A 24-year-old guy in the U.K. lost over 230 pounds to help his sister get a new kidney. At 437 pounds, he was too heavy to donate, so he changed his diet, started exercising, and got down to 204. He’s not a match with his sister, so he can’t give her his kidney directly. But…… read more »
A wedding ring lost in 1963 just turned up 61 years later. Glenn Gregory, a Kentucky man, lost it on his farm, near a tree that he planted with his wife Barbara right after they got married. They looked and looked, but never found it. Sadly, Glenn passed away in December. Barbara had him buried…… read more »
America’s National Parks just got their biggest single donation ever . . . $100 MILLION from the Lilly Endowment, one of the world’s largest private charity foundations. The National Park Foundation plans to announce where the first round of money is going later this year, but called the donation “transformative.” All the money will be…… read more »
A guy in Mebane, NC bought a house, then hit the lottery the next day for $440,000. He says when he closed on the house, someone made a joke that he could lower his monthly payment if he ever won the lottery. He’s using the money to pay off his house and go on a…… read more »
Check out Apollo! He’s a senior dog at 10 years old, a husky mix, and with that husky in him, he LOVES to sing on the way out for his walk. Every morning, he sings his tunes down the hallway and rouses the staff. Apollo is house and crate trained, enjoys a good joy ride,…… read more »
A guy in Massachusetts delivered his wife’s baby on the side of the highway this month after they couldn’t quite make it to the hospital. He called her “an absolutely legend,” and their new daughter Summer is doing great. And bonus: He DIDN’T lose his wedding ring. It came off during the delivery. He was…… read more »
A creep in Michigan tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl last week, then a seven-year-old girl an hour later. But he failed, thanks to bystanders stepping in to help both times. Cops tracked him down, and he’s now behind bars……….. A woman in Texas named Connie Claxton just retired after working at Whataburger for 54…… read more »
The world’s largest 3-D-printed NEIGHBORHOOD is nearing completion in Texas. 3-D-printing homes is faster, less expensive, requires fewer workers, and minimizes construction material waste. And they are VERY sturdy. The homes actually aren’t “cookie cutter” in the way you’d expect, but you do sacrifice a little charm. One buyer says, “It feels like a fortress…… read more »
Donna Osbourne, a 75-year-old PA woman, was supposed to fly to Florida for a vacation, but her flight got delayed multiple times while she was at the airport, so she decided to skip the trip and went home. And it’s a good thing she did, because she ended up buying a lottery ticket and won…… read more »
A father and his young son won an annual treasure hunt in Utah, finding $25,000 hidden under a rock. It’s been going on since June, and new clues get released each week. The dad says he’ll use the money for back-to-school shopping, and for his kids’ college fund……….. Multiple cops in Orange County, Florida dove…… read more »