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Dog eats $20,000 diamond

AP - Sat Mar 13, 1:15 PM ET

A Maryland dog was in the doghouse after he ate a diamond worth $20,000 dollars. (March. 13)

  • 'Miracle' elephant not dead after all Play
    'Miracle' elephant not dead after all AP - Thu Mar 11, 1:07 PM ET

    An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand. (March 11)

  • NYC chef creates breast milk cheese Play
    NYC chef creates breast milk cheese AP - Tue Mar 9, 11:04 PM ET

    Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese." (March 9)

  • Alligator wrestling as a sport? Play
    Alligator wrestling as a sport? AP - Tue Mar 9, 7:55 PM ET

    The Seminole Indians in Florida are trying turn alligator wrestling into an extreme sport with international competitors. It's a tradition for Seminoles that goes back generations. (March 9)

  • Raw Video: Cleveland sets Snuggie world record Play
    Raw Video: Cleveland sets Snuggie world record AP - Sat Mar 6, 11:07 AM ET

    Fans attending Friday's game between the Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons set a Guinness world record for the largest gathering of people wearing Snuggies.The sellout crowd wore the fleece blankets for five minutes. (Mar. 6)

  • Raw Video: Surfers ride wave on UK river Play
    Raw Video: Surfers ride wave on UK river AP - Tue Mar 2, 5:50 AM ET

    Hundreds of surfers took to the River Severn in the British county of Gloucestershire on Tuesday to ride the Severn Bore wave. (Mar. 2)

  • Italy broiling over cat stew Play
    Italy broiling over cat stew AP - Thu Feb 25, 1:20 PM ET

    An Italian chef has landed in hot water after he told a televised audience that he has eaten cats and that they taste good. (Feb. 25)

  • Suspected thief gets stuck in chimney Play
    Suspected thief gets stuck in chimney AP - Tue Feb 23, 5:19 PM ET

    A thief in Sao Paulo, Brazil became a prisoner of his own scheme late Monday, after he got caught in a restaurant's brick-oven chimney during an attempted robbery. (Feb. 23)

  • Racing down the hill, on a bar stool Play
    Racing down the hill, on a bar stool AP - Tue Feb 23, 5:17 PM ET

    In Wisconsin, people are taking to the sledding hill equipped with bar stools ready to fly. (Feb. 23)

  • 'Bigloo' ready for place in record books Play
    'Bigloo' ready for place in record books AP - Tue Feb 23, 2:51 PM ET

    What may be the world's largest igloo is finished in Wisconsin. Now, the 'bigloo' could be headed for a new world record. (Feb. 23)

  • Raw Video: Ariz. Great Dane is tallest dog ever Play
    Raw Video: Ariz. Great Dane is tallest dog ever AP - Tue Feb 23, 2:24 AM ET

    Guinness World Records says Giant George is the tallest dog ever. Guinness announced today that the 250-pound blue Great Dane from Tucson, Ariz. stands 3 feet, 7 inches tall from paw to shoulder. (Feb. 23)

  • Scale collector: Machines 'awfully fun' Play
    Scale collector: Machines 'awfully fun' AP - Mon Feb 22, 3:14 PM ET

    Dozens of Christopher Steele's coin-operated weighing machines are being displayed in a gallery in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Steele explains why he's interested in saving 'remnants from a simpler time.' (Feb. 22)

  • Raw Video: Chihuahua adopts two rejected kittens Play
    Raw Video: Chihuahua adopts two rejected kittens AP - Sat Feb 20, 10:21 AM ET

    Two kittens abandoned kittens have found an unexpected adoptive mother in a chihuahua, a recent new mom herself, who immediately accepted the kittens into her brood. (Feb. 20)

  • First Person: Up in the Air at the Mall Play
    First Person: Up in the Air at the Mall AP - Wed Feb 17, 5:51 PM ET

    Go up on a steel and rope structure stretching many feet into the air at the Mall of America in Minnesota. It is billed as the tallest sky trail ropes course in the world. (Feb. 17)

  • Toymakers go green and cheap at big N.Y. fair Play
    Toymakers go green and cheap at big N.Y. fair AP - Mon Feb 15, 9:41 PM ET

    Manufacturers are in New York for the American International Toy Fair showing off the latest dolls, action figures and educational toys. Attendees at the conference say their focus is on innovation and price. (Feb. 15)

  • Raw Video: Man sets hugging record Play
    Raw Video: Man sets hugging record AP - Sun Feb 14, 9:14 AM ET

    A 51-year-old Ohio man with the Valentine's Day spirit and a cause logged 7,777 hugs in 24 hours. Jeff Ondash, who hugs under the costumed alter ego Teddy McHuggin, broke the record outside the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino. (Feb. 14)

  • Ohio man chills out in homemade igloo Play
    Ohio man chills out in homemade igloo AP - Fri Feb 12, 8:12 AM ET

    Jim Grey's home away from home is a giant igloo that began with a mound of snow from a New Year's Day storm. (Feb. 12)