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Unmasked, Pint-sized Darth Vader is Fighting Congenital Heart Defect

The pint-sized Darth Vader who appeared in a Volkswagen commercial is now a big star after his Super Bowl debut. But, just when you thought the little guy couldn't endear himself anymore, he takes his mask off and reveals he is overcoming a congenital heart condition.

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Girl Tackles Bullying Problem With What Teens Know Best - Texting

At 14, a victim of relentless taunting and cruelty herself, Ashley Craig dedicated eight months to research, and preparation for an anti-bullying program for her New Jersey school district. After her presentation to the High Point Board of Education, the members unanimously approved her initiative, "Students Against Being Bullied".

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Boy Addresses the United Nations at Age 13

It's not every day that a 13-year-old boy gets a chance to address the United Nations General Assembly. But Felix Finkbeiner is no ordinary teenager. Finkbeiner had one item on his agenda: taking adults to task for their lack of action on planting trees.

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Fourth-grader's 'Hammer' Move Saves Classmate From Choking

When a classmate started choking on a Cheeto during lunch Wednesday, Tyler Hudson took action. He called his Heimlich move the hammer, and it quickly unblocked the girl's throat so she could breathe.

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7-Year-old Autistic Girl Belts out National Anthem for Huge Crowds

Doctors told parents of autistic child that she may never learn to speak. But music unlocked the door, when, at age five, she heard the National Anthem. Now she opens major sporting events performing her pitch-perfect rendition of the song.

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High School Boy Spends Winter Break Baking for Charity

While rest of the world was thinking about the gifts they would get from Santa, a 15 year-old boy in San Jose was dreaming of giving his time to suffering or hungry families. While all his friends were busy preparing for Finals, Raghav Sehtia was busy baking cookies and pastries to sell in his fundraising effort for Second Harvest Food Bank.

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Ten-Year-old Canadian Girl Discovers Supernova

For amateur astronomers, discovering a supernova is a significant and rare feat. For a 10-year-old amateur to do it — well, that's astronomical. Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, N.B. is basking in the spotlight after noticing what was later determined to be a magnitude 17 supernova on New Year's Eve.

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Ten-year-old Seizes Silicon Valley Can-do Spirit to Help the Homeless

At age ten, Jai Mehra took a tour of the local homeless shelter with his parents and was told that because of budget cuts, their homework program was being cut. This preyed on his mind until he decided to become a fundraiser.