Boeing Employee Buys Winning Ticket on Hunch When Lottery Hits '747' Million-Just Like the Jets She Helped Make
In another coincidence, the jackpot had reached $747 million the week in which Boeing sold its last 747 ever.
Luck
Showing 21 - 40 of 422 Posts
Wife of WWII Soldier Spends Decades to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa -LOOK
With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down an Okinawan family based on the photos left behind in an album her late husband plucked from the shrapnel-strewn beaches of the Japanese Island in 1945. Strangers, friends of friends, and non-English speakers all […]
5-Year-old Who Emptied Piggybank for Earthquake Relief Now Wins $48Mil Lottery Jackpot at 18
At 5 years old Lamour made a very big act of charity, and the suggestion that her generosity has been rewarded is impossible to resist making.
Artwork Found in Shed Covered in Bird Droppings Turns Out to be Early Van Dyck Now at Auction for $3 Million
Bought on a hunch for $600 in 2002 from an estate auction, it's predicted to sell for $3 million when it goes up at Sotheby's.
Incredible Drone Video of a Moose Shedding Its Antlers - WATCH
He accidentally found a bull moose with his drone and clicked record 16 seconds before the great beast shook its antlers right off.
Celebrating Deep Freeze, Insect Experts See a Chance to Kill Off Invasive Species
While some people complained when temperatures in the region took a deep dive, entomologists, foresters and naturalists were rooting for the mercury to drop even lower. That is because the extreme cold has the potential to beat back some of the invasive insects threatening treasured local tree and plant species.
A Man from Luck Finally Won the Lottery
The man from Luck struck lottery gold with a $15.1 million winning ticket bought at his local grocery store, in LUCK of all places.
Astounding Fossil Discovery in California After Man Looks Closely at Petrified Tree And Finds Bones of Great Beasts
The remains of a petrified forest, an intact mastodon skull, and more were found on the banks of the Mokelumne River watershed in California.
Canada Schoolteacher Finds Fossil that May Be 300 Million Years Old and Could Re-Write Fossil Record
Taking pictures and sending them to her mother sent off a chain reaction that had paleontologists racing to the cape.
Man Finding an American Lion Tooth Fossil in Shallow Mississippi is 'the Biggest of Deals' to Scientists
Locals are discovering all kinds of weird things preserved in the mud of a drought-stricken Mississippi River, including a fossil lion's tooth
Man Paralyzed from the Neck Down from Rare Disease Makes Incredible Recovery, Now Back at the Gym
By August, he was back in the gym, admitting that he didn't think he was going to be that 1 in 20 to die, he never lost hope.
Photographer Snaps a Snow-capped Stirling Castle Shrouded in Mist at Sunset
Photographer Brian Smith captured a magical moment when he looked up and snapped the snow-capped Stirling Castle shrouded in mist at sunset.
Childhood Best Friends Who Lost Touch Reunited 60 Years Later-in a Senior Care Home
Childhood best friends who were 'joined at the hip' as kids, but later lost touch, were reunited 60 years later-living in the same care home.
Oklahoma Teen Wins Volkswagen Beetle After Attending a Stranger's Funeral: 'Perfect winner was drawn'
A young woman in need of reliable transportation at the beginning of her adult life taking the keys from a woman who had finished hers.
Boxes of Pokémon Cards Were Almost Thrown Away But Have Since Raised $50,000 for Family
A grandfather found tens of thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards abandoned in his closet-earning the family more than $50,000.
Painting Assumed to Be a Copy is Real-After Note is Found Hidden in Frame Making it Worth Thousands
The artist had tucked away a small slip of paper with a prayer for safe passage, assuring the expert Salomon that it was an original.
Couple Get 'Best Ever' Wedding Pictures When Northern Lights Break Out Over their Big Day
The newlyweds raced outside and got into position before the lights faded into twilight just seconds after Michael had taken a set of photos.
Potential Cure for Most Common Deadly Pregnancy Complication Was Already Invented-For Treating Alzheimer's
A protein long believed to be linked with Alzheimer's has now been identified as a potential smoking gun for pre-eclampsia.
Woman Wrote 'Please write me' on an Egg in 1951-Someone Finally Did
Emerging from social media, a 92-year-old Iowa resident has had a 70-year dream fulfilled after a message she wrote on an egg got an answer.
Entire Family Shares Same Birthday as Twins Are Born the Same Day as Both Their Parents
A couple with the same birthday is thrilled after their twins were born—on the same day. The entire family now shares the same birthday.
Recent Stories
A Heartfelt Reminder to Appreciate the Ones We Love
Cherish the Woman Who Stands by You
Breaking Generational Cycles of Pain
Living by Your Own Values, Not Others' Approval
When Life Brings Rain, It’s Okay to Rest
Before You Judge Someone's Life, Take a Moment to Walk in Their Shoes.
A Friend Who Spreads Gossip is Not a True Friend at All
The Value of Human Connection Over Digital Convenience
The Quiet Kind of Love
One Day, Your Mom Won’t Call You Anymore
I’ve reached a point in my life...
Happiness is a mindset, a conscious choice we make every day