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Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl
Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.Click to Continue »

Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit
Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the…Click to Continue »

Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke
A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.Click to Continue »

Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.
A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to.Click to Continue »

Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes
A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.Click to Continue »

Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist
A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.Click to Continue »

Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals
A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.Click to Continue »

Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out
With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system.Click to Continue »

Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures
A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she…Click to Continue »

After traffic stop, Ohio woman gives birth in car
A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car.Click to Continue »