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Lucky Cashier Sells Herself Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket — One Week After Another Win!

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:33 +0000

Some jobs pay better than others.

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What Little Trick Could Help You Get a Lost Wallet Returned?

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:26 +0000

It costs a lot of money to raise kids, but who knew having them might actually help keep money in your wallet?

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Former Patriots' Guard Joe Andruzzi Rescued Boston Marathon Explosion Victims

Joe Student — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:17 +0000

After playing for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2004, guard Joe Andruzzi was already loved in Boston, but now he's a certified hero. After yesterday's deadly explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Andruzzi, who was at the scene as an observer hosting an event for his cancer foundation, left no doubt that he's an even larger star off the field than he was on it

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Office Workers Who Won $1 Million in Lottery to Generously Share Winnings With Colleague Who Didn't Buy Ticket

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:02:42 +0000

There are about a million reasons why Jennifer Maldonado has the best coworkers in the world.

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Teen Dying of Cancer Will Get to Go to Her Prom and Cross Another Item Off Her Bucket List

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:51:56 +0000

For one brief moment, Katelyn Norman will feel like a regular teenager.

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9-Year-Old Girl Walks Miles to Get Help After Car Accident

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:58:32 +0000

A courageous 9-year-old girl climbed out of the wreckage then walked for miles to try to find help after the car she and her father were in fell 200 feet down an embankment very early Sunday morning. She is currently recovering in a hospital outside Los Angeles. Her father did not survive the crash.

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Blind Dog and Her Own Seeing-Eye Dog Best Friend Are Looking for a Home

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:55:27 +0000

Every animal in need of being rescued has a story, but there are two dogs in California with a tale that’s more unusual than most.

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Dad With Terminal Brain Cancer Wins Marathon While Pushing Daughter in Stroller

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:26:05 +0000

Iram Leon isn’t going to let a little thing like cancer slow him down.

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Watch Couragous Four-Year-Old Blind Boy Make Your Day By Learning to Walk Off a Curb

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:28 +0000

It’s not hard to see how brave Gavin Robert Stevens is.

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Flyboards Are The Coolest Water Jetpack Ever [VIDEO]

Billy Goforth — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:12:55 +0000

If you're a fan of lake and ocean life, then you've probably seen every water 'toy' that is out there. Then again, maybe not. Check out the newest (and most awesome) aquatic entertainment item ever! I introduce you to the 'Flyboard'.

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Stadium to Install Slides to Get Fans From Parking Lot to Gate

Joe Student — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:29:31 +0000

Between the excessive parking fees, relentless street vendors and long ticket lines (unless you're a Mets fan), getting from the lot to the stadium gate on game day sucks.

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Man Changes Tire On Moving Car Tilted On Two Wheels

Joe Student — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:56:35 +0000

When you get a flat tire, roadside assistance can sometimes take a long time to respond. These guys don't need no stinkin' roadside assistance. They don't even need a jack. Watch the video to see the world's most death-defyi

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Mini Does A Backflip Off Ramp

Joe Student — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:21:23 +0000

TopGear has done it again. Just when you think that the car-centric, UK show can't get any crazier, it makes like a gearhead version of "Jackass" and gets video of a guy making a Mini Copper do a backflip off a ramp. This really happened. Watch the video below:

That's French Rally Raid world champ

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Homeless Man Returns Diamond Ring Mistakenly Dropped In His Change Cup

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:51:59 +0000

For a moment, homeless man Billy Ray Harris thought it was his lucky day.

When he looked down into his change cup after a round of panhandling he noticed something really shiny among the coins and bills. It was a diamond and platinum ring, and a "big one" at that.

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Waiter Who Defended Boy With Down Syndrome Gives All Donations To Charity

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:16:06 +0000

Last month, Michael Garcia made a lot of people smile. The 45-year-old, who is a waiter at Laurenzo’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas, refused to serve a family who insulted Milo Castillo, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, by suggesting that "special needs children need to be special someplace else."

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Amazingly Dedicated Woman Retires After 44 Years Without Taking a Sick Day

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:00:16 +0000

Deborah Ford really takes that whole “neither rain nor hail” mantra seriously.

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Peru Goalie Makes Incredible Double-Save

Joe Student — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:30:11 +0000

Uruguay's Gonzalo Bueno should have scored a clinching goal against Peru last week in a game between the nations' Under-20 teams. Bueno DIDN'T score, because Peruvian goalkeeper Angelo Campos may be the fastest man in South America.

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Check Out Some Terrifying Giant Squid Footage

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:03:14 +0000

With the ability to grow over 50-feet long (holding eyes that are equal to the size of dinner plates) this video -- featuring an enormous squid filmed more than 3,000 feet deep into the ocean -- proves that Jaws might be the least of our problems.

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Woman Possesses Amazing Ability to Write With Both Hands

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:47:32 +0000

To most, the idea of being capable of writing with both hands is already hard to envision. But how about being ambidextrous and possessing the ability to write with a pencil in two different languages that go in dissimilar directions? To 24-year-old Chen Siyuan the idea isn't that hard to believe.

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Guy Builds Limo of Junk Parts Worth $1M

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:30:54 +0000

If you collect enough junk, and add up the value, it will eventually be worth something -- especially if you attach all that crap to a limo.

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