First-time parents from Alabama were devastated when they learned a swelling on their newborn baby boy’s arm was cancer. They fought for more time from their doctors, trying chemotherapy before amputation in hopes of shrinking the tumor and saving as much of the baby’s arm as possible. Grace Adkins, 26, of Lakeview, shared with The…
Scared First-Time Parents Navigate Newborn’s Cancer Diagnosis With Prayer and Positivity
Underwater Photographer Snaps Strange Transparent Octopuses in Dark Waters Where the Sun Never Shines
Surrounded by obsidian waters in all directions, dive photographer Wu Yung-sen is momentarily cast in limbo, with neither earth nor sky to place him anywhere. Yet, that dark, scary void engulfing him is thick with life. Yung-sen calls these black waters the “ultimate diver’s frontier,” his chosen artistic domain. Yung-sen’s exotic photographs of wildly strange deep-sea…
91-Year-Old Husband Fills His Instagram With Adorable Posts About His Wife of 71 Years — and They Go Viral
Geoffrey Walker of Leicestershire, England, adores his lovely wife of 71 years — so much so that the 91-year-old former servicemember and construction worker started an Instagram page in her honor, which he charmingly fills with adorable posts about her. That lucky lady, Pauline, who is 87, can be seen in pictures amidst beautiful rustic…
Woman Who Bought a Chevrolet in 1957 Still Drives the ‘Immaculate’ Car 64 Years Later
For over 64 years, the owner of the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air has taken such good care of her car, that the immaculate vintage vehicle has become associated with her identity. Today, the proud elderly driver is noticed wherever she goes. “I know how to take care of things and this car proves it,” said…
Man Finds 1925 Studebaker Converted Firetruck Forgotten in Garage for Decades, Gets It Running Again
A Nashville man who revives beat-up old cars managed to exhume and restart a truck from the 1920s with a colorful history. Derek Bieri, 37, scours the internet to unearth junkyard treasures from all across America. That’s how he stumbled on a 1925 Studebaker truck last spring. Pushed into the corner of a barn, it…
Epic Rescue: ‘Train Tigers’ Locked in Carriage for 15 Years See Sky Above for First Time
After being locked in an abandoned train carriage in Argentina for 15 years, a family of four rescued Bengal tigers has finally seen the sky above and felt the grass beneath their paws. International animal welfare group Four Paws was told about the captive “train tigers” in northwestern Argentina’s San Luis province in 2021 after…
‘Unshackled by Fear’: Slackliner Snaps Unimaginable Selfies, Videos While Walking Wires Between Peaks
In a word full of distractions causing diminished attention spans, Andy Lewis is an anomaly. The 35-year-old slackliner must focus every ounce of his brain on his balance to avoid a potentially fatal fall. Describing the feeling as he snaps impossible self portraits while walking lines between mountaintops, Lewis says he is 100 percent present….
Artist With Autism Draws Near-Exact Cityscapes From Memory After Viewing Just Once
Diagnosed with autism at 3 years of age, this British artist found his voice through drawing. Today, he draws epic, near-accurate cityscapes from memory after just one viewing, and has received the award of an honorary MBE, becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for his unique contribution to the art world. Stephen…
21-Year-Old Chihuahua in Palm Beach Named ‘World’s Oldest Dog Living,’ Covets Guinness World Record
A well-aged Chihuahua in Palm Beach County, Florida, has been officially named the “world’s oldest dog living,” according to Guinness World Records. TobyKeith was 21 years, 66 days old on March 16 when he garnered the impressive title for himself, and plenty of excitement for his owner, Gisela Shore, from Greenacres, who adopted the tiny pooch…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: The Quarrel
This is the first instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1919, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible. McGuffey’s Readers played an important role in American…
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