The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about potentially contaminated food, lipstick, and other products from Family Dollar stores in six southern states following a significant rodent infestation at one of its distribution centers in Arkansas. Live rodents, dead rodents in "various stages of decay," rodent feces and urine, evidence of gnawing, nesting, rodent odors, dead birds, and bird droppings were found inside the Family Dollar distribution center in Arkansas during an inspection in January. Family Dollar temporarily closed 400 stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. (MSN and syracuse.com)

On Sunday, a gemstone billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence was sold for $143,750 in Alaska. The opal, dubbed the "Americus Australis," weighs more than 11,800 carats. It was recently kept in a linen closet in a home in Big Lake, north of Anchorage, by Fred von Brandt, who mines for gold in Alaska and whose family has deep roots in the gem and rock business. The opal is more significant than a brick and is broken into two pieces, which von Brandt said was used decades ago to prove gem quality. Von Brandt said the stone has been in his family since the late 1950s when his grandfather bought it from an Australian opal dealer named John Altmann. Altmann's granddaughter researched the stone and located records indicating it came from the same field as the 1,700-carat opal known as the "Olympic Australis," which is displayed in their family shop. (AP News)

Authorities in California said a dog that went missing from its owner's home in 2010 was reunited with the family 12 years later when the canine was recently left abandoned on a rural property. The sheriff's office said the dog appeared to be old and unwell. When they found a microchip, the company reported the dog 'deceased' since it had been missing since 2010. The shocked owner, who has another 13 year old dog at home, hopes to nurse her back to health. (UPI)

A driver in Denmark captured a video of a kangaroo hopping loose next to a road Monday morning, and local police said they do not know where the animal came from. The driver provided police with cellphone footage of the camera. Police said they are hoping the kangaroo owner will come forward to assist with the capture. A nearby safari park said a Monday count of its kangaroos confirmed none of the animals was missing. (UPI)

A runner in an Alberta half-marathon attempted a Guinness World Record by taking on the 13.1-mile course while wearing 90 T-shirts. David Eliuk ran Sunday's Hypodermic Half Marathon in Edmonton while wearing 90 T-shirts in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record of 76 shirts, which was set by British runner David Smith in 2019. Click said he trained for five months before the attempt but still hit some unforeseen difficulties from the weight and constriction of his wardrobe, which he said was painful and caused tingling in his left arm. His attempt is being submitted to Guinness World Records for official recognition. (UPI)

Gavin Campbell, a native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was out ice fishing at Lake Manawa back in January when something unexpected happened. The 24-year-old felt one of the most vigorous tugs he's ever felt while on the ice. Turns out he had hooked a 34-pound flathead catfish - the biggest fish he's ever caught while ice fishing. Campbell told Field & Stream it was a fight, unlike anything he'd ever seen through the ice. It was constant power. His Instagram-posted pic with the 40 inches 34-pound catfish in front of red, and orange sunset caught the attention of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which congratulated him on the monster catch. (Outsider)

After his initial Tuesday shipment of MyPillow products was denied entry into Canada, Mike Lindell said he had a backup plan to get free pillows to Canadian truckers: drop them from the sky via a helicopter with little parachutes attached. When asked when or where exactly he intended to drop the pillows, he said he could not give out the exact location, but already had the helicopter lined up for delivery. (DailyBeast)