Minivan leaves Venti-sized hole in coffee shop – The owners of a Massachusetts coffee shop have never been happier for a slow morning. Late last week, a woman accidentally turned Mary Lou’s coffee shop into a drive-thru business, sending the smell of fresh brewed coffee wafting into the parking lot.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/02/28/ma.car.in.coffee.shop.whdh"%5DThe real "iceman" – If bingo and bridge just aren't cutting it in your retirement, consider spending some time building an ice castle. That's how Roger Hanson a.k.a "The Iceman" has spent hundreds of hours doing.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/02/24/mn.massive.ice.castle.kare"%5DParking deck caves in on camera – Surveillance cameras catch a massive parking deck in San Antonio, Texas, collapsing to the ground. Although over 100 construction workers were on the project, only 2 injuries were reported.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/02/16/am.parking.collapse.cnn"%5DWitnessing tragedy – The novelty of manned space travel may be a bit worn after hundreds of manned spaceflights. But in 1986, a shuttle launch was a special event. This haunting video captures the simultaneous awe and terror of spectators watching as the Challenger launches and subsequently explodes.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/01/27/vo.1986.challenger.spectators.wcvb"%5DImportance of being Elmo – You may have never heard of Kevin Clash, the man behind the legend - Elmo, that is. CNN's Brooke Anderson meets Elmo's puppeteer, a six-foot tall man with a low, smooth and manly voice. Clash is the subject of a documentary debuting at the Sundance Film Festival called "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey."
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2011/01/24/lok.anderson.sundance.elmo.cnn"%5DSwallowed in the sea – The recent rash of flooding in New Zealand has led to dangerously swollen rivers. When some local fishermen try to forge the intersection of a river and the sea they suddenly find themselves literally over their heads.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/01/21/pkg.nz.waves.port.flooding.tvnz"%5DCNN crew in tears – This raw video takes you to the the heart of the chaos in Tunisia. The crew gets caught in tear gas but that doesn't stop them from filing this riveting report for Back|Story.
Anderson gets jumped by Pee-wee – In this "Saturday Night Live" digital short, Pee-wee Herman and Andy Samberg have one too many shots. The guys run into our very own Anderson Cooper and proceed to razz him and deck him with a chair. Cooper takes it all in stride, but only after warning the guys that he could have lost an eye which is, according to Cooper, "a national treasure." You can watch the full clip here.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/01/17/snl.anderson.peewee.cnn"%5DBeamer ball of fire – When it snows in the south, there's a reason people panic. It's drivers like this guy who, despite the fact that the roads are mostly impassable, decides to gun his engine to the point that it catches fire. The driver made it out of the car safely except for maybe a bruised ego.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/weather/2011/01/10/ga.fire.car.wxia"%5DQueens of comedy – What do Brett Favre, Kim Kardashian and Betty White have in common? They're all in the crosshairs of the comedic legends featured on AC360 last night. These ball-busting women go at it with Anderson Cooper and he takes it all in stride even when he gets ribbed about his pasty complexion.
[cnn-video url="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2011/01/04/ac.women.of.comedy.cnn"%5DThe Year in Holy Sightings: Spirits show their faces in some strange places in CNN.com's compilation of the best holy sighting videos.
Deer run amok in 2010 – Pesky cloven hooves keep deer from participating in most human activities, but that doesn't mean they won't try their darnedest to make a purchase at a local sundry, pony up to the bar for a brew or make a cash deposit at a neighborhood bank. CNN has covered some of the most important events in world history, but gathering dust in the back of the library is a wealth of curious gems featuring deer in their apparent most natural state – breaking and entering into our hearts. This video is a compilation of this year's best.
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