A Las Vegas man, who calls himself "not much of a gambler", decided to play a Megabucks slot machine while his best friend was in town visiting. He walked out of the Rampart Casino a $14 million winner and said he would give the money to his church for a new building.
In the past couple weeks, grocery shoppers in stores around Salem, Oregon have found $100 bills stuffed into everyday food items, like eggs, cookies and candy bars, and inside shopping carts -- all for the taking.
A Spix's Macaw, the bird that inspired the character in the movie Rio, has reappeared in Brazil 15 years after it was thought to be extinct in the wild.
Mike Senatore couldn't juggle, couldn't sing, couldn't dance, but there is one thing he can do–a small thing that made his school go nuts.
Bill Greenberg would not stop CPR. Forty minutes after his wife Hilary had been found at the bottom of the sea with her scuba breathing regulator dangling along side her during a family trip to Costa Rica, a physician continued to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his unresponsive wife. Even rescue workers tried to revive her, but nothing seemed to work. Still, Greenberg did not give up.
Some might call it luck, but this man's motto of "giving is good medicine" may have just cured him of cancer.
These teens didn't waste a moment, springing into action when they saw a 5-year-old boy slip off of a cliff and into a fast-moving river.
Phoebe Brown knew that the lottery ticket on the gas station floor was a winner – so she used the cash to buy food for the hungry.
This beloved fashion mogul didn't start out as a success – in fact, he was a homeless Brazilian man in NYC who didn't have an education or speak English.
Medical experts were sure that little Marwa would not survive without life support – and then the unexpected happened.
After Taylor Theriault fell out of an apartment window and landed on an air conditioner, doctors said she would never walk again. Her miraculous recovery is thanks to her rescuers.
After a truck driver saved Janis Martinez's life 68 years ago, she has never stopped paying it forward from one compassionate deed.
Kevin Walsh was seconds away from ending his own life when suddenly, out of the blue, Blake called his cell phone from states away.
Michael Clyne never talks to strangers – but he had no problem telling Saint Nicholas what he wanted for Christmas this year.
It's not every day that a future king swoops to rescue you. That's what Prince William did for Jim Schembri, who was almost too drugged to notice.
Loren Krytzer was broke, unemployed, and living in a shack when he pulled his old 'worthless' blanket off the shelf. Shortly after, he became a millionaire.
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When the tsunami swept through Indonesia 10 years ago, a family became trapped on the top floor of a house with water rising fast to their necks. But they launched an amazing escape when a boat became lodged on the roof. During village reconstruction the boat was preserved right where it landed, as a reminder of nature's power and a beacon of hope.
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