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The heroes of this dog rescue won’t stop until every dog has a loving home

At seven o’clock every morning, the day starts at Hundstallet, a non-profit dog rescue organization in a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden called Bromma. Inside, the dogs are fed, and those that need it are given ...

Her boyfriend calls her “fat” – then she makes a dramatic transformation to get revenge

Alvina’s boyfriend’s verbal assaults broke her. She developed a food addiction and eventually became so big that she had to buy all of her clothes from the men’s department. Image Source: YouTube The mother of ...

Dog that was terrified of people finally gets what he deserves

No one really knows how the 4-year-old dog’s life began. But once at a North Caroline shelter, it became clear that Henley was terrified of men. Clearly, a man had hurt him badly in the past.  ...

Mom is criticized for dying her daughter’s hair – but her response leaves her critics silent

Mary Thomaston is a hairdresser and her 6-year-old daughter, Lyra, loves to take advantage of her mom’s job. When Lyra asked her mom if she could dye her hair purple, blue, and yellow, Mary said ...

He doesn’t have a date to prom – then a stranger arrives and brings his mom to tears

Seventeen-year-old Daniel was bummed that he didn’t have a date to homecoming. The teen, who has Down syndrome, felt like an outcast and thought he’d have to go alone. But to Daniel’s great surprise, his ...

This is the season for hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Do you know the symptoms?

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common infection that occurs most commonly in late summer and autumn. Red spots form in and around the mouth and on the hands and feet of preschool-aged children, though adults can ...

This crazy, beautiful tree grows a staggering 40 different kinds of fruit

National Geographic By using the technique of grafting, studio arts professor Sam Van Aken managed to create a tree that bears over 40 different types of fruit. Van Aken worked on the tree for many ...

Teen is declared dead for 20 minutes – but then miraculously survives

Seventeen-year-old Zack played football on his high school team. He was an active, energetic teenager with no health problems. YouTube His teammates described him as a popular guy with a twinkle in the eye. So, ...

Strangers’ note to family in mourning shows why we all need to care for each other

Dan and Maxi Cortez of Cabot, Arkansas, struggled for years to have children. And in the end, they decided to try in vitro fertilization and finally found success. Maxi became pregnant with triplets, and on ...

Couple sees girl and her dad eating at restaurant – then dad gets a note from the waiter

To celebrate Valentine’s Day last year, a single dad planned a dinner date with the love of his life—his 6-year-old daughter. They went to the Old Spaghetti Factory, where his daughter could eat pasta, draw, and ...