Ben Hooper

June 25 (UPI) -- A North Dakota couple renewed their vows at a Wisconsin water park and attempted a Guinness World Record for going down waterslides in wedding clothes.

June 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in California said an attempt to retrieve a pair of dropped sunglasses from a campground toilet led to a man having to be rescued from the sewage tank.

June 25 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers on the island of Guernsey said they are experiencing an epidemic of pet tortoise escapes amid high temperatures.

June 25 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man said he was "having visions" of lottery luck just before scoring a $100,000 prize from a Powerball drawing.

June 25 (UPI) -- An Australian snake catcher called to remove a large python from a resident's bedroom ended up rounding up a massive spider in the same room.

June 26 (UPI) -- The manager of a Domino's pizzeria in Virginia earned the title of the "World's Fastest Pizza Maker" when he assembled three large pies in 31.22 seconds.

A mysterious emu on the loose for more than two weeks in New Jersey was finally captured and has a new permanent home at a zoo.

June 26 (UPI) -- Traffic on a busy Ontario highway was interrupted when a cow wandered onto the busy road near Aurora, police said.

A South Carolina family's pet parakeet, Spoodles, was officially named the oldest in the world at the age of 32 years and 86 days old.

June 26 (UPI) -- A reticulated giraffe on the loose for several days in Texas has been located about 4 miles from home, the local sheriff confirmed.