Snack-Loving Deer Visits Norwegian Pensioner Twice a Day Every Winter
Every winter for the past three years, 80-year-old Mette Kvam, from the Norwegian town of Aurland, has been getting two daily visits from a very special friend – a majestic stag who seems to love her tasty snacks. It all started three years ago, when Mette first saw her friend “Flippen” hanging out in her […]
Mother of Four Builds Dream House from Scratch Using YouTube Tutorials
It’s hard to believe that a family with no construction experience could build a two-storey, five-bedroom house all by themselves, by watching tutorials on YouTube, but Cara Brookins and her four kids are living proof that it can be done. Their amazing story is now the subject of a book – ‘Rise, How a House Built […]
Dog Saves Owner’s Life by Lying on Top of Him for 20 Hours to Keep Him from Freezing
In what can only be described as a heroic act, a golden retriever managed to save his owner’s life by lying on top of him for almost 24 hours to keep him from freezing to death after slipping on ice and breaking his neck. On New Year’s Eve, 64-year-old Bob (who chose not to reveal his […]
Man Has Spent the Last 40 Years Living Alone in Colorado Ghost Town Recording All Kinds of Useful Data
For the past four decades, billy barr – he insists his name be written with lower case letters only – has been living by himself in Gothic, Colorado, a ghost town deserted since the 1920s, passing the time by recording all sorts of data, from daily snowfalls, temperatures, snow melting, animal sightings, etc.. He never imagined […]
Stray Dog Accompanies Indian Pilgrim on Epic 600 Km Walk
Naveen, a 38-year-old a Sabarimala pilgrim claims he has found a friend for life in Malu, a stray dog who accompanied him on a 600-km walk from the Mookambika temple in Kollur,to the Sabarimala shrine in Pathanamthitta, India. Apart from keeping him company, the dog also protected his belongings and even woke him up when he overslept. […]
Inspiring Paraplegic Athlete Climbs 500-Meter High Mountain in His Wheelchair
On December 9th, 2011, champion rock-climber Lai Chi-wai suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. On the same day, five years later, he climbed Hong Kong’s iconic Lion Rock once again, this time in a wheelchair. 33-year-old Lai Chi-wai is a four-time winner of the Asian Rock Climbing Championships, but on a […]
The Pilgrim – Man Spends Eleven Years Walking 107,000 Kilometers in the Name of Faith
Jose Antonio Garcia has become known as ‘The Pilgrim’ in his native country of Spain, after spending the last 11 years of his life walking over 100,000 kilometers to various pilgrimage sites on all continents except Oceania. This year, his amazing journey has finally come to an end. Born in Puerto de Santa María, in the […]
City Comes Together to Buy 32 Tonnes of Potatoes in One Day to Help Farmer in Need
In what can only be described as a touching display of kindness, the residents of a neighborhood near Shenzhen, in southern China, came together to help a total stranger sell 32 tonnes of potatoes in a single day, after he was rejected by a local wholesale market. 60-year-old Ma, a potato farmer from Qinghai Province, in northwest […]
12-year-Old Boy Learns to Sew So He Can Make Stuffed Toys for Sick Children
Fueled by a desire to bring joy to others, Campbell Remess taught himself how to sew when he was only 9 years old, and for the past three years he has created over 800 stuffed toys for sick children in hospitals. It all started three years ago, when Campbell asked his parents if they could buy […]
The Mexican Town That Threw Out Criminals, Politicians and Police
Five years ago, the people of Cherán, a small town in Mexico’s Michoacan state, made international headlines for taking up up arms against the powerful drug gangs threatening their livelihood, driving off local politicians and police in the process. Today, the self-governed settlement is a beacon of hope for many other Mexican communities. The inspiring story […]
“Santa of Syria” Smuggles Toys into War-Torn Aleppo to Bring Children Joy
For the past five years, 44-year-old Finish-Syrian Rami Adham has dedicated his life to helping the children of Aleppo cope with the horrors of war by smuggling toys into the besieged city. Rami Adhman was born in Aleppo, but moved to Finland with his family in 1989. When the Syrian civil war started, in 2012, […]
“Miracle Puppies” Somehow Survive 25 Days Sealed in Shipping Container Without Food or Water
Vets in Chennai, India, were recently stunned to discover two “miracle puppies” that had survived a 25-day, 3,000-kilometer journey from China to India, sealed in a shipping container without food or water. When workers at the Salcomp electronics factory in Sriperumbudur opened a sealed container on Friday, they found an unexpected surprise – a couple of frightened puppies […]
The Walmart Diet – Man Loses Hundreds of Pounds by Walking to Walmart for Food
A formerly-obese man from Arizona managed to shed 300 pounds of excess weight in three years after he challenged himself to walk to the nearest Wallmart every day to collect his food. 31-year-old Pasquale “Pat” Brocco used to weigh a whopping 605 pounds, but after his doctor warned him that his high blood pressure and high […]
The Amazing Story of a Blind Professional Photographer and Rock Climber
Justin Salas was only 14 when he lost his sight almost completely and was declared legally blind. Now 22, the ambitious young man is a living example that nothing is impossible – even though he can’t see, Justin is a professional photographer and skilled rock climber. Justin’s blindness wasn’t the result of an unfortunate accident […]
The Inspiring Story of a Man Who Became a Top Bicycle Repairman after Losing Nine Fingers and Both Legs
23 years ago, Yue Jin lost both his legs and nine of his fingers in a freak accident. He thought his life was over, but somehow found the strength to start over and today he is one of the most sought-after bicycle repairmen in Jilin City, northern China. In 1993, while he was cutting firewood in […]