Can we get more people to choose the stairs by making it fun to do? That was a question recently asked when The Fun Theory Project was trying to figure out a way to encourage people to take the stairs instead of the escalator. People are living increasingly sedentary lives, and one way to encourage…
A heartbreaking photo of a grandfather grieving for his 5-year-old granddaughter has gone viral and highlights the tragic impact of childhood cancer. In December, Braylynn Lawhon was diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The news rocked her family to the core, as prior to her diagnosis she had…
A woman riding on the subway says she was inspired after seeing a Good Samaritan give away his own winter boots to a homeless man on the subway. What Jessica Bell posted about the moment is going viral on Facebook. It began when a homeless man got onto Chicago’s public transit system night just as…
Kortney Steury was filling up for gas when she saw this amusing sight – an Amish man “drifting” with his his horse and buggy in on the ice. “I was filling up my car with gas in my hometown and noticed an Amish guy doing donuts right before my eyes on his horse and buggy,”…
A firefighters made a dramatic catch of child thrown from a burning apartment building, and he wasn’t the only one. A helmut camera caught the intense scene after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Georgia, USA. Firefighter Captain Scott Stroup made a life-saving catch when a woman dropped her child from a…
A photo of young boy with his hair and eyebrows covered with ice has gone viral after it was revealed he walked for over an hour in freezing temperatures to get to school. The boy, Wang Fuman, is from a poor family and was dressed in thin clothing when he arrived to class. His cheeks…
A photo of a Syrian refugee who works as a shoeshiner gazing longingly into a Turkish gym went viral, prompting the gym’s owners to track him down and give him a gift. A patron of the gym took the photo of 12-year-old Mohammed Hussein standing outside of the window with his shoe-shining kit strapped to…
The Christmas season is all about giving, and one elderly man in Pennsylvania has found a wonderful way to give to those in need in his neighborhood. Each year, he decorates a Christmas tree out front of his home. But instead of decorating it with lights and bobbles, he hangs parcels of useful things as…
A Youtube star dressed up as Santa Claus helped stop a hit-and-run driver trying to flee the scene of the crime. The motorcyclist, known as CHRIS-RS, witnessed a pedestrian get hit by a driver running a red light in Paris. He was riding his bike and turning at an intersection when his dash-cam catches the…
Crystal Kelley was enjoying some time outside in her backyard with her dog Lily began sniffing something in the snow. When she took a closer look she saw that it was a frozen bird! Too far away from her home, Crystal carried the poor bird closer to her home so she could try and thaw…
In the season of giving, there are many ways to lift people’s spirits and spread joy. Take this talented gentleman who visited his local Goodwill store and decided to put on an impromptu show for everyone to enjoy! Goodwill wrote, “It’s the season of giving and at Goodwill giving never goes out of style. A…
A police officer is being hailed a hero for adopting a heroin addict’s baby, after finding the woman injecting drugs while eight months pregnant. Albuquerque Police Department officer Ryan Holets came across the baby’s homeless mother and boyfriend getting high in a field behind a convenience store and was alarmed when he noticed she was…
One man decided to turn Amazon’s popular shopping app into a tool to help the homeless. Rob Bliss recently noticed there are many shopping apps that now promise to deliver you items within a few hours rather than a few days. He also observed that many people pass by homeless people without bothering to help….
A young boy’s tearful account of being bullied at school has garnered widespread applause for his anti-bullying message. Kimberly Jones posted the video of her son, Keaton, on Facebook on Friday after school. She said she had just picked Keaton up from the Tennessee middle school he attends, because he was too afraid to go…
Milagro Muñoz Araya was on her way to work when she witnessed a dog desperately trying to catch someone’s attention. She was running across the road, frantic in her movements. That’s when Araya and her husband stopped their car to see what was going on. As soon as they followed her, they spotted the dog’s…
The dog was clinging onto the ice for dear life. Fortunately, firefighters were called in time to come to his rescue. The Swift Current Fire Department raced to the aid of the dog, who fell through the ice after the dog’s owner had allowed the dog off-leash near a creek in the town several hundred…
K9 Nitro, Officer Cowan and Officer Hancock are getting warmed up and ready to apprehend any bad guys that break the law! That means it’s time for their “9 pm routine” – push-ups all together. Nitro is the Gulf Shores Police Department’s newest member. The Dutch Shepherd joined the Alabama K-9 unit and is already…
Sometimes Santa is the only person to confide in. For 6-year-old Landon, he was looking for reassurance, because some people think he is naughty because he has autism. Landon was visiting Santa with his mom, Naomi, at the RiverTown Crossings mall in Michigan and made sure to give Santa his list. But then, he ran…
Update: Please note that criminal charges were brought against the individuals after the publication of this story in November 2017. More information the legal proceedings in this case can be read on NBC News and BBC News What began as a heartwarming story that went viral has led to charges and guilty pleas for the…
It’s an incredible story of survival. An injured woman survived three days and two nights in extreme conditions in the wilderness thanks to three dogs. Dog walker Annette Poitras, 56, was out with three dogs at Eagle Mountain in Coquitlam, British Columbia, when they got into trouble. Annette fell and hurt herself and lost her…
In foster care for most of his life, 16-year-old Anthony Berry did not want to be adopted. That is, until he met his English teacher, Bennie Berry. So the teen decided to ask her one day in class. At first Bennie thought he was joking, until he actually explained the situation to her. She told…
It was an emotional family reunion that was a lifetime in the making. Eliahu Pietruszka grew up thinking his whole family had been killed in a Nazi death camp, but recently discovered his brother survived and had a son. The 102-year-old Holocaust survivor met the nephew he never knew he had in a tear-filled reunion….
