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Tuna is the news of the moment. This giant bluefin tuna sold for a record 32.49 million yen or $396,000, in Tokyo. As many of us know, Tokyo is world's largest wholesale fish market.

This record breaker weighed 754-pound tuna and beat the previous record set in 2001 by a 445-pound fish that was sold for 20.2 million yen.

The giant tuna was caught off the coast of northern Japan. The record-setting price translates to 95,000 yen per kilogram or $526 per pound.

"It was an exceptionally large fish," said the official, Yutaka Hasegawa. "But we were all surprised by the price."

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Aboard the Vagabond, an 80-foot deluxe sportfisher, Mike Livingston's got his heaviest price to date, a 405-pound Yellowfin Tuna. This one it the heaviest on record caught by an angler and will replace the current record, a 388-pound 12-ounce specimen, which has stood since 1977.

Mike and company had been on a 10-day expedition in search of "super cows," or tuna weighing 300 pounds or more. His catch was from Magdalena Bay on the southern Baja California peninsula.

The tuna weighed 405.2 pounds; it's girth was 61 inches and it measured nearly 86 inches from nose to tail. It took him nearly three hours fight before they were able to pull it aboard.

When the scale hit that number it was like the Super Bowl here," said Livingston, 63, a retired school administrator, in reference to cheers from a crowd of nearly 200, gathered to witness the weigh-in.

Here's a video while he is weighing the fish:



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Ted Williams is a homeless man with a truly God-given golden voice. The video of him done by the Columbus Dispatch, who discovered him along Ohio's I-71, gone viral and has now more than 5 million in views and counting. His story has been in headlines in almost all major news stations.

According to the note he scrawled on a piece of cardboard that he used to solicit change from drivers, Mr. Williams is an ex-radio announcer. When interviewed by the Dispatch, he talked about his struggles. Thankfully, his date with "alcohol and drugs and a few other things" haven't diminished his velvety vocal cords.

This video literally speaks for itself. It has exploded into a life-changing experience for him. Yesterday morning he was a panhandler; today he's the most in-demand voice personality in the world, thanks to offers from countless radio stations, voiceover gigs and even the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A mere 24 hours after the video went viral, Williams says he's already been offered a bunch of employment opportunities, including one that's a Ohio citizen's dream job. "The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house," Williams revealed.

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