World News Behind the Scenes: 10/3/2012

From the cute and cuddly to the unconventional and awe-inspiring, here's a look at the photos, videos and characters that have our newsroom talking today.

4:52 p.m. ET Teddy Wins! For the first time in Nationals history, Teddy Roosevelt won the Presidents Race. It only took 525 tries before Teddy finally came in first.

Image Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

11:44 a.m. ET Smilin' Score New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon Lloyd scored his first touchdown of the season in a win against the Bills on Sunday, but it is his face, not his football skills, that is now making headlines. The pearly whites he displays during his dive into the end zone were captured perfectly by photographer Keith Nordstrom and have joined the pantheon of " ridiculously photogenic" action shots.

Image Credit: Gary Wiepert/AP Photo

10:29 a.m. ET Reunited It's been nearly 35 years since Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta starred together in "Grease" and sang "You're the One That I Want," the best-selling duet in pop music history. Now the two are releasing a Christmas album, recording together for the first time since the late 1970s.

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