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One photo can truly be worth more than a thousand words. This quote aptly describes the above picture. The gentle beast in the heart-breaking photo represents all of her kind and all other species that we have failed as humans. The insatiable thirst for illegal wealth has upset the peaceful existence between us and nature’s […]
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NASA usually has a track record of recognizing heavenly bodies pretty fast. But, what happens when you recognize a planet on your third day of an internship? This is exactly what happened to Wolf Cukier of Scarsdale High School, New York. When he landed a two-month internship with the institution in 2019, he had to […]
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Taxes keep going up, and all of us feel the brunt of it. Some, more than others. And this woman in particular, nearly lost her home thanks to the economy. This story is still very relevant to life today. Perhaps it will inspire you to do something good for someone. As an infant, Alice Smith […]
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Remember the old proverb: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure? Well, that was never truer than in the case of this story. Moreover, it was only a young boy who experienced it first-hand. The story comes from New Jersey when in an Antiques Roadshow episode, an unknown boy brought a painting into the show. […]
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Can you imagine anything more frightening than having your car stolen WITH your child inside of it? We certainly cannot! For this little boy, however, things turned out okay in the end, and it was all thanks to a vigilant older lady who was paying attention! A car was stolen from outside a church. According […]
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Have you ever wanted to reign in a castle on your own isolated island? Just off of North West England might be the answer to this dream. Right now, you can apply for a 10-year lease to “govern” Piel Island”. This will involve running the Ship Inn, campsite, and a 14th-century castle. Additionally, according to […]
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A 20-year-old woman from Washington state went into a coma after jumping into a hot spring to save her puppy. She was visiting the Yellowstone Geyers with her father when her dog, Rusty, got loose. The pup got burned from the hot water, panicked, and ran into a geyser. Laiha Slayton jumped into the Maiden’s […]
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One often wonders what prompts great men into action, to perform feats of daring without a thought for their own well-being. Some of us may never know, but many will feel the effect of their heroism, including a near 400-lb Floridian black bear. In 2008, a resident bear in Florida’s Osceola National Forest had come […]
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Most people keep clocks, candles, photos, or perhaps decorative rocks on their mantelpiece. However, in October 2020 one resident from Morgan County, Tennessee, made the unusual choice of adorning his living room with a skull wearing sunglasses. Little did they know that the skull actually belonged to 79-year-old Junior Will McCann. A man who went […]
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A swimmer went missing off the coast of Ireland for 12 hours. He was finally spotted by volunteers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), surrounded by a pod of dolphins. In fact, the dolphins managed to alert the volunteers by swimming and jumping around the lost swimmer. The man was in his 30s from […]
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Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk won the silver medal in javelin throwing in the Tokyo Olympics. But a few weeks ago, the Polish Olympian announced on Facebook that she’s auctioning off her silver medal to raise money for an operation for Miloszek Malysa. The 8-month-old was under home hospice care and needed urgent heart surgery in the […]
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Have you ever had to deal with a petty neighbor? If not, you’re lucky. However, if you have, then you might completely relate to the madness and overall pettiness within this story. People can be wild… I’m really not too sure what goes through the minds of some folks but maybe it’s better that way. […]
