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Piglet that jumped from truck on the highway to get a new home

Animal rescuers in Iowa said a piglet that made a daring leap from the back of a truck on the highway will have a new forever home at a sanctuary.

Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control said on social media that the young pig, dubbed Peppa in honor of the cartoon pig, "decided she was destined for hogging the spotlight and made a daring leap off a truck on Highway 100."

CRACC said Peppa was lucky to escape serious injuries.

"She's got a few bruises and some road rash, but otherwise she's doing sow well. Today she enjoyed what is likely her very first taste of grass (and lots of staff cuddles, of course)," the post said.

The organization said it is working with the Iowa Farm Sanctuary to find a new permanent home for Peppa to live out her life in comfort.

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Alabama man earns world record for 3-foot, 6-inch beard locks

An Alabama resident took his facial hair to record-breaking lengths when his beard locks reached a staggering length of 3 feet and 6 inches.

Rudolf Martino, who moved to Birmingham from California in 2015, earned the Guinness World Records title for the longest natural beard locks on a living person after growing his facial hair to a length that is over a foot longer than the height of the world's shortest woman.

"The beard locks [were] inspired by the holy men of India, plus Jamaican Rastafarians who adopted their look from India," Martino told Guinness World Records.

Martino said he washes his locks once every two weeks, and they can take two or three days to fully dry.

He said he doesn't intend to cut his hair or beard anytime soon.

"Just as a tree has roots, branches, leaves and some fruit, I have as a symbol my hair, its roots, length and strength," he said.

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Entangled squirrel rescued from sports net in Ohio

Police in Ohio came to the rescue of a squirrel that ended up entangled in a sports net that had been left out while not in use.

The Richmond Heights Police Department said on social media that officers were dispatched to a resident's backyard to free the rodent from its predicament.

The department said on officer was able to free the squirrel "with some patience, a few careful cuts and a steady hand."

"Once loose, he didn't stick around for an interview — he bolted straight back to the trees, tail high and freedom restored," the post said.

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'Bummed' lottery player finds out he was the big jackpot winner

A Michigan man said he was disappointed to see someone had won the lottery's $564,219 Club Keno The Jack prize — until he found out the winning ticket was his own.

The 45-year-old Otsego County man told Michigan Lottery officials he bought a Club Keno The Jack ticket from the Gaylord South EZ Mart on South Otsego Avenue in Gaylord.

"I play Club Keno every now and then, but I only play The Jack when it gets over $100,000," the player said. "I bought a ticket for 30 draws, and when I got home, I decided that if the draws were still going, I would go somewhere to have a drink and watch the rest."

The player said he was initially upset when he used his phone to check the status of the drawings.

"I got on the lottery app to see what draw it was on and was bummed when I saw someone had won The Jack. I scanned my ticket to check it and was stunned when I found out I was the big winner! All I could think was: 'What am I going to do with all this money?' It was a good feeling!"

The winner said he ended up deciding to use his $564,219 prize to invest.

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Moose stranded in Colorado canal hoisted to safety

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers came to the rescue of a young bull moose that plunged into a canal and was unable to find its way out of the water.

CPW posted a video to social media showing officers working together with Bureau of Reclamation personnel to rescue the moose from a canal in Estes Park.

The video shows rescuers typing the moose's antlers to keep it steady while they tranquilized the animal and tied a rope around its midsection.

The moose was then hoisted out of the water by a crane and returned to dry land.

CPW said the moose "survived with minimal injuries" and was released back into the wild.

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Water-skiing squirrel delights crowds at N.C. fair

The Carolina Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, N.C., is pulling in large crowds with a talented headlining performer: Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel.

Twiggy proved to be a big draw during the fair's opening day on Friday, and is scheduled to perform multiple times a day until the fair closes on Sunday.

The talented squirrel is not the first to bear the name and skill-set — the first Twiggy was adopted by Lou Ann Best and her husband, Chuck, when Hurricane David knocked the baby squirrel out of its nest in Central Florida in 1979.

Best trained a total eight water-skiing squirrels before retiring. The latest squirrel to carry the Twiggy torch tours the country with her son, Chuck Best Jr.

