TikTok Users Rallied to Design a Better Pill Bottle for People With Parkinson's
TikTok users have rallied to 3D-print better pill bottles that are easily usable by people with shaky hands, such as those with Parkison's.
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Mom Sews Manta Ray for Son's Birthday When She Can't Buy One -And a Tide of Kindness Floods in From Strangers
Tiffany Holloway's homemade manta ray inspired Reddit users to donate to a birthday boy and his family who couldn't afford to buy a new one.
In Just Hours, a Facebook Post Ended the Long Search for a WWI Soldier's Relatives
Lance Corporal William Swift died in the Battle of the Somme, and a recent search for his relatives just ended-through a Facebook search.
Laid Off During COVID, Dad Wants to Work at Costco: 'I told Twitter about it-cue social media explosion'
Rebecca Mix told the internet her dad was looking for a job at Costco after being laid off by COVID-19. Cue a social media explosion.
Sci-fi Selfie: Social Media Giant Creates Selfie Camera That Flies Around Your Head
Snapchat has created a selfie camera named Pixy that can fly around your head taking videos and land back in your hand.
Bangladesh's 'YouTube Village' Has 4 Million Subscribers Watching Elderly Villagers Cooking Extravagant Feasts
The videos feature hundreds of pounds of meat and vegetables, and offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday life.
UPDATE: Little Danny Gets 100,000 Birthday Cards, Truckloads of Gifts
It took multiple hours and several trucks to bring home all of the cards and mountains of gifts sent to Danny Nickerson from all over the world. The boy, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor last fall, celebrated his sixth birthday on Friday climbing through bins of packages at the post office.
Indianapolis Man "Pays it Forward" in School Cafeteria
Ryan Cox has been paying for the order behind him in the drive-thru line at Starbucks for some time now. But this time he paid it forward for children at a local elementary school whose parents were delinquent on their lunch payments.
UPDATE: Honey and John Say Thanks for the 70th Anniversary Cards
On April 12 Honey and John Myers celebrated their 70th anniversary with family members who gave them a big surprise: 600 cards were sent thanks to Facebook and a plea for strangers to send well wishes.
Final Goodbye: Giraffe Gives Dying Zoo Worker a Kiss (Photo)
An employee of Rotterdam Zoo who was dying of cancer asked Netherland's Ambulance Wish Foundation to let him visit the animals one last time. The touching goodbye offered by one giraffe, and caught on camera, is warming hearts worldwide.
Video Changes the Life of Nice Homeless Man, Public Donates $42K
On March 4, a YouTube magician and prankster name Rahat set aside his mischievous pranks to do something really kind for a homeless man he'd often seen hanging around his shopping mall. He heard that the man named Eric was a nice and respectable guy, so he gave him a lottery ticket telling him it was a winner and that he should come to the shop and claim his prize. The store clerk was privy to the stunt and pretended the ticket was indeed a winner and handed over $1,000 in cash to the homeless gentleman. People liked the video of Eric so much that they wanted to know how they could help. What happened next is the stuff of internet legend.
Media Helps Mom