This 2-year-old boy was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder which prevents him from walking. He needed a specialized electric wheelchair which his parents’ insurance couldn’t cover. Therefore, a high school robotics team stepped in and build him one. The team from Minnesota Farmington High School built a custom electric […]
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Archaeologists Discover a Dazzling 3000-Year-Old Egyptian City Left ‘as if it were Yesterday’
This archaeological mission conducted in Egypt by renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass unearthed a 3000-year-old ‘Golden City’, also known as the Rise of Aten. The city they found was built in the reign of Amenhotep III, the 9th king of the 18th Dynasty who ruled Egypt from 1391 to 1353 BC. […]
New Study Finds: Empathy-Trained Parole & Probation Officers Help Prevent Prisoners’ Reoffending
Without doubt, job stress, biases, and heavy caseloads may put strain on the relationships between the parole and probation officers and the convicts and thus, increase the chances of the offenders going back behind bars. According to a UC Berkeley study, non-judgmental and empathy training aided supervision officers in strengthening […]
Green Funeral Movement: How Is the Scattering of Ashes Helping Keep Forests Clean Forever?
Better Place Forests is a startup from San Francisco that provided the first conservation forests for spreading ashes. Located in Point Arena in California, there’s a visitor center. And, every forest has a different building; one may have bathrooms, another one storage area. They were all made with one goal-to […]
Russian Man Saves a Pregnant Dog Buried Alive for 2 Days after Hearing Her Frantic Cries
Thanks to a passer-by, this pregnant dog who was buried alive for 2 days in Russia was rescued. The man heard the pregnant dog’s frantic barking and cries for help. A stray dog named Belka accidentally wandered into a sinkhole which was open for three weeks. Her savior, Vadim Rustam, […]
Woman Discovers Her Son’s Bride Is Her Long-Lost Daughter on Their Wedding Day
Although wedding days are known for shocking moments that we remember for a lifetime; it may be really hard for any marriage to reach what happened in eastern China in Suzhou last month. With the wedding celebrations starting, the mom of the groom noticed an impossible coincidence; the bride of […]
“Naughty” Dog Snatched the Microphone of a Reporter’s Hand on Live TV
Nadezhda Serezhkina is a Russian field reporter who found herself without her microphone after a naughty golden retriever jumped into her while she was doing the weather forecast and took it. The golden retriever found the most inopportune moment to begin a fetch game. Serezhkina was doing her live weather […]
For the First Time ever: A Baby Born with 3 Penises
In Duhok, Iraq, one unidentified baby boy had to undergo a surgery to remove two additional appendages after being born with three penises. This is also the first triphallia case recorder, according to the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. It’s a rare deformity which means the baby is born […]
The Amazing Benefits of Aunts: Why They may Be as Important as Mums
It comes as no surprise to learn that a positive female role model is pivotal for young girls. This is particularly beneficial today when we live in the world of social media, a lot of bullying, and the continuously changing ‘norms’ for women. This is why a nurturing and progressive […]
Wonderful Hiker Rescues a Dog Trapped in a Floridian Cave
Joe Dunn is a hiker who’s regularly hiking the wilderness in Florida; however, he didn’t expect to set himself into a rescue mission of a sweet dog that he found to be trapped in a cave. While in the Withlacoochee State Forest, he heard some desperate cries and then saw […]