A town in Vermont town has elected an unusual new mayor: a goat named Lincoln. Authorities in the town decided to hold an election for an animal mayor for Fair Haven, which does not have a human mayor, to raise funds to replace a school playground. Residents were charged $5 for the privilege of casting a vote.
Man survives after being almost swallowed by whale
A tour operator was almost swallowed by a whale, but lived to tell the tale. Rainer Schimpf was snorkelling on the surface of the water off South Africa's Port Elizabeth Harbour when a Bryde's whale engulfed him in its mouth. “Obviously he realised I was not what he wanted to eat so he spat me out again,” Schimpf said.
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Boy devastated after goldfish cuddle goes wrong
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