Category: People

Cheeky Elephant Calf Destroys Cake Made for His Grandmother in Hilarious Video

A baby elephant living at a sanctuary in Thailand has netizens rolling with laughter after destroying a beautiful cake, lovingly prepared for his grandmother by staffers. The cheeky toddler, seeing the treat laid out on Oct. 13, ran ahead and slid on his knees across the cake before tucking into a juicy chunk of watermelon…


Man Who Lost Leg in Car Accident Builds Own Cable Lift for 3rd-Story Apartment Powered by the Sun

Several decades ago, Alexander Yudin lost his leg in a car accident. Three years ago, he slipped using crutches on ice, leaving him with a complicated hip fracture which at 67-years-old meant he wouldn’t be able to walk for the rest of his life. Leaving his apartment on the third floor of a block in Timashevsk, a small…


Boy Stops Police Officer at Bus Stop, Asks Her to Pray With Him: ‘Be That Positive Light’

A Kentucky boy on his way to school brightened a patrolling officer’s day when he stopped her at a bus stop and asked her to pray with him. Officer Jan Dykes didn’t catch the little boy’s name and doesn’t know where he lives, but his gesture on the morning of Nov. 5 made a lasting…


Amazing Japanese Artist Hand Cuts 3-Dimensional Octopus From a Single Sheet of Paper

Rendered by hand and as delicate as fine lace, this Japanese artist’s paper-cut art is winning people over with its impressive and incredible details. Born in 1973, Masayo Fukuda—known as “Kiriken Masayo”—has mastered the art of kirigami, or paper cutting, with about 30 years spent studying the intricate practice. The talented artist who hails from…


Siblings Abandoned as Babies Over Half a Century Ago Reunite: ‘A Special Relationship’

A brother and sister abandoned as babies, who found one another after a five-decade search, have discovered that a third baby left in a phone box is also their full sibling. The trio have since come together and forged an inseparable bond. David McBride, 59, was abandoned in a shopping bag on the front seat…


2 Chiefs, of Police and Fire Dept, Lived Parallel Lives—Retire on Same Day After 43 Years

The chiefs of police and fire department in Hanover, Massachusetts, have lived practically parallel lives. After 43 years serving the same community, both are retiring simultaneously as 2021 winds to a close. The two men, Walter L. Sweeney of Hanover Police Department and Fire Chief Jeff Blanchard, born just four days apart, were friends in…


Opposing Teams Celebrate Together Over Football Player With Down Syndrome’s First Touchdown

A heartwarming video has captured two New Mexico high school football teams celebrating together as a player with Down syndrome on the winning team scores a touchdown. Their coach says the teams’ collective reaction was “sportsmanship at its finest.” Iziah Martinez, 18, has played for Lovington High School’s Wildcats since he was a freshman, graduating to…


8th-Grader Sees Dad Choking at Dinner Table—Performs Heimlich He Learned at School, Saves His Life

A small-town Colorado teen was recognized by first responders in Brush after applying the lifesaving skills he learned at school to save a family member—his dad. Mother of 14-year-old Aidan, Heather Christenson, recalled how her husband, Fred, had upon hearing a joke at the dinner table last month laughed and began to choke on a…


Couple Who Live in a Self-Built ‘Clay’ Home Haven’t Had to Pay Any Bills for Over 10 Years

A family who lives in an impressive off-grid self-built “clay” home have paid no bills for over a decade—saving them about US$55,000 (CA$70,000) a year. Misty Murph’Arien, 36, and her husband, Bryce, 46, have become homesteaders—self-sufficiency experts—since moving into a remote Canadian forest 15 years ago. The couple, who have daughters, Sage, 7, and Aurora,…


Mom of 2 Creates an Incredible Outdoor Playhouse From Scratch for Her Kids Saving $5,330

A savvy mother turned to DIY to build an outdoor playhouse from scratch for her two kids after refusing to spend 5000 pounds (approx. US$6,650) to purchase a new one. Primary school teacher Gemma Bertolotto, 37, from Aberdeenshire in Scotland, initially wanted to buy her son, Stefano, 5, and daughter, Sofia, 2, a playhouse but…