The record-breaking Malian nonuplets have just celebrated their first birthday “in perfect health.” The babies born in Morocco last year are the world’s only known naturally conceived nonuplets, and even hold the Guinness World Record for most babies delivered in a single birth to survive. The previous record was held by eight babies born to “Octomom” Nadya Suleman…
Extremely Rare First-Ever Surviving Nonuplets Celebrate 1st Birthday ‘In Perfect Health’
‘God Did It’: Man Who Had Wounds of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Suffered From Alcohol and Drug Addiction Transforms
A man from Virginia who turned to alcohol to fill the void of his insecurities and the wounds of sexual molestation by a relative in his childhood got enslaved to heroin after he was introduced to it in high school. Losing his father at a young age, he lost his identity, self-control, wife, family, business,…
The Lucky Life of Jack Hamlin, 100, D-Day Veteran
Luck has seemed to follow Jack Hamlin like a shadow. He was born on Oct. 15, 1921, in Springfield, Missouri. Over the past 100 years, his life has been full of providential moments, even when it seemed otherwise at the time. Hamlin is a product of interesting and tumultuous times for the nation and the…
Towering Great Dane ‘Zeus’ Claims Record for ‘World’s Tallest Dog Living,’ Guinness Confirms
Zeus, king of the pantheon of Greek gods, was said to reign atop Mount Olympus, according to myth. Now, that name also belongs to a Great Dane, who’s claimed the record for the “tallest dog living (male)” in the world. The 2-year-old gray and brown American Great Dane from Bedford, Texas, stands at a whopping…
Suicidal Pregnant Woman Chooses Adoption Over Abortion, 28 Years Later Reunites With Son
A Pennsylvania woman who got pregnant at the age of 19 was at the peak of depression and felt hopeless, wanting to end her life. However, after an incredible epiphany, she realized that, although she didn’t want to live, she had no right to kill an innocent life. Choosing adoption for the infant, she then…
Couple Celebrates 70th Anniversary Dressed in Original $35 Wedding Gown and Korean War Suit
A South Dakota couple married for 70 years celebrated the incredible milestone with a romantic photoshoot, and the bride wore her original wedding dress. Nancy Lubbers, 87, dusted off her $35 white lace gown for the heartwarming shoot with her husband, Melvin, 91. The lovely pair first met at a skating rink, and Melvin later…
Divers Revisit Navy Ship Sunk to Make Artificial Reef in Florida Keys 20 Years Ago
The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary was celebrated May 17 in Key Largo. The 510-foot-long Spiegel Grove captured international interest when it sank prematurely May 17, 2002, and landed with its upside-down bow protruding above the ocean’s surface…
Photos: Trick-of-the-Eye Street Art That Makes You Move in Close, Then Take a Step Back
Spanish painter Silvestre Santiago, better known as Pejac, creates incredible street art. Playing with perspective, he produces trick-of-the-eye pieces that surprise and thrill. Seemingly magical works include gravity-defying shoes on lamp poles in London, a shark fin on the sidewalk in Tokyo, and an artwork themed around the pandemic-related social distancing on a cemented wall…
‘His Hair Is a Blessing’: Boy With Rare Uncombable Hair Syndrome Brings a Smile to Faces
What do you get when you combine a 17-month-old’s big blue toddler eyes with a head full of adorably blonde stand-straight-out-of-your-head hair? A uniquely darling image and a guaranteed smile. Katelyn and Caleb Samples, both 33, from Roswell, Georgia, are parents to two young boys. The youngest, Locklan, has a full head of “uncombable hair,”…
‘Happy Flower Lady’ Spreads Joy Delivering Donated Flowers
On the morning of May 20, a red car pulled up in front of Stephen Smith Towers, a senior community building in Philadelphia. A woman stepped out of the car and opened all the car doors, taking out tens of bouquets of fresh flowers while greeting passers-by and offered them the donated flowers. In a short…
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