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Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

Veterinary surgeons remove basketball-sized hairball from tiger in Fla. that stopped eating

Wednesday - 05/22/2013, 08:41pm EDT

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Column: Taking an electric motorcycle for a test drive (Video)

WTOP's David Burd, a diehard motorhead, test drove an all-electric motorcycle. Find out what he thought.

Wednesday - 05/22/2013, 06:35am EDT

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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market

Thailand urged to explore edible insect market to cope with global food demands

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 06:18pm EDT

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Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

'Scape goat provides excuse for late commuters; snarls traffic on New Jersey's Pulaski Skyway

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 05:17pm EDT

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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Man breaks world record by riding Ferris wheel at Chicago's Navy Pier for more than 48 hours

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 05:16pm EDT

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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 05:16pm EDT

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Most expensive house in the U.S. listed at $190M

Looking for a new home that has 12 bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a separate floor for the staff? Look no more.

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 08:56am EDT

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Terminally ill teen's song and story go viral online

A song a terminally ill teenager wrote as a way to say goodbye is going viral on YouTube.

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 06:47am EDT

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'Crazy ants' drive southeastern U.S. nuts (Video)

Forget the fire ant. It's time to worry about "crazy ants," according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 05:59am EDT

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Naval Academy celebrates slippery tradition

Imagine climbing a 21-foot tall monument that looks like the Washington Monument covered in lard. That's the challenge facing freshmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Monday.

Monday - 05/20/2013, 09:08pm EDT

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Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

Oregon funeral home offers bicycle hearse for 1 last ride; casket is a basket, naturally

Monday - 05/20/2013, 04:30pm EDT

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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

Zoo officials in Conn. looking into conception mystery after birth of anteater; no male in pen

Monday - 05/20/2013, 04:30pm EDT

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Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Man runs out onto uncertain Alaska lake ice to avoid police; later surrenders

Monday - 05/20/2013, 04:30pm EDT

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Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

Monday - 05/20/2013, 04:30pm EDT

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Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

Wrong kind of shell: Popular Greek beach evacuated after swimmer picks up WWII artillery

Monday - 05/20/2013, 11:50am EDT

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Canadian singer botches American national anthem (Video)

Canadian singer Alexis Normand delivered her own infamous rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Saturday's Memorial Cup ice hockey game featuring the Portland Winterhawks and Halifax Mooseheads in the city of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Monday - 05/20/2013, 08:10am EDT

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