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The delight that normally comes when two family members win a big lottery prize instead sparked a bitter feud in rural Canada when an aunt said she would be suing her nephew for the entire sum.

Emojipedia has released a new Astro Cat emoji which combines the Cat Face and Rocket emoji to help you express yourself in the most cat-way possible, Mashable reported.

Twitter's most followed celebrities and social media influencers saw a cut in their followers on Thursday, after the micro-blogging site deleted several suspicious and inactive accounts.

A man who stole gold ornaments from a house here returned it two days later with an apology letter. The incident took place in Ambalapuzha, Kerala.

A state-owned Chinese airline, Air China, flight had to descend on Tuesday after a co-pilot smoked an electronic cigarette mid-air.

A frightening incident was recorded on a CCTV camera at a gas station in China. The scary footage shows a three wheeler vehicle randomly catching fire just metres away from a fuel dispensing machine. Thankfully, a quick thinking gas station employee grabbed a fire extinguisher and promptly put out the fire in the nick of time.

In a horror movie scene brought to life, a man in Pulaski, New York, was woken up rudely late last month: by a boa constrictor falling on him.

The slick freestyle football moves of a Malaysian Muslim girl have boosted her into the spotlight in a country where the sport is dominated by men. Sporting a headscarf, Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi executed deft moves, juggling the ball before balancing it on her soles and later on her forehead.

For two minutes, Mike Sakasegawa followed a lemon as it rolled down a hill near his San Diego home, filming the citrus fruit's adventure on his phone.

In Western superstition, Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky date. It occurs, as the name suggests, when the 13th day of a month falls on a Friday. Friday the 13th is considered to be a day where inauspicious things happen - an increase in accidents, in paranoia, in spooky occurrences.

Police in Texas are looking for a man who broke into an office while wearing underwear on his head to disguise his appearance.

A Russell's viper snake gave birth to 36 baby snakes in Mumbai's Haffkine Institute for Training Research and Testing.

Nepal's last known dancing bear has finally found a home in neighbouring India, to the relief of animal activists who feared for his safety after the death of his buddy.

When you finally decide to go to bed after a long night of work, this is probably among the worst things that can happen to you. A man in Texas was in for a huge surprise when he spotted a huge snake dangling in his fireplace past midnight on July 7. However, what he did next is what will leave you in shock. Videos and photos posted by him on Facebook show how he removed the snake using a pair of barbecue tongs.

A five-year-girl was rescued from becoming the victim of superstition by the authorities in the neighbouring Bundi district, an official said.