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Teen Spends 700 Hours to Restore 1954 John Deere Tractor to Its Former Glory, Wins $10,000

A Texas teen who restored a 1954 John Deere tractor to its former glory has collected three titles at a prestigious stock show and rodeo, alongside a cash prize of $10,000 which will go toward his college fund. Above and beyond the titles, the teen said that restoring the tractor was a labor of love….


Man Turns His Love of Horses Into Majestic Art, Shares Breathtaking Photos With the World

A Brazilian horse lover, raised on his grandfather’s farm, has turned his lifelong love into a treasured profession photographing horses to share their majestic beauty with the world. Antonio José Oliveira Mendes Neto, 33, known professionally as Tony Mendes, was born in Itanhém in the Brazilian state of Bahia. A trained nurse, he currently lives…


VIDEO: 6-Year-Old Who Wants to Become the President Makes His Case for a 3-Day Weekend

A six-year-old boy from Georgia is winning hearts worldwide with his solid self-belief and future plans for America. In a viral video, he states that when he becomes the president of the country he will give all kids in school a three-day weekend. Not only that, but Brodie Kenyon, who currently lives with his family…


Abused Woman Pregnant From Rape Refuses Abortion, Says Her Son’s Worth Doesn’t Depend On How He Was Born

Raped by her abusive boyfriend after saying she wanted to abstain from sex before marriage, an Oregon college student found out she was pregnant and made a choice that would change her life: her baby’s worth had nothing to do with the circumstances of his conception, and she would not abort him. Robyn McLean, 34,…


Couple Clear Out Storage Unit, Stumble On Collection of 1,000 Vintage Cameras Worth $200,000

Kristen’s boss had said there were some cameras in the self-storage when he asked her to clear out its contents last December. That was quite the understatement, she found out, though it paid off handsomely. The tenant had died and left behind boxes stacked from floor to ceiling, and Kristen’s employer—a Boston-based property owner—had hired her…


Doctor Who Survived Breast Cancer Shares the Self-Check Technique That Led to Her Diagnosis

After a routine mammogram and ultrasound missed a mass growing in her right breast, a family physician noticed the lump herself during self-examination and caught the fast-growing cancer early. After a successful double mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery, she is now sharing the simple self-check routine with other women in hopes of empowering them to…


Giant Flying Insect Found on Walmart in Arkansas Turns out to Be Surviving Jurassic-Era Relic

A bug expert found a huge winged insect—misidentified as your average dragonfly—on the side of an Arkansas Walmart building years ago. The flying bug was, actually, far from average and turned out to be a Jurassic-era relic, the first of its kind found in the state. Prior to this epiphany, the specimen was mounted and forgotten for almost…


Cat Abandoned at Shelter With Heart-Wrenching Note From ‘Sorry’ Owner Is Finally Adopted

A one-year-old cat abandoned at a U.K. animal shelter was found with a heart-wrenching note from her former owner, hoping for a better home. Colorful calico Lilo was left at the Manchester & Salford branch of the RSPCA in northwest England. While shelter staff did not meet her former owner, they were able to learn…


A Gentleman’s Rules for Raising Kids With Morals, Based on a Handbook From the 1880s

OUR earliest and best recollections are associated with home. There the first lessons of infancy are learned. The mother’s heart is the child’s first school-room. The parents’ examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them. In no way are evil habits more effectually propagated than by example, and therefore…


81-Year-Old Stranded in Car by Snowstorms in CA Mountains for Week Survives on Croissants, Snow—Rescued

It had already been four days since anyone had heard from Joe Jouret’s 81-year-old brother. His departure down a mountain pass in California was followed by a series of winter storms in the area, and a search and rescue operation began. After almost a week, an H80 search helicopter spotted what looked like a “rock”…