Tag: Inspiring News

Paleontologists ‘Discover’ Fossil of Giant Extinct Eagle That Dwarfed Modern Raptors, Could Kill Kangaroo

Fossil hunters Down Under have pieced together the story of a colossal prehistoric raptor—a bird so huge its talons could have killed a kangaroo. The bones of a giant avian were collected from South Australia’s Mairs Cave by cavers back in 1956 and 1969. After long delays, new research conducted by scientists from Flinders University…


Bodycam Footage Shows Mini Pony ‘Suspect’ Fleeing Police Before Getting Own Adorable Mugshot

A miniature equine “suspect” led police on a stray pony chase through a neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last month. The runaway horse’s owner was later found by police and the pony was identified as 4-year-old Knight, Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) stated on Facebook on March 28. A therapy horse farm has agreed to foster the animal…


Czech Who Escaped Soviet Bloc in Ultralight Plane Now Lives in an Airplane Hangar in Middle of Nowhere

The man who flew over the Iron Curtain to escape communist Czechoslovakia in 1984 came to America, but delivered the biggest political irony when he fled the blue state of California in 2017, seeking a more libertarian lifestyle in the middle of the Utah desert. Today, Ivo Zdarsky, 62, jokes that if he had to…


4 Cellists Perform an Amazing Classical Piece on Just One Cello, Here’s How It Sounds

Three musical brothers along with their cousin from London, England, pioneered a string quartet with a unique live number in the early 2000s: a rendition of Ravel’s “Boléro,” and the four of them played on just one cello. The clever musical cover has since been wowing audiences the world over, even to this day. Six-string electric…


Mom ‘Unschools’ Her 3 Kids, Teaches Them to Learn From God, Nature, and Their Elders: ‘God Has Got Them’

An “unschooling” mom of three from Hawaii who places faith, nature, and the community at the helm is sharing her family’s journey from an abusive past into freedom, and how her kids are thriving by building their character and relationship with God. Maui, Hawaii, natives Haley Celeste Miller, 31, and her husband Travis Okano, 32, met…


PHOTOS: Navy Officer-Turned-Artist Handcrafts Wool Felt Gifts That Are Too Cute to Resist

A Taiwanese military veteran is now a renowned needle felting expert who handcrafts her signature art pieces, replicas of the popular breakfast bread—the polo bun or pineapple bun—and much more, bringing art to our daily lives. Lei Hsiao-Chen, a native of Taoyuan County, Taiwan, developed an interest in art at an early age. Her love…


Photographer Captures Peregrine Falcon ‘Determined’ to Keep Bald Eagle Away From Its Nest Forever

A wildlife photographer has shared a series of incredible pictures of the interaction he captured between a peregrine falcon and a bald eagle on his trip to a Maryland dam. North Carolina-based Maynard K Knapp and his wife, Alison, were at Conowingo Dam—which is famous for eagles fishing in the river just below the dam—on the Susquehanna…


Family Finds Sapphires Stashed ‘in Socks’ in Late Grandma’s House That Sell for Fortune—Here’s How Much

Sapphires discovered hidden in a Derbyshire house have sold for 17,800 pounds at a Lichfield auction house in the UK on Monday, March 27. Yet the vivid blue stones have lain unseen for years—and may even have ended up in the bin! They were an example of the sparkling treasures found squirreled away at the…


Mechanic Buys Rusted ’79 Ranchero GT That’s Been Sitting for 20 Years—Now She Runs, Looks … Wow

A Pennsylvania mechanic with a passion for vintage cars has brought a classic back to life after it spent 20 years collecting rust and dust. Thirty-six-year-old mechanic Chris, who works out of a garage just north of Philadelphia, found a medium jade 1979 Ranchero GT for sale in nearby Royersford and knew it would make…


Rhino, 4, Who Was Rescued as a Calf After His Mom Died Remains Very Attached to the Keepers That Have Cared for Him

When a 6-month-old black rhino lost his mother to natural causes, he became vulnerable to poachers and predators. Thanks to the determination of his rescuers, he was saved and now he has grown to form an adorable bond with his keepers. Apollo, now 4, spends his days taking long mud baths, napping beneath his favorite…