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6-year-old reunited with beloved teddy bear, 1 year later

4:52pm November 16, 2021

A little girl lost her beloved teddy bear in Glacier National Park in 2020. With the help of a family friend and a bear-loving park ranger, the two reunited one year later.

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A scorpion is pictured at the Scorpion Kingdom laboratory and farm in Egypt's Western Desert, near the city of Dakhla in the New Valley, in February 2021.

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3 dead, hundreds injured after storms rouse scorpions in Egypt

7:08pm November 14, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The city of Aswan has been dealing with an influx of scorpions and snakes, thanks to a recent rash of heavy storms disturbing their hiding places.

How did a blue trash can from South Carolina end up in Ireland?

7:43am November 10, 2021

The can from Myrtle Beach made the 3,500 journey across the Atlantic Ocean. A resident in County Mayo discovered it, and posted photos online. Officials say it probably washed away during a storm.

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A car parked in the same space since 1974 becomes a town landmark

6:10am November 10, 2021

Angelo Fregolent, 94, parked his car in an Italian neighborhood in 1974, and has left it in the same space ever since. The car is even marked on Google Maps.

Passengers arriving at London's Heathrow Airport got a fishy surprise

6:44am November 09, 2021

Passengers expected their baggage to be on the carousel, but they received nearly 100 boxes neatly wrapped in blue. British Airways hasn't said how the luggage was swapped for a cargo of frozen fish.

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Mysterious rubber bales found along the Texas coast could be from WWII

4:59pm November 08, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

Mysterious rubber bales continue to wash up on the Texas coast. It took a bit for the experts to figure out what they were. Turns out you have to go all the way back to World War II for clues.