Man Summits Highest Peaks of England, Scotland and Wales with Fridge on his Back For Mental Health-WATCH
A former soldier Michael Copeland challenged himself to summit the highest mountains in the UK-with a refrigerator strapped to his back.
Persistence
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After Spending Years Collecting Spare Coins From Strangers, Man is On Track to Buy MRI Machine for Local Hospital
After almost three years of collecting change from passerby, Liam Duggan is soon hoping to fulfill his dream of buying an MRI machine for a local hospital.
Scuba Survivor is Alive Because Husband Would Not Stop CPR
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.
Determined Dachshund Tries to Pull His Teddy Bear Into a Small Carrier (WATCH)
This adorable dachshund needed his teddy bear to cuddle with, and shows how anything is possible – pulling it into his tiny kennel.
Nepalis Cheer King's Surrender to People's Demands
Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets to celebrate after embattled King Gyanendra agreed to their demands to reinstate parliament.
Beating the Odds: A Tale Of A Single Parent
What follows is a story of how my children and I weathered the hardships and handicaps of single parenting to beat the odds.
Persistence Pays for PhD Student Once Labeled Retarded
Dawson remembers his ongoing frustration with school. I would fail no matter what I did, no matter how hard I studied. Then he got a diagnosis and then, a PhD
Persistent Kids With Spoons Dig Up Huge Rock, Grownups Finally Get It
Three intrepid little kids began digging up a giant rock behind the school. They used plastic spoons and disobeyed orders. Now the rock is a symbol of perseverance.
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