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New York Post - 28 Oct 2019 04:08
A North Carolina man battling colon cancer got more than a good diagnosis when he won $200,000 on a lotto ticket that he...
How a double amputee conquered Everest, 43 years after his first attempt
CNN - 7 Jun 2018 04:19
It took five attempts and four decades for Chinese climber Xia Boyu to step onto the roof of the world.
Here's Why Finland Is Considered the Happiest Country on Earth
Time - 15 Mar 2018 04:25
The reason may surprise you
The vet treating homeless people's dogs
BBC - 4 Dec 2017 03:03
Jade Statt was inspired after walking past a rough sleeper and his dog on a night out.
At 110 years old, Arlington Heights woman joins world's elite club of supercentenarians
Chicago Tribune - 2 Dec 2017 03:37Woman raises thousands to help a homeless man who spent his last $20 to buy her gas
Chicago Tribune - 24 Nov 2017 03:18Newlyweds adopt the stray dog that crashed their wedding
The Week - 26 Oct 2017 04:34
He went from wedding crasher to part of the family. When Marília Pieroni and Matheus Gomes Martins got married on Sept....
Tattoo artist creates 3D nipples, closure for breast cancer survivors
USA Today - 20 Oct 2017 02:55
For women like Sarcich, getting a tattoo often marks the last breast cancer-related treatment.
Meet the Double-Amputee Veteran Running 31 Marathons in 31 Days
Time - 12 Oct 2017 14:26
Rob Jones is set to finish in Washington, DC, on Veterans Day
Firefighters rescue cow from sinkhole in West Yorkshire
Daily Mail - 7 Oct 2017 02:47
Firefighters who rescued a cow from a sink hole in Norwood Green, Bradford, West Yorkshire, said it had got itself into ...
The first woman to climb Everest twice in 5 days
CNN - 12 Sep 2017 04:04
Most people don't make it to the top of the world once.
101-year-old woman sets national record for 100-meter dash
The Week - 20 Jul 2017 16:50
True to her nickname, Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins, 101, set a new national record for the 100-meter dash last week as she ...
WATCH: Bus driver helps 2-year-old boy lost in Milwaukee
ABC News - 15 Jul 2017 04:45
Duane Butler noticed the boy standing outside by himself while driving his route.
Britain's 'longest-married' couple celebrate anniversary
BBC - 18 Jun 2017 13:09
A couple believed to be Britain's longest-married are reunited after fears they would never meet again.
Holocaust survivor receives high school diploma in Minn.
USA Today - 21 May 2017 02:34
More than seven decades after the Nazis robbed her of the privilege, Esther Begam walked into an auditorium this month t...
World War II veteran becomes world's oldest skydiver
The Week - 15 May 2017 04:09
A D-Day veteran jumped out of an airplane and into the record books on Saturday, becoming the world's oldest skydiver. W...
'He's smart as a whip': 88-year-old graduates from college
New York Post - 9 May 2017 04:57
It's never too late! 88-year-old Horace Sheffield of Barnesville, Georgia, achieved a lifelong goal more than a half cen...
'Mr Gorilla' raises £26,000 by crawling London Marathon
BBC - 29 Apr 2017 15:54
Tom Harrison took more than six days to cover 26.2 miles on all fours for a gorilla charity.
Firefighters make a 97-year-old retired teacher's dream come true
The Week - 27 Apr 2017 07:01
For his 97th birthday, Bill Grun lived out his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter. The Doylestown, Pennsylvania, ...
Double hand transplant patient writes letter of thanks
BBC - 6 Apr 2017 13:26
Chris King lost both hands, except his thumbs, in a metal pressing machine.
Firefighter uses CPR to save dog found in burning apartment
The Week - 28 Mar 2017 07:25
When firefighter Andrew Klein responded to a blaze at an apartment in Santa Monica, California, last week, he found a do...
