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Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides (apnews.com)

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Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside (apnews.com)

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No pads or mercy in what may be the oldest game in North America (apnews.com)

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Frozen treats, cold showers and lots of ice; Florida zoo works to protect animals from summer heat (apnews.com)

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Pig transplant research yields Bacon safe for some allergic to red meat (apnews.com)

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Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from dinner plate to aquarium by Denver Broncos fans (apnews.com)

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A man is caught attempting to smuggle 100 live snakes into China in his pants (www.npr.org)

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Leftover Ramen Broth Is Causing Problems on South Korea's Mount Halla (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.

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Woman suspected of violating traffic law for riding an electric suitcase (www3.nhk.or.jp)

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Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover (www.upi.com)

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B.C. couple teaches rescued rats to drive tiny cars (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business - If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste (www.wired.com)

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San Francisco home selling for $488,000 but you can't move in until 2053 (abc7news.com)

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A pet donkey disappeared in California five years ago. He’s been spotted living with a herd of wild elk (edition.cnn.com)

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580,000 glass coffee mugs recalled because they can break when filled with hot liquid (abcnews.go.com)

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Bear shreds seats then dozes off after breaking into Canadian woman’s car (www.theguardian.com)

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A crocodile was terrorizing this Australian town. So residents cooked and ate it (www.cnn.com)

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Man named Optimus Prime arrested for car theft in south Austin (www.fox7austin.com)

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Odd-Looking Fish that Washed Ashore in Oregon is Newly Discovered Species (www.thedailybeast.com)

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Woman has arm amputated after being bitten by shark in Florida (www.independent.co.uk)

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Pastor’s daughter, 6, killed in freak badminton accident while on vacation (www.independent.co.uk)

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Man banned from The Las Vegas Sphere after lighting up a bong during a Phish show (www.loudersound.com)

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Morgue worker tried to steal sex doll from dead man's home for ‘evidentiary purposes' (lawandcrime.com)

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Man with suspended license astonishes judge by joining court Zoom call while driving (www.fox13news.com)

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