Bird on the Prowl

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The world’s oldest known bird in the wild is back to hookin’ up again.  She’s an albatross named Wisdom, estimated to be 72 years old. The bird she’d been shacking up with hasn’t been seen in a few years,

Hot Dogs Beat Tornado

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Hot dogs saved a guy’s life in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday.  A tornado destroyed his house, but he was out buying hot dogs at a gas station when it happened. He was in surprisingly good spirits when he

Do You Take This Uber Driver to Be Your…

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You never know where you’ll meet “the one.”  A Minnesota couple named Hannah Bullerman and Alec Hoffman started dating after Hannah ordered food, and Alec was her Grubhub driver.  Now they’re getting married next year. They were on “The Drew

A Prom Dress for Everyone

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A Girl Scout in Pennsylvania named Chloe Brit organized a prom dress giveaway on Sunday and collected over 150 dresses, plus shoes.  She’s only in fifth grade but decided to do it after she found out a girl she

A Fiery Rescue

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If you haven’t seen this footage, it’s nuts.  A 71-year-old guy crashed his SUV on I-94 in Minnesota last Thursday.  His driver’s side doors were pinned shut by a guardrail, and his car caught FIRE.  But random people rushed

Saved at Taco Bell

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The manager of a Taco Bell near Philly did CPR on an 11-week-old baby and saved the kid’s life.  The little boy’s mom had just turned into the drive-thru last Saturday when she realized he’d turned blue and wasn’t

Teddy Bear Toy Drive

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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and a teenager in Nashville launched a big teddy bear toy drive for it.  His name is Kenny Royer, and he’s 17. He’s donating them to a non-profit called Davis House Child Advocacy

Miracle Off the Ice

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A minor league hockey team in Cleveland honored a fan named Andrew Podolak this weekend for saving a kid from a stray puck.  It happened at a Cleveland Monsters game last Thursday. The puck came into the

Fired for Being TOO Friendly??

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A drug-sniffing dog in Taiwan named Roger got fired a few years ago for being “too friendly.”  But he found a new gig as a search-and-rescue dog, and he’s really good at it. He’s been part of seven

Rivals to Friends to Saving a Life

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Two pool players named Russ Redhead and James Harris Jr. had beef a decade ago, and were big rivals.  But they eventually made up and became friends.  Now they’re even closer after Russ just gave James a kidney.