During the pandemic, 17-year-old teen Benjamin Choi used his time to design a device that may remove the need for brain surgery in people with amputations. 10 years ago, when Choi was in third grade, he watched a documentary on 60 Minutes about prostheses controlled by the mind. The researchers […]
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US Soldiers ‘Return’ Italian Woman’s B-Day Cake 77 Years Later
The US military brought a new birthday cake to one Italian woman 77 years after the American soldiers who fought in the village of this woman ate the gateau that her mom had made for her 13th birthday. Sgt. Peter Wallis and Col. Matthew Gomlak presented the icing-covered cake with […]
Teen Whose Truck Was Tossed around in a Tornado in Texas Is Gifted with a New Ride
A video of this teen’s pickup truck being flipped over by a tornado went viral and this is how he got a new truck thanks to the kindness of a Chevrolet car dealership in Fort Worth. The Elgin teen Riley Leon, 16-year-old, was contacted by Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet and informed […]
Teen with Severe Case of Bow Leg Returns to School Thanks to a Free Surgery
The 14-year-old Valerie was able to go back to school after she was operated on for free to fix her bowed legs. She developed the condition early on in life and somehow learned to live with it. However, it all started becoming harder and harder as she grew. School, home, […]
Pennsylvania Teen Saves 2 Boys Who Fell into a Frozen Lake
This Bucks County teen found another use for his hockey stick when he decided to jump into a frozen pond and rescue two boys who had fallen in. Cory Hemberger who’s 16 and from Middletown Township was playing pond hockey with his friend Shawn Miller on the frozen Lake Afton […]
First African American Wins the National Spelling Competition
The 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, Louisiana jumped from happiness after she correctly spelled the world Murraya and became the first African American to win in the 96-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. This word stands for a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees. First African […]
17-Year-Old Girl Collects 30,000 Pairs of Shoes & Donates them to the Homeless
When Lindsay Sobel was twelve, she went to a basketball game at the LA Staples Center arena and was shocked by how much homelessness there was in the area. She remembers seeing how many homeless people had terrible life conditions, something she believed no one deserves. And, it also struck […]
Smart Teen Invents Color-Changing Sutures to Easily Detect Infection
The genius invention of Dasia Taylor, a teenager, has the potential to save people’s lives. This bright and charismatic 17-year-old teen who resides in Iowa, USA has invented a revolutionary suture that changes color if the wound becomes infected. This is a feature she hopes will alert the doctors to […]
Amazing Teen Makes Tiny Bow Ties for Shelter Dogs to Help Them Get Adopted
This could very well become the best news that you’ve heard all day! One teen, Darius Brown, was 8-years-old when his bigger sister, Dazhai, taught him how to sew a bow tie. And, he wore his new Ninja Turtle tie to school the following day. When some of his peers […]
This Teen & His Dog Are Vital in the Fight against Air Pollution; Here’s Why
This Labrador is considered to be the first canine in the UK who helps monitor the air pollution by a device that she wears on her collar. The Labrador named Bagheera, nicknamed Baggy, records data closer to the ground, on a similar level that toddlers and babies are to assess […]