Georgia boy grows his hair out for 2 years to donate it to a friend
The Week - 5 Jan 2017 07:56
After letting his hair grow long for two years, it was finally time for Tyler Boone, 10, to chop it all off for a good c...
85-Year-Old Marathoner Is So Fast That Even Scientists Marvel
The New York Times - 29 Dec 2016 03:11
Ed Whitlock remains at the forefront among older athletes who have led scientists to reassess the possibilities of aging...
Chocolate that tastes just as sweet with half the sugar developed by Nestle
Daily Mail - 1 Dec 2016 04:23
The Swiss food giant, which makes KitKats and Aeros, last night announced it had developed a process to alter the struct...
World's oldest living person celebrates 117th birthday
Miami Herald - 29 Nov 2016 15:36
The Italian woman who is the world's oldest living person has marked her 117th birthday by blowing out all the candles o...
This 102-year-old got arrested so she could cross it off her bucket list
The Week - 4 Oct 2016 07:04
Edie Simms made it to the age of 102 without ever sitting in the back of a police car — and she wanted that to change....
Strangers rally together to give 89-year-old man enough money to retire
The Week - 13 Sep 2016 06:21
A chance encounter changed the life of an elderly Chicago man, now finally able to retire at the age of 89. Joel Cervant...
100-year-old runner from India inspires at Masters Games
Miami Herald - 30 Aug 2016 03:07
Man Kaur from India needed almost a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in the 100-meter dash, but she still pick...
Teen aviator becomes youngest person to fly solo around the world in single aircraft
The Guardian - 27 Aug 2016 04:56
Lachlan Smart touches down on Sunshine Coast, having travelled 44,000km and stopped in 15 countries Queensland teenager ...
Peanut allergy in babies successfully treated in US with immunotherapy
The Guardian - 12 Aug 2016 05:29
Of 40 children allergic to peanuts, nearly 80% were able to eat nuts after receiving oral immunotherapy, researchers say...
Australian man wins Pacific island resort with $49 raffle ticket
The Guardian - 27 Jul 2016 04:43
The man identified only as Joshua from New South Wales is the new owner of the 16-room resort on Kosrae in Micronesia An...
Solar-Powered Plane Completes First Round-the-World Journey
ABC News - 26 Jul 2016 03:16
Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi more than a year after its initial takeoff
Texas inmates bust out of holding cell to help GUARD who suffered a heart attack
Daily Mail - 10 Jul 2016 04:35
The guard at the District Courts Building in Weatherford, Texas, slumped over after he joked with the prisoners, and suf...
Till death do us part! Chinese couple, 103 and 102, are still happily married after spending 96 YEAR...
Daily Mail - 8 Jul 2016 14:25
Heart-warming images show a devoted couple in a village near Guilin, China who have been together for 96 years. The 103-...
Cowboy lassos suspected thief in parking lot
CNN - 11 Jun 2016 06:03
Never mess with a cowboy. One suspected bike thief learned this the hard way.Sponsored: Drivers Will Be Furious When Thi...
'World's biggest' bouncy castle arrives
BBC - 28 May 2016 13:12
The "world's biggest" bouncy castle is unveiled at the Common People music festival in Southampton.
Italian woman, 116, seen as last living person born in 1800s
Miami Herald - 14 May 2016 04:53
She lives in a one-room apartment in a mountain village in northern Italy Her daily diet includes two raw eggs and 100 g...
Kiwi police challenge NYPD to 'global dance off'
CNN - 5 May 2016 04:29
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Watch This Cop Teach a Homeless Girl Hopscotch
Time - 1 Apr 2016 15:07
"I was trying to break the ice"
Homeless man gets $100,000 police reward
BBC - 16 Mar 2016 06:36
A homeless man from San Francisco is to receive a reward of $100,000 (£71,000) for helping police recapture two prison ...
Anonymous Donor Pays Year's Rent For Homeless Family For Christmas
The Huffington Post - 23 Dec 2015 16:04
One family received the Christmas present of their dreams -- a home for the holidays. Latoya Ellis, a single mother wh...