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The ‘Ultimate’ Match: Inseparable Snow Leopards Spotted Cuddling Each Other Every Night

Every night, a snow leopard couple that lives at the Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent, England, is seen showing deep affection. Throughout the night they can be found sleeping in the funniest and cutest positions in their den. Laila and Yarko are found cuddling each other. (Courtesy of The Big Cat Sanctuary) Snow leopards Laila…


Iowa Man Uses 7.5 Million Matchsticks to Make Unreal Models of Ships, Castles, Cathedrals, US Capitol

It was a match made in Heaven. Patrick Acton loved working with his hands—and matchsticks were cheap to come by. These two were paired together thanks to long winters in Iowa during the 1970s; and what began as a hobby crafting old country barns and churches out of matchsticks launched Acton to worldwide fame. His…


Video Captures Moment Military Mom Returns Home, Surprises Son—Watch Their Heart-Rending Reunion

A beautiful moment captured on video shows Texas military mom Alexis Chattin surprising her son by returning home unexpectedly. As the son sees his mother in his Houston school on May 4, he rushes to embrace her, overwhelmed with emotion. This heartwarming scene is a testament to the strong bond between a mother and her…


Memorial Day: We’re Human Like Everyone Else

Commentary I haven’t put much thought into Veterans’ or Memorial Day, even as a military member, until this past Monday. I remember being on watch last Sunday and having to work until mid-afternoon on Monday. I was griping quietly to myself and my wife about burning most of a four-day weekend, preparing for a security…


‘Children Drown Without a Sound’: Video Shows First Responder Dad Pulling Infant Son From Pool

Footage of a father saving his infant son from drowning in the family pool has gone viral and is now serving as a public service announcement for all parents ahead of summer. On May 16, a home security camera in Southern California captured the heart-stopping moment an infant boy slipped into his family’s backyard pool,…


Baby in the Womb Undergoes First-of-Its-Kind Surgery to Place 23 Coils in Her Brain, Is Now Thriving

Doctors have saved a baby’s life in utero with an aggressive, life-threatening brain malformation that could have led to heart failure, severe brain injury, or death after birth. Two months on, the baby’s parents are looking back at their daughter’s extraordinary story. Filmmaker and photographer Derek Coleman, 39, and his wife, human resources professional Kenyatta…


Miner Finds Grapefruit-Sized Fur Ball Now Deemed a ‘Perfectly Preserved’ 30,000-Year-Old Squirrel

When a gold miner found a stiff ball of fur in Yukon, Canada, he had no idea what it was at first. Closer inspection showed that the grapefruit-sized clump contained tiny hands and claws, a tail, and ears—with scientists concluding that the creature is, in fact, a mummified squirrel from the Ice Age. X-rays revealed…


Baby Born With a Brain Condition That Made Her Look Like an Alien is Now 5 and Thriving

A little girl from Northern Ireland who was born with a potentially deadly brain condition that made her head swell like an “alien” has overcome it and is thriving now. Myah Morgan-Laverty was diagnosed with hydrocephalus—which is caused by an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles (cavities) deep within the brain—when her mother,…


VIDEO: Woman Finds Lovebird Looking Lost, Sad on Fence, Takes Him Home, Tries to Find His Family

Who would have thought that kindness could bring an adorable pet parrot into your life? Life sure works in mysterious ways! A heartwarming story captured on video shows Sultana Patwary, a kind kindergarten teacher in Toronto, finding and caring for a parrot that had become lost. The helpless bird was found perched on a fence looking…


Celtic Grave Found With 2,300-Year-Old Scissors and ‘Folded’ Sword During Excavation in Germany

A tomb containing a pair of over 2,300-year-old scissors was uncovered by ordinance disposal officers in Germany during a construction project set to move forward in the Sendling district of Munich. Prepped for handling explosive devices left over from World War II, during an excavation the officers instead found a Celtic grave site containing several metal artifacts—including…