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Japanese workers praised as street swallowed by sinkhole reopens after just a week

Miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident in Fukuoka.

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Nov 15th 2016, 8:04 AM

This happy dog was rescued after falling into a ten-foot-deep sinkhole

Mack the German shepherd fell into the hole while out for a walk.

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Feb 4th 2014, 8:30 PM