Odd News - First-time lottery player wins a $50,000 prize - May 3 (UPI) -- A Virginia woman bought a lottery ticket for the first time in her life and ended up winning a $50,000 prize.

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Odd News -- Alligator throws trapper off its back outside Florida school -- A 9-foot alligator wandered up to a Florida elementary school and managed to buck a trapper off its back before being safely corralled.

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Odd News -- Ken doll, Dora the Explorer top list of odd sewer finds -- One of Britain's largest water companies said the most unusual items found in its sewers include a Dora the Explorer action figure and a Ken doll.

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Odd News -- 'Big kiwi' bird runs loose through sawmill -- Workers at a New Zealand sawmill received an early morning shock when a particularly large kiwi bird decided to run through the shop.

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Odd News -- Plastic passenger earns citations for carpool lane driver -- The California Highway Patrol shared a photo of a dummy passenger that earned several citations for a carpool lane driver.

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Odd News -- Mass. woman wins her second $1M lottery jackpot in 10 weeks -- A Massachusetts woman won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket just 10 weeks after winning the same amount from another game.

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Odd News -- Man spins fire sword 73 times in 30 seconds, captures 166th world record -- An Idaho man on a quest to become the top Guinness World Record-breaker in the world added a 166th concurrent title to his name by throwing and catching a fire sword 73 times in 30 seconds.

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Odd News -- Cat travels 500 miles in Amazon return package -- A missing cat was reunited with her owner in Utah after taking a 500-mile journey to California in an Amazon return box.

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MLB -- New York Mets fan pelted with hot dogs on $1 night; record 44,269 sold -- A shower of moderately priced meaty treats rained down on a New York Mets fan during $1 hot dog night, resulting in his removal in the ninth inning of the victory over the Chicago Cubs in Queens.

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MLB -- Pest control ace clears Dodgers-Diamondbacks bee swarm, throws first pitch -- A pest control professional cleared a bee swarm of thousands while fans roared and later earned the nod for ceremonial first pitch before a delayed game Los Angeles Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks matchup in Phoenix.

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Odd News -- North Carolina man says sister's dream foretold lottery jackpot -- A North Carolina man won a $837,187 lottery jackpot after his sister had a dream that he encountered riches.

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Odd News -- South Carolina horse breaks world record for longest tail on a miniature horse -- A miniature horse in South Carolina broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches.

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Odd News -- Zebra on the run in Washington State -- Four zebras got loose from their trailer on the highway in North Bend, which is near Seattle. Three were captured, but one remains missing.

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Odd News -- Maryland woman wins $229,680 lottery while waiting for chicken meal -- A woman in Annapolis, Md., won $229,680 from a Fast Play lottery ticket she purchased from a vending machine.

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Traffic delayed by beer spill on Wisconsin highway

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YouTuber scores Guinness World Record with biggest model aircraft carrier

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Dog and deer wander together through Iowa town

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'Kittens' brought to animal rescue were baby foxes

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'Monster' in N.C. toddler's wall turns out to be 50,000 bees

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