In the kennels of a high-kill shelter, Felix and Oscar took comfort in one another, unaware they did not have much more time left in this world. That is until Mona Ahmed saw them. As a volunteer photographer at a city shelter in Fresno, California, Mona sees many dogs who need rescuing. But the tiny…
Usually, when a dog detects cancer in someone, they signal to an area on a person’s body or that person has a sharp pain that warns them something is wrong. In the case of Michael DiZoglio, however, it was his father’s energetic Husky jumping on him that signalled to him that he should go to…
A couple who routinely rescue dogs was heartbroken six years ago when two dogs they saved disappeared. But Amanda Hulebak and her husband were stunned recently when they received a call that one of the dogs had been found. Amanda Hulebak has picked up many stray dogs that she’s found in parking lots or pulled…
The traffic cop couldn’t believe what he was seeing when he pulled over a motorist recently and looked down and the man’s steering wheel. There, attached to the steering wheel, was not only an iPhone but a tablet as well. The mobile phone was hooked up to a charger and was attached to the wheel…
When Max first saw Annette, she was walking in the wrong direction on a very rainy, miserable day. The elderly woman was having a difficult time making her way along a busy street in Vancouver, BC, and clearly needed a helping hand. Max, who goes as hotdogwehaveaweiner on reddit, decided to do something about it…
These kids put on a dance routine that had the audience at their school laughing and giggling the whole way through. Dressed up in gigantic cowboy hats, the three children walk out into the auditorium and begin dancing to The Oak Ridge Boys’ classic song, “Elvira.” One of the dancers is Ashlin. Her brother, Walker,…
Our loved ones are with us, even when they are gone, as long as we keep their memory alive. For Clarence Purvis that means having a photo of his beloved late wife with him when he eats out. The 93-year-old Georgia man lost his wife, Carolyn, four years ago. The two were married for 64…
A shopper at Wal-Mart walked out of the store with a warm heart after witnessing a touching act of kindness by a cashier towards an elderly customer. Spring Herbison Bowlin was visiting a Walmart in Clarksdale, Mississippi, to buy her lunch when she noticed an elderly man in front of her in the checkout line…
This little pup got in a scuffle with a big dog and ended up with fractures on both sides of his jaw. Thankfully, rescuers brought Oliver to Vet Ranch. Dr. Wendy shares that Oliver thinks he’s tough and doesn’t realize he’s little. Watch as Oliver had to go into surgery to fix his jaw. Plus…
A 1-year-old Border Collie was left at a shelter, his fur and skin a patchwork of pink from months of neglect and a sunburn. But the affectionate dog is now on his way to a better life. Kong, as he was named by Border Collie Rescue & Rehab (BCRRT), was pulled for a shelter in…
A dying man got to say a final goodbye to his beloved dog thanks to his family and a group of kind nurses who snuck the dog into the hospital. Many families will move heaven and earth to make sure that their loved ones get their dying wish, and that includes bidding farewell to their…
A dog and her puppy survived a harrowing ordeal after falling into a water pit with no chance of escaping. Video of the heartwarming rescue shows several men approaching the pool of water surrounded by a steep manmade embankment. Two white shapes can be made out far off in the distance. It’s the mother and…
This driver’s dashcam captures a harrowing moment on the road that is a lesson all parents need to teach their kids. Filmed in Norway, the driver is following behind a bus and a group of children exit on the side of the road. That’s when one child decides to dash BEHIND the bus without checking…
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