Category: People

Homeless Man Walks Into Restaurant Asking for Job, Gets Second Chance From Kind Owner

When a homeless Alabama man walked into a restaurant asking for work, he found a sympathetic owner willing to take a chance on an honest soul. He likely didn’t expect his whole community to soon join in the effort to help him back on his feet. “I graduated high school on an advanced diploma,” Taylor…


Spanish Artist Sculpts Mind-Bending ‘Soft’ Stone That Seems to Fold, Wrinkle, and Squeeze

A sculptor with a bent for optical illusion has devised an incredible way to soften rock—or so it would seem to those who behold his work. Appearing to defy the laws of physics, Spanish artist José Manuel Castro López carves hunks of quartz and granite—some small, some massive—into fluid, undulating forms: folded like fabric; squeezed…


Traveler Takes Epic Self-Portraits From 7 Continents at Some of the World’s Most Spectacular Places

One photographer has taken some incredible portraits of himself from spectacular locations, spanning all seven continents, and featuring some of the world’s most beautiful places. Paul Zizka has produced an epic collection of self-portraits while globetrotting everywhere from Asia to Antarctica in search of the world’s most stunning scenery. His breath-taking snaps include natural wonders—such…


High School Sweethearts Reunited by Biological Daughter Given Up for Adoption 50 Years Ago

When a high school athlete and his first love, a cheerleader, were separated by circumstances, they had far more to contend with than their broken hearts as the then-teen girl was pregnant and had given the baby up for adoption. Fifty years later, that very same baby—now a mom of two named Laura Mabry—would meet…


Woman Shares Scary Photos of Dental Decay in Span of 3 Years of Drinking Pop and No Brushing

A Michigan mom who had all of her top teeth removed due to decay attributes the loss to poor dental hygiene, a phobia of the dentist, and a decade-long soda habit. Victoria Irene Nowakowski photographed her gradual dental deterioration and shared it in a TikTok video as a warning to others, hopeful that it would…


Daughter Works Part-Time Washing Dishes, Mopping Floors at Nursing Home to See Dad During Pandemic

An industrious daughter surprised her father when she walked into his nursing home wearing a staffer’s uniform. She had taken a part-time job washing dishes and mopping floors at the home in Minnesota, knowing it would allow her more time to spend with him. For many care home residents’ family members, waving through windows has…


Teen With Cystic Fibrosis Becomes Record-Breaking Runner, Prepares for 2021 Ironman Races

A boy decided early in his life not to let his debilitating rare genetic disorder overcome him. Today the teen holds a record as the youngest person with cystic fibrosis to complete a full marathon and is empowering others with his determination and resilience. Michael Caruso Davis was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at just three weeks old….


High School Basketball Player With a ‘Big Heart’ Donates His Shoes to Help Opponent

When a Michigan high school basketball player noticed that a member on the opposing team wasn’t wearing the right shoes for the game, he silently made a selfless donation. On Feb. 19, Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals varsity was playing against Dollar Bay Blue Bolts. Before the game, Cardinals forward Matthew Montie was watching a junior varsity game…


‘I’m Pretty Romantic’: Tom Selleck Shares Secret Behind 33 Years of Happy Marriage to Wife Jillie

Tom Selleck has been immortalized on the silver screen for decades, but the actor’s marriage to dancer Jillie Mack has proven equally longevous, still going strong after 33 years. After a secret wedding ceremony with Mack in 1987, Selleck left his then-hit TV series “Magnum P.I.” to raise a family the following year. The actor claims…


Mom With ‘Incurable’ Breast Cancer Opts for Alternative Treatments, Sees Tumor Shrink

A UK mother battling “incurable” breast cancer has turned to alternative therapies for relief. And it has shown some success. Since introducing vitamins, cannabis CBD oil, mistletoe injections, and a strict vegan diet into her regimen, she has seen her tumor recede. Holly Sherris, from Ingleby Barwick in North Yorkshire, hopes for as much time…