk

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Witnesses at New York's Coney Island boardwalk said they were shocked to encounter a highly unusual tourist -- a deer that apparently swam to Brooklyn.

Colombia health official warns against having sex during heat wave

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Colombia health official warns against having sex during heat wave

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A health official in a Colombian city is urging residents to have less sex as a way to avoid dehydration during a heat wave that has impacted the area.

World's largest chess piece constructed in St. Louis

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World's largest chess piece constructed in St. Louis

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Members of the World Chess Hall of Fame in Missouri built the largest chess piece in the world: a king standing at 20 feet tall.

Firefighters rescue man with parrot perched on his shoulder

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Firefighters rescue man with parrot perched on his shoulder

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- An Illinois man who attempted to rescue his pet parrot from the mud ended up being rescued by firefighters -- with the bird perched on his shoulders.

Fishing musician fashions xylophone from kelp

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Fishing musician fashions xylophone from kelp

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A musician whose family owns a commercial fishing business passed time on the boat by turning large pieces of kelp into a xylophone.

Lottery ticket buying mistake earns woman $100,400 prize

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Lottery ticket buying mistake earns woman $100,400 prize

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman who won a $100,400 Powerball prize said she actually purchased her lottery tickets by mistake.

Firefighters free boy's arm from Thomas the Tank Engine

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Firefighters free boy's arm from Thomas the Tank Engine

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Connecticut said they executed an unusual rescue when a 2-year-old boy got his arm stuck in a Thomas the Tank Engine toy.

Georgia police probe theft of $98,000 worth of ramen noodles

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Georgia police probe theft of $98,000 worth of ramen noodles

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Authorities in Georgia are investigating the theft of a trailer loaded with $98,000 worth of ramen noodles.

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