An engineering prodigy who started college at the age of 10 became the youngest college professor of all time at the age of 18.

Railway operators teamed up in England to rescue a "trespassing tortoise" spotted wandering on the tracks near a station.

A horse that lost its rider during a high-altitude endurance race in California ended up being lifted back to safety by a helicopter.

A North Carolina man won a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just two months after collecting a $100,000 prize from another game.

Authorities in Oklahoma are warning residents to be on the lookout for an escaped caiman on the loose near a mobile home park.