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Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan …

Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving …

Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name …

FILE - The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile sits outside the the Oscar Meyer headquarters, Oct. 27, 2014, in Madison, Wis. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to the Frankmobile, Oscar Meyer said that the one-of-a-kind wiener on wheels is reverting to the original. (M.P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? …

In this photo provided by www.subotica.com, a man holds a months-old lion cub after it was found wandering on a local road, near Subotica, Serbia, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. A months-old lion cub was taken to a zoo in northern Serbia on Thursday after it was seen wandering on a local road, officials and media said. The female cub, found on the outskirts of Subotica, a town near the border with Hungary, was malnourished and weak, said Sonja Mandic, from the Palic Zoo, which took in the cub. (www.subotica.com via AP)

An Israeli tank was stolen from a military zone. Authorities …

In this photo provided by the Israeli police, an Israeli tank that was stolen from a military zone is seen in a junkyard near Haifa, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Israeli authorities are trying to figure out how the tank was stolen from a military training zone and taken to the junkyard in northern Israel. The army said that the tank was unarmed and had been out of service for many years. (Israeli Police via AP)

Poker player who drew donations for Las Vegas event lied …

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Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing …

In this photo released by the Michigan State Police, a Department of Natural Resources sergeant stands in the doorway of an outhouse after a woman became trapped in the toilet after attempting to retrieve her Apple Watch, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at Dixon Lake in Bagley Township, Mich. (Michigan State Police via AP)

Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn …

A puppy sits on the floor at a gate during a training exercise held at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Five dogs and their trainers visited the airport as part of an effort to acclimate the pups to one of the many settings they may experience later in life when they become assistance dogs for people with disabilities. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Bears raid a Krispy Kreme doughnut van making deliveries …

This Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 photo provided by Shelly Deano shows two bears getting into a donut truck in Anchorage. Alaska. The bears on an Alaska military base raided the Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route. The driver usually left his doors open when he stopped at the store but this time a sow and one of her cubs that loiter nearby sauntered inside, where they stayed for probably 20 minutes Tuesday morning, said Shelly Deano, the store manager for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JMM Express. (Shelly Deano via AP)

Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home …

This photo posted on the Gatorland Facebook page on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 shows Savannah Boan, Crocodilian Enrichment Coordinator at the Gatorland theme park in Orlando, Fla., holding an alligator with a missing upper jaw that was that was rescued and brought to the park to be cared for. (Gatorland Facebook.com via AP)

London police arrest 25-year-old who allegedly climbed …

Man snags 2 foul balls in span of 3 pitches at Citi …

In a photo provided by Jerry Beach, Patrick Wedderburn holds up two foul falls he caught during a three-pitch span at a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in New York. (Jerry Beach via AP)

Repurposing dead spiders, counting cadaver nose hairs …