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Skinny dippers unite for world record attempt

AP - Tue Jul 14, 8:32 AM ET

Souls decided to bare it all Saturday to set a world record for the largest, simultaneous skinny dip in North America. (July 14)

  • Raw Video: Orangutan escapes zoo enclosure AP - Sun Jul 12, 10:00 AM ET

    An orangutan at the Perth Zoo in Australia used a rope to swing onto an enclosure fence and then climbed over. (July 12)

  • Barbie turns 50, is still fabulous AP - Sat Jul 11, 12:32 AM ET

    Fans and collectors gathered in Washington at the national Barbie Doll Collectors Convention and to celebrate the iconic doll's 50th anniversary. (July 10)

  • Raw Video: Berlin debuts snow leopard cub AP - Fri Jul 10, 10:49 AM ET

    The Berlin Animal Park introduced a snow leopard cub named Altai on Friday. (July 10)

  • Raw Video: Brothers live on side of Brazil bldg AP - Fri Jul 10, 2:55 AM ET

    Two brothers in Rio de Janeiro have decided to combine their love of climbing and art, creating a unique dwelling where they eat, sleep and work on the side of a building 33 feet in the air. (July 10)

  • Panda becomes teen, has cake to celebrate AP - Thu Jul 9, 2:58 PM ET

    Tai Shan the giant panda at Washington's National Zoo turns four, a teenager in bear years. An elaborate frozen treat marks the day. (July 9)

  • First Person: Webster's new words AP - Thu Jul 9, 10:35 AM ET

    Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has added about 100 new words that largely reflect changing trends in American society. (July 9)

  • Chestnut wins hot dog eating match, again AP - Sat Jul 4, 5:20 PM ET

    A 25-year-old California man has captured his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. (July 4)

  • Raw Video: OH police officers kissing in cruiser AP - Thu Jul 2, 11:43 AM ET

    The police chief of a northeast Ohio township has retired after a video became public showing him and a female office kissing and caressing in the front of a police cruiser while a prisoner was in the back seat. (July 2)

  • First day of the 'Best job of the world' AP - Wed Jul 1, 2:12 PM ET

    A 34-year-old Brit starts his six-month stint in the 'best job in the world,' taking care of a tropical island in Australia. (July 1)

  • Raw Video: Bear goes to dentist AP - Fri Jun 26, 2:20 PM ET

    A patient gives near meaning to the saying 'grin and bear it.' One of Miami Metrozoo's Malayan Sun Bears went to the dentist for a root canal and to have another tooth repaired. (June 26)

  • Embarrassing lesson for 'school' sign painter AP - Thu Jun 25, 12:05 PM ET

    It should be back to school for a crew of South Florida road workers who misspelled a crossing sign in front of an elementary school. (June 25)

  • Raw Video: Baby tapir makes debut AP - Tue Jun 23, 5:42 PM ET

    A twelve-day-old baby tapir called Maya made her debut at Berlin Zoo on Tuesday. Tapirs are endangered and while they look like pigs with trunks, they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses. (June 23)

  • Boy hit by car, walks away AP - Tue Jun 23, 5:20 PM ET

    Surveillance video captured the scene as an out-of-control car knocked down a four-year-old boy. He walked away unscathed. (June 23)

  • New robot expresses emotion AP - Tue Jun 23, 12:49 PM ET

    Japanese researchers unveiled a new robot that can make a range of expressions with its face and body. (June 23)

  • Raw Video: N.C. hollering contest AP - Mon Jun 22, 12:53 PM ET

    Kevin Jasper, an out-of-work computer programmer from Mocksville, North Carolina won the 41st National Hollerin' Contest in Spivey's Corner, North Carolina. (June 22)

  • Raw Video: Huge yoga-fest in Times Square AP - Sun Jun 21, 2:48 PM ET

    Hundreds of people performed yoga in New York's Times Square. The event was organized to coincide with the summer solstice. (June 21)

  • Raw Video: Solstice greeted at Stonehenge AP - Sun Jun 21, 12:10 PM ET

    Pagans and partygoers drummed, danced or gyrated in hula hoops to stay awake through the night, as more than 35,000 people greeted the summer solstice Sunday at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge. (June 21)

  • Raw Video: Potbellied pig blocks traffic AP - Thu Jun 18, 3:40 PM ET

    Talk about a real road hog: a potbellied pig was found wandered around a street and blocking traffic near Bakersfield, California. Officers used food to lure the pig back to its home. (June 18)

  • British dogs set barking world record AP - Tue Jun 16, 12:16 PM ET

    A group of dogs and their owners set new world records for the loudest group bark and the loudest single bark in London on Monday. (June 16)

  • Raccoons rescued from vending machine AP - Mon Jun 15, 8:50 PM ET

    Imagine dropping your quarters into a vending machine and having a raccoon face pop out instead of your drink. That's what happened to some residents at an apartment complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (June 15)

  • Puppy flushed down toilet, survives AP - Mon Jun 15, 3:20 PM ET

    A one-week old puppy has survived after accidentally being flushed down a toilet in London and being trapped in a drain for four hours. (June 15)