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New Jersey safari park announces three zebra foal births

Six Flags Wild Safari in New Jersey announced the recent births of three Grant's zebra foals, and they are viewable by the public for a short time only.

The Jackson Township safari park said the babies were born over the course of a few weeks. One is a male, one is female and the third foal's sex has not yet been determined.

The foals are viewable by the public in the zebra enclosure with their mothers.

The safari park warned visitors the babies — and the rest of the park's animals — will only be on display until the attraction closes for the season Nov. 9.

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AWS outage caused smart beds to overheat, get stuck upright

The Amazon Web Services outage that affected apps and sites ranging from Reddit to Roblox also caused some smart beds to overheat — and some said their mattresses were stuck in an inclined position.

Users of Eight Sleep smart beds said the AWS outage on Monday caused the heat settings on their mattresses to stop responding, resulting in numerous complaints of beds getting too hot with no way to cool them down.

Some users of the high-end Eight Sleep $5,049 Pod 5 Ultra beds, which are adjustable to reduce snoring and back problems, said they were unable to take their mattresses out of an upright position.

Matteo Franceschetti, CEO of Eight Sleep, acknowledged the issues on social media and said the company is taking steps to ensure the incident is not repeated.

"The AWS outage has impacted some of our users since last night, disrupting their sleep," Franceschetti wrote on X. "That is not the experience we want to provide and I want to apologize for it."

He said the company is working on "outage-proofing" their technology.

Full functionality was restored to all Eight Sleep mattresses by 10 p.m. Monday.

The AWS cloud services global outage affected websites, apps and businesses including Venmo, Snapchat, Roku, Reddit, HBO Max, Canva and many others.

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Skateboarding pig earns Guinness World Record

A perfectly poised pig from Illinois earned a Guinness World Record when he showed off his skateboarding swine skills and took a 33-foot ride in just over 11 seconds.

Norbert the Pig from Buffalo Grove earned the record for the fastest 10 meters pushing a skateboard by a pig, managing the feat in 11.32 seconds.

Vincent Baran, Norbert's owner, said he discovered the pet pig's impressive talent when he found his old skateboard.

"I had my board from when I was a kid and figured I'd try him with it," he said. "I went outside, laid the board down and took out some unsalted peanuts as treats. In about 15 minutes, I had him standing on the board. After a couple more sessions, he was pushing himself down the street."

Baran said 175-pound Norbert now "looks like a natural on the board" and loves showing off his skills.

"After a handful of sessions, we finally hit the sweet spot and his run went perfectly," Baran said.

He said Norbert earned the nickname Tony Pork, in honor of legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk.

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