AUSTRALIA - An Australian man found a 25-year-old message in a bottle in a river and found the sender by using social media. FULL ARTICLE

FLORIDA - The Florida Highway Patrol said troopers were summoned to the side of a busy highway to prevent a 12-foot alligator from wandering into traffic. FULL ARTICLE

LONDON - A London man said he was awakened in the early morning when a sugar glider flew through an open window into his sixth-floor apartment. FULL ARTICLE

ENGLAND - Police in England said a seal wandering near the center of a town led officers on one of their "slower pursuits" when it fled to a nearby lawyer's office. FULL ARTICLE

NEW ZEALAND - A New Zealand man who initially thought he had water trapped in his ear said the true cause of the blockage turned out to be something far more shocking -- a live cockroach. FULL ARTICLE

An all-electric Porsche took an unusual route that started in a mine and ended on a mountain to break the Guinness World Record for the greatest altitude change ever achieved by an electric car. FULL ARTICLE

A pair of Scottish siblings who grew up in the same city met for the first time in their 30s thanks to an eBay purchase that led to a family connection. FULL ARTICLE

ILLINOIS – An Illinois man who found a box of slides containing old family photos, including wedding and graduation pictures, was able to track down the owner and return the precious memories. FULL ARTICLE