A WWII veteran who has lived homeless for over 25 years recently found a place to call home, thanks to an amazing couple in North Carolina. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946 and then returning home, Gerald Lewis eventually found himself homeless. With only a van and his social security payments…
94-Year-Old Vet Was Homeless, Living in Van in Walmart Parking Lot—Until Kind Strangers Step In
Retired Carpenter Builds ‘Pirate Ship’ From Salvaged Furniture and Cabinetry During Pandemic
A retired carpenter from New Brunswick recently utilized his tradesmanship—and some free time afforded by the pandemic—to build a pirate ship from an old boat and salvaged furniture. Bob Winslow took eight months to build the ship before recently setting sail on her maiden voyage at Skiff Lake in June. The boat, which he named…
Photographer Wanders Streets of Istanbul Taking Portraits of Children—Whose Eyes Sparkle Like Gems
Unplanned, Turkish photographer Abdullah Aydemir, from Istanbul, wanders the streets of his home metropolis to uncover gems in the rough—within the eyes of the children he crosses paths with, often poor children, he finds hidden universes. A social studies teacher by profession, Abdullah is also passionate about art, through which he expresses “the pure and…
Touching Photo Shows Police Officer Comforting Homeless Child Living in Denny’s Parking Lot With Mom
Police officers in DeWitt, New York, responded to a heart-rending scene when they got a call about a homeless mother and her four children living in a Denny’s parking lot. After the restaurant manager called 911, officer Tyler Smith arrived at the scene and found the distraught family who had no money, no phone, no…
Teen Hobbyist Buys Storage Containers for Trinkets, Decides to Return Contents to Heartbroken Owner
A Rhode Island teen with a passion for collecting pre-owned objects has found a way to use his hobby to help others. For Shane Jones, 16, from Wakefield, collecting secondhand items is “just something fun to do,” he says. He’s handy at using a metal detector to recover small items—bottles, coins, and other small trinkets—and…
Diver Finds 95-Year-Old Note in a Bottle on River Bottom, Tracks Down Owner’s Daughter
A charter boat captain recently discovered a 95-year-old bottle containing a note in Cheboygan River, Michigan, during an evening maintenance dive. As per her routine, Jennifer Dowker, owner of Nautical North Family Adventures, was cleaning her boat’s windows when she noticed the aged bottle on the river bottom. “I spotted that green bottle on the…
Stirring Photos Show Sheriff’s Deputies Folding American Flag Amidst Rubble After Storm Hits Homes
Two sheriff’s deputies were dispatched when a tornado touched down and severely damaged a number of houses in an Indiana county. In the wake of the storm, stirring photos were taken as the deputies assessed the damage and found an American flag amidst the debris; the images show the two men carefully folding it—an act…
Boy Who Was Among ‘One of the Worst Child Abuse Cases’ Survives, Now Attends School
When a passerby found a young boy lying on the street last year abandoned and emaciated, he assumed the boy was dead. However, the lone boy was still breathing. The passerby then posted photos on social media and a local NGO rushed to the site to help. Arriving in the nick of time, the NGO,…
Lost Moose Calf Wanders Into Yard After Mom Spooked by Car; Woman Leads Baby to Adult Moose Who ‘Adopts’ It
A baby moose that lost its mother found a happy ending despite four harrowing, hungry days on its own in New Brunswick, Canada. Margaret Williston found the baby moose distraught, crying, and hungry on her property near Miramichi on Thursday, May 20. A car had spooked the baby’s mother at Hortons Creek Road, leaving the…
Arctic Walrus Spends 2 Days Hanging Out on Boats in English Island Harbor, Gets Mixed Reactions
An adventurous Arctic walrus made himself at home lounging on boats in an island harbor off the English coast, 75 miles southwest of Cornwall. The large aquatic mammal, dubbed Wally, has been known to migrate to various shores over the years—from Spain to Ireland to England—and was recently spotted at St. Mary’s Harbor on the Isles of…
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