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A lemonade stand run by twins in North Carolina has been dubbed the best in the country by Inc. magazine. The "Lemon Sharks Lemonade" stand is inspired by Jimmy Buffet, and the boys have donated $200 of their earnings to a local museum's shark program.

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Australia has broken the Guinness World Record for the most number of participants in a sprint wearing heels. The 265 women sprinted 80 meters in three-inch stilettos. The first prize of 5,000 Australian dollars (USD$4,267.15) went to Brittney McGlone.

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A woman in Colombia is recovering after giving birth to a baby that weighs more than 13 pounds, that is the the average size of a four-month-old. (September 1)

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A small town in Nebraska has decided it is going to enforce a long-standing ordinance banning livestock. That could mean the end of the line for a 32-year-old horse that has always called Hickman, Nebraska home. (August 29)

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Fake money showing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a headdress has been removed from the Snohomish County Republicans booth at the Washington State Fair. (Aug. 28)

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Thousands of people around the world worked to set a record for the most people ever playing Monopoly at the same time. They used a new version of the Hasbro game in which cities around the world replace the traditional properties. (August 27)

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Mass flight delays caused by an electronic communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administration delayed hundreds of flights and left passengers stranded. (Aug. 27)

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Wei Shengchu has let the Olympic Games go to his head - Beijing's new pin-up is touring the Olympic Green with tiny flags from all 205 competing nations waving from his scalp on acupuncture needles. (Aug. 21)

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A turtle at the zoo in Jerusalem has a new way of getting around. The zoo has attached a metal board with two wheels to the tortoise's shell. (August 20)

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A baby humpback whale has apparently mistaken a yacht for its mother. Rescuers in Australia are monitoring the whale calf, which was spotted off Sydney's northern beaches Monday. (Aug. 18)

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The two Georgia men who claim to have stumbled across a Bigfoot corpse didn't present more than a couple of inconclusive photos to a press conference Friday. (Aug. 15)

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A Scottish penguin will be going by the title of 'Sir' now after receiving a Norwegian knighthood. The 3-foot-tall bird has already received medals for good conduct and long service as the mascot of the elite Norwegian King's Guard. (Aug. 15)

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While olympic athletes push for gold, there's a different kind of competition for tiny bits of metal. The race for olympic-themed pins is on. The AP's Lee Powell chronicles what some call the unofficial olympic sport. (Aug. 13)

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It was a busy day at one Louisville elementary school, where two sets of triplets celebrated their first day of kindergarten. The kids' parents said sending them off to school may have been the hardest thing they have had to do so far. (August 13)

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A Central Illinois woman is in hog heaven. She won the top prize at one of the Illinois State Fair's most popular events. Doris Probst whooped, hollered and oinked her way to prize in the hog calling competition. (August 12)

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Police are investigating the disappearance of a venomous snake from an aquarium in Galveston, Texas, and say they believe the reptile has been stolen. (Aug. 12)