Lindsey Vonn Defies Injury, Wins Gold
In one of the most stirring descents in Olympic downhill skiing history, Lindsey Vonn ignored the pain to win an Olympic gold.
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Good News on Epic Bike Trail Stretching Coast to Coast Across USA, as Cycling Popularity Soars During Pandemic
An update on the Great American Rail-Trail, and how cycling's taken off around the world during the pandemic.
See the Moment a Bubble Froze Into a Beautiful Sphere At Sunrise Creating a Natural Snow Globe
Make a bubble outside on a freezing winter's day, and you can take amazing sunrise photos like these ones pictured.
Young Man Overcomes Illness by Learning Skills From a Near Dead Art: Watchmaking
In Australia, Canberra's Reuben Schoots has been making a watch from scratch as a way of overcoming a tropical disease he contracted.
This Film Festival is Looking for a Person to Spend 7 Days Alone Watching Movies in a Remote Lighthouse
The Gothenburg Film Festival is looking for 1 person to spend 7 days on a remote lighthouse island watching movies. Apply before Feb 6.
Artist Creates Breathtaking 'Drawings' in Snow By Walking for Hours at a Time (LOOK)
This English artist creates these breathtaking aerial patterns in the snow by walking in carefully plotted circles for hours at a time.
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 web camera focused on the iconic crossing to show tourists trying to recreate the famous Beatles lineup photographed for the Abbey Road album cover.
They've Designed a Livable Pontoon Boat Inspired by a Volkswagen Bus
Ever-conscious of classic styles, an Italian design firm have used some of the most iconic cars to make boat hulls.
50 'Dangerous' Things You Should Let Your Children Do
Gever Tulley wrote a book called, 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do, and explains how the top five hazards are good for us.
4 in 10 Older Americans Say They've Had the Best Sex of Their Lives as They've Aged
A new survey of 2,000 Americans aged 50 and older found that 45% reported having the best sex of their lives as they've aged.
Man Has Been Using 590 Feet of Extension Cords to Illuminate Roadside Christmas Tree for Commuters
The scrawny fir tree—which has been named "Charlie" after the Peanut's Christmas Special—has become a celebrated roadside delight in Nova Scotia.
Western Saharan Refugees Reach out to World via Video
In the Dakhla refugee camp in the middle of the Algerian desert, refugees from Western Sahara have found a way to feel less isolated, thanks to multimedia classes and equipment from Spanish filmmakers. New technology allows them to communicate via Internet video with family who've fled Europe.
Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews and Muslims Across the Middle East
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel's relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East. Orphaned Land touts the power of music to turn purported enemies into friends.
Video Gamers Doing a World of Good: Fortnite Raised $144 Million for Ukraine Relief
Fortnite developers Epic Games donated all the proceeds of their new season to Ukrainian relief—$36 million in one day and $144M in two weeks.
Woman Wakes Up to Find Astonishing Icicle Outside That Looks Exactly Like a Hummingbird
Michigan's Tammy Shriver woke up one frozen morning—to find an icicle shaped exactly like a hummingbird. It's beautiful.
Check Out the Greatest Snowflake Photos Ever Taken With Vividly High Resolution
Former CTO at Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold, has just captured the highest resolution photographs of snowflakes ever made with a camera he built.
After Noticing Lack of Good Sticks At Park, Dad Turns Old Tree Branches into 'Stick Library' for Neighborhood Dogs
Since bringing the nifty little "Stick Library" to his local park, more than 50 dogs have delighted in the stash of sticks.
Man Plays Santa "Claws" For Needy Children
Al Capri pays just 50 cents for his therapy sessions and thousands of children have benefitted. Al's therapy comes from sitting in front of the claw machine, meticulously grabbing stuffed toys with the claw using concentration of a surgeon. He always wins the toys, which he donates by the boxful to needy kids.
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 Kathleen called an auto club for help. Instead of a single convertible rolling up to their Arizona hospice, 29 Cobras arrived revving their engines in a neat row outside.
Citizens Right a Wrong After Bicycle Theft During Cross-Country Charity Ride
The Davis community in California with help from Giant Bicycles has come together to create a heartwarming final chapter for a cross-country bicycle rider in route for her charity, Bike and Build, which raises money for low cost housing projects in the U.S.
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