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San Diego Couple Peddled For More Than 11 Hours, Broke World Record

A 48-year-old man from San Diego, California broke the previous world record for stationary cycling by more than 11 hours Sunday, completing a session that lasted 96 hours, 4 minutes and 8 seconds.

Pete Maisel spent his 48th birthday with his his girlfriend, Wendy Gardiner but in a different way than previous years. His goal for the non stop peddling was to raise money for a couple charitable causes and an upcoming bike trek.

Prisoners Fall In Love Through A Peephole

A man and a woman imprisoned in an Ivory Coast jail dated and fell in love through a peephole in an iron door. According to one of their jailers they decided to get married and were released for a few hours for a wedding.

Daloa prison guard Norbert Bah tells Reuters, "You can fall in love in all kinds of places - even prison."

Squirrel Gives Opera Singer A Concussion

An opera singer riding his bike to a rehearsal of a new opera last month ended up in a hospital instead of the Helsinki Opera House after a squirrel jumped into his bicycle spokes.

Esa Ruuttunen suffered a concussion and a broken nose from the accident. The squirrel did not survive.

Squirrel Runs Into Opera Singer's Bike, Knocking Him Over

A Finnish opera singer misses rehearsal after a squirrel runs into his bicycle wheel, causing him to fall and break his nose.

Esa Ruuttunen was on his way to the Helsinki Opera House when the squirrel ran into his spokes.

He was knocked out and ended up with a concussion.

Police: Man Stabs Homeowners After Tomato Theft Attempt

According to Police, a man stabbed two homeowners, Saturday, when he was caught fleeing after a theft attempt. The man, who was trying to steal tomatoes from the garden of the injured homeowners, faces robbery and assault charges.

Police reports said Elmer Pace, 53, was in the garden stealing tomatoes when he was spotted by the homeowners. Pace was chased by Mark and Mick Daggy after fleeing on a bicycle. Police said Pace stabbed Mark Daggy in the left side and slashed Mick Daggy across the wrist.