Town Overturns Archaic Snowball Ban After a Determined 9-Year-old Leads the Charge
Not only did Dane Best manage to lift the ban, he also discovered his ability to have a voice in the community and local legislation.
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Watch Student's Hilarious Reaction to Being Pranked With a Room Full of Presents
There is no better way to spread some Christmas cheer than arriving home to a room full of gifts – even if they happen to be things you already own.
Healing with Humor: Cancer Patient has Unique Way of Spreading Happiness
He cheers a group of cancer patients running in a race, calling himself the captain of Team Tumor. The 38-year-old father of two small children with stage-4 cancer has logged hundreds of hours of chemotherapy. But instead of living with defeat and humiliation, this Utah dad spends his time trying to give a laugh to others with cancer.
Obama Plays Comedian-in-Chief at Media Correspondents Dinner (Video)
On Saturday night, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended the White House Correspondent's Dinner, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the annual social event that has been held since 1920. In keeping with tradition, the President poked fun at himself and the news coverage he's received from the reporters in attendance.
Man Builds a Toll Road Through His Field, Helps Others Avoid Detour
Businessman Mike Watts has opened a road across his field to help English commuters between Bristol and Bath avoid an enormous detour because of roadwork.
Meet the Family With Six Kids Taking College Courses by Age 12
The Harding family in Montgomery, Ala., decided to make studying fun by cultivating their kids' natural curiosity and passions while they studied their lessons. They achieved amazing results: six children who started taking college classes before they were even teens.
33 Amazing Designs You Wish You Had on Your Home
What would your dream home look like if you had unlimited resources? Would you wrap a cat walkway around the house, or create a mini beach outside your door with a fire pit, or add a slide alongside your stairway? Here are some great examples of homes where people have been able to realize their greatest home design fantasies.
Abbey Road Studio Installs Live Webcam on Famous Beatles Crosswalk
The historic crosswalk in front of Abbey Road Studios now has a 24-hour live streaming camera focused on the iconic crossing to show tourists trying to recreate the famous Beatles lineup inr the Abbey Road album cover. Every day fans flock to the famous crossing next to the studio, and can be seen snapping photos of themselves walking in the steps of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Friday Is Bike to Work Day: Ten Best Biking Cities in America
America is way behind much of the world in urban cycling opportunities. In fact, Montreal is the only city in North America to make a list of top 20 biking cities globally, but there are some bright spots. Taking into account bike lanes, hilliness, route options, and number of commuters, the top cities in America include Portland, San Francisco, Denver, and surprisingly, Philadelphia.
One Mom's Wish for her Dying Son: Banana Splits for Dinner
Moms and dads all over the world are serving banana splits for dinner in the sweetest of tributes to a dying child and the mother who's determined to find the joy in his last days. After Diane told friends that that their 21-month-old son, Ryan, was at the end of his life, everyone wanted to know what else they could do. No more cards or gifts of flowers for Diane. She urged them to create a special memory with their own kids by serving banana splits for dinner.
Ellen Helps Skype to Surprise Deserving School With $50,000 (WATCH)
Ellen was excited to surprise two of her favorite teachers with a huge gift from Skype. They teach in a Title 1 school, which means more than 50% of students qualify for free lunches. The kids and their classrooms don't have enough money for supplies and other basic needs, so teachers often end up paying out of their own pocket.
Color-bombs Fill India's Beautiful Holi Festival of Spring
The major Holi festival of India was celebrated last week -- a riot of color and and gaiety marking the coming of Spring, the season of hope and joy. Family and strangers rush with excitement down every street corner pouring colored powders on passers by.
Engineers Are FUN! Watch This Video and Believe Your Eyes
The civil engineers behind some of London's most iconic infrastructure projects have put on their dancing shoes to show the public how happy they are to be engineers.
The Most Delightful Therapy Ever Offered Was Free for the Stressed-out (WATCH!)
These people chosen at random on the street didn't know how a big, clean plexiglass room would solve their stress but decided to step inside the "therapy office", close their eyes and give it a try. What happened next was an absolute delight.
Teacher Turns Low-income Kids Into Chess Champions
Ted Komada, the music teacher who started a chess club nine years ago at Killip Elementary School, hoped to help the mostly low-income students build confidence. Now, his chess team heads to the national finals, after having won five consecutive state championships in Arizona.
Gaming With My Mom - FUNNY
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon was celebrating Video Game Week recently and asked the TV show's fans to record scenes of themselves playing video games with their moms. Most moms have never done any gaming and are unfamiliar with handheld controllers. Hilarity ensues.
Dying Wife Gives Husband a Final Gift, 29 Cobra Sports Cars Show Up to Give Him a Ride
They both have terminal cancer but Kathleen Rinard has only days to live and wanted to give her husband one final gift. He always wanted to ride in a Cobra convertible sports car, so she called an auto club. Instead of a single convertible rolling up to their hospice, 29 Cobras arrived revving engines outside.
Group of Men Played Game of Tag for 23 Years
Mr. Dennehy and nine of his friends have spent the past 23 years locked in a game of Tag. It started in high school and has been pulling them closer ever since. Nowadays, their wives and co-workers are trained to keep a lookout so they can avoid being tagged by other players.
Teaching Dogs to Drive Mini Coopers in Bid to Find Adoptive Homes
Every year, the SPCA needs to find homes for thousands of dogs that have been abused, abandoned, or just forgotten. The dogs may be mutts, but they are smart -- and this organization of animal lovers in New Zealand decided to prove it. They have been training three shelter dogs to drive a Mini Cooper.
Magician 'Levitates' Alongside Double-decker Bus As it Tours London
The streets of London were abuzz recently when the magician Dynamo, appeared to levitate alongside an iconic red bus as it circled the sights of London. The stunt, captured on film by Pepsi, shows the 30 year-old appearing to defy gravity, floating 15 feet in the air with feet dangling and moving around.
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