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  • Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, seen in this undated file photo from Disney, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the age of 70 from complications due to multiple sclerosis.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, actress Annette Funicello and Lakers owner Jerry Buss are a few famous faces to die in 2013.
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  • A woman in Boston paid $560,000 for two parking spaces near her home on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
  • A woman in Boston has paid $560,000 for two parking spots near her home in the city's Back Bay neighborhood.
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  • Have you seen this dog?
  • Missing in West Hollywood: giant pink dog wearing sneakers on its front paws and a water bottle strapped to its back.
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  • The Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday called for protection of all chimpanzees as endangered.
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  • A sea lion pup recenly climbed onto a boat in Newport Beach.
  • A baby sea lion hitched a ride from some people boating off the Orange County coast. Check out the adorable encounter.
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  • Penguins waddle through an amusement park in Yokohama, Japan to welcome African leaders  in town for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
  • Penguins waddling in African costumes welcomed the arrival of around 50 African leaders to Yokohama, Japan.
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  • Twin giraffes, Wasswa and Nakato, are shown at the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch in San Antonio, Texas in this March file photo.
  • A wildlife preserve in San Antonio, Texas is celebrating following the rare birth of twin giraffes!
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  • The Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch in Texas is celebrating the rare birth of twin giraffes.
  • The Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch in Texas is celebrating the rare birth of twin giraffes -- See photos.
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  • Chinese firefighters rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe in Zhejiang province in eastern China on Saturday, May 25, 2013.
  • The mother of a newborn baby rescued from a sewer pipe in China will not face criminal charges.
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  • Curt Buthman and Marsha Collier talk to Eyewitness News in this May 2013 photo.
  • A couple made history with a marriage proposal that quickly went viral all across Twitter.
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  • Russian extreme sports star Valery Rozov checks his helmet before he jumps from Mount Everest on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
  • Russian extreme sports star Valery Rozov has performed a record-breaking BASE jump from Mount Everest.
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  • Move over Monet: Two otters at a Florida zoo have become quite the artistes.
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animal news, bizarre news
  • Chinese firefighters rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe in Zhejiang province in eastern China on Saturday, May 25, 2013.
  • The mom of a Chinese baby rescued from a sewer pipe reportedly told police the baby 'slipped' after she secretly gave birth.
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  • J.C. Penney has brought down a tea kettle ad on a billboard in Culver City after complaints that the image resembled Hitler, as seen in this undated photo.
  • J.C. Penney has brought down a tea kettle ad on a billboard in Culver City after complaints that the image resembled Hitler.
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  • Chinese firefighters rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe in Zhejiang province in eastern China on Saturday, May 25, 2013.
  • Firefighters in China helped rescue a newborn boy from a sewer pipe in the public restroom of a residential building.
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  • A man makes the first tightrope walk between the two towers of St. Stephens Cathedral in Austria.
  • A daredevil became the first man to walk a tightrope strung between the two towers of St. Stephen's Cathedral.
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  • Jamie McDonald eats a giant apple pie at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif., on Monday, May 20, 2013.
  • Competitive eater Jamie 'The Bear' McDonald scarfed down two giant apple pies in 10 minutes, breaking two world records.
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  • A New Mexico officer and good Samaritans lifted an overturned SUV off a little girl, and it was all caught on video.
  • A New Mexico officer and good Samaritans lifted an overturned SUV off a little girl, and it was all caught on video.
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  • A deer smashed through the windshield of a public bus in Pennsylvania and exited the bus at the next stop.
  • A deer smashed through the windshield of a public bus in Pennsylvania and exited the bus at the next stop.
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animal news, caught on tape, bizarre news
  • A family of ducks crosses the road in Portland, Ore. in this still image from dashcam footage.
  • A high-speed chase in Oregon came to a sudden halt when a family of ducks got the right-of-way. It was all caught on video.
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  • Hundreds of properties across the country are now tracking doggie droppings with cutting-edge DNA science.
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animal news, bizarre news, rob hayes
  • Porsche, a New Jersey cat that got lost after his owners were evacuated during Hurricane Sandy found his way home.
  • A New Jersey cat that got lost after his owners were evacuated during Hurricane Sandy found his way home.
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animal news, bizarre news
  • A lion meat taco from Taco Fusion in Tampa, Fla., is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The Florida restaurant that recently caused controversy for serving lion meat tacos has agreed to stop selling it.
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food, bizarre news
  • A lion meat taco from Taco Fusion in Tampa, Fla., is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Exotic meat tacos at a Florida restaurant are causing a big uproar. The meat in question -- lion meat.
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food, bizarre news