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Baby squirrel falls out of tree at Colorado mini golf course

An animal control officer in Colorado came to the rescue of a baby squirrel that fell out of a tree at a miniature golf course in Denver.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on social media that an animal control officer was dispatched to Putter's Pride Mini Golf when "a tiny squirrel took a tumble."

Body camera footage from the scene shows the officer carefully picking the squirrel up from where it landed underneath a tree on the course.

"After mom didn't return, this little chatterbox was safely brought to Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance for expert care," the post said. "Loud squeaks, but a bright future."

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Indiana woman's Joker collection earns Guinness World Record

A 22-year-old comic book fan from Indiana earned a Guinness World Record for her collection of 2,318 items related to Batman villain the Joker.

Bloomington resident Megan Pierce said she started collecting in middle school, and soon she had amassed items ranging from action figures and comic books to Joker rollerblades, a skateboard and milk caps from 1966.

Piece said she started posting content to social media about her collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was encouraged to apply for a Guinness World Record, a process she began in 2023.

Pierce had to measure and document each officially-licensed item, and the process had to be overseen by five expert witnesses.

"I had to provide a description of each item and a photo of everything," Pierce told the Indiana Daily Student.

She took the record with 2,318 eligible pieces of memorabilia.

She said her hobby has allowed her to make connections with Joker fandom figures including actor Mark Hamill, who voiced the character in several animated and video game projects, as well as other collectors.

Pierce said she ended up forming a close friendship with Angel Young, who collects items related to Harley Quinn, the Joker's sometimes-accomplice, sometimes-nemesis.

"Interacting with another collector that has such genuine passion for what they collect is one of the best feelings," Young said. "It's a sort of bond and understanding that this person gets what you're doing."

Young said her collection is always growing, and she isn't afraid of losing the record.

"It will only inspire me to collect more," Pierce said. "Go for it."

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Australian woman performs 733 pull-ups in one hour

An Australian bodybuilder broke a Guinness World Record that had stood for nearly a decade when she completed 733 pull-ups in one hour.

Jade Henderson, 32, averaged more than 12 pull-ups a minute to break the record of 725 that was set by fellow Australian Eva Clarke in 2016.

"I decided to start training for the pull up world record because I liked the idea of doing something that nobody else has ever done. I also wanted to see what my mind and body were physically capable of," Henderson told Guinness World Records.

The athlete said she initially planned to go for the 24-hour version of the record, but an injury during training led her to change her plans.

"I did 3,500 pull ups in 12 hours and tore my bicep. I had a partial tear of the bicep tendon and muscle. I had to rest my arm for about six weeks before I was able to do pull ups again," she said.

Henderson settled on the one-hour record to prevent any further injuries.

"I didn't have a set number that I was aiming for," she said. "I knew it was going to be tough to beat the previous record of 725, so I was just aiming to get a couple more reps than that."

The record attempt was ultimately successful, with 733 pull-ups completed in the hour.

"I was really happy with the result. I gave it everything that I had and in that moment I don't think I could of done any better," she said.

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Chicago family reunited with lost dog after 10 years

A Chicago man was reunited with his beloved family dog 10 years after the canine's disappearance, thanks to a microchip and an animal shelter in Indiana.

Edmon Lighthall, 51, said his poodle-doodle mix, Peter, escaped from his family's home a decade ago, and the family eventually assumed he had been brought into someone else's home — but Lighthall never gave up hope.

"I'd say, 'I think if he's alive, I'm sure that I'll see him again,'" Lighthall told ABC's Good Morning America. "I'd say things like that and people would laugh and kind of just go along with me."

Lighthall's prediction came true when he received a phone call Sept. 22 from a pet microchip registration company, revealing Pete had been found in Hammond, Ind.

"I immediately called the number, and I got in touch with Laney from Hammond Animal Control, and she explained to me that the police found Pete walking down the street," Lighthall said.

He traveled to Hammond the next day to bring Pete home.

Lighthall said he threw a "welcome home" party for the long-lost pet.

"We went to the park, we did a picnic, we introduced him to his sister [dog] and a couple of other pooches from different family and friends," Lighthall said. "It was just a great experience."

He said Pete is settling in nicely back at home.

"It is like we picked up where we left off. I'm happy. He is happy. Everyone who hears this story is happy. I am so thankful to those folks at animal control. They got me my dog back," Lighthall told NBC Chicago.

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