Astounding 'Wheel of Fortune' Win; Dog Sold for $2 Million
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title: Spring is here!
text: Hear those birds chirping? That’s right, spring is here (finally), and Google has marked the equinox with a charming doodle of a blobby guy with a watering can sprouting a spring bouquet from his bald head.
It felt like spring would never arrive after what seemed like the coldest winter ever, but ABC News' meteorologist tells us it was really only America’s chilliest winter since 2009-10. That said, parts of the Midwest and Northeast suffered some pretty snowy weather.
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title: Tibetan Mastiff Sold for $2 million
text: Beethoven eat your heart out.
A Tibetan Mastiff has potentially become the most expensive (and probably craziest looking) dog ever sold, reeling in a whopping $1.9 million.
A Chinese property developer from Qingdao province is now responsible for sweeping up all that shedding hair after he purchased the 1-year-old golden-haired mastiff at a "luxury pet" fair.
The rare pup measured approximately 31 inches tall, and weighed nearly 200 pounds.
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title: 'Wheel of Fortune' Contestant Solves Riddle with 2 Letters
text: He must be really good at hangman.
A contestant shocked "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak on Wednesday by guessing a three-word, 12-letter puzzle with just the first two letters showing on the first word -- 'N' and 'e.' And he guessed it on the first try.
View the amazing stab in the dark here.
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title: Oprah Chai Tea Soon on Sale
text: Love Oprah so much you want to drink her up? Well, now you can!
Starbucks has partnered up with the media mogul, who spent some time with the coffee company's "teaologists" to come up with Oprah Chai Tea, a blend of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves.
Actually, this blend has been around for centuries, but maybe Oprah's branding might help spice up sales a bit.
The tea will be available at Starbucks and the company's Teavana locations before Mother's Day.
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title: David Segel Channels David Foster Wallace
text: The first glimpse of Jason Segel as the late David Foster Wallace did not disappoint.
Sporting particularly lush, long locks, the “How I Met Your Mother” Star was captured by Instagrammers filming for the forthcoming “End of Tour” at Mall of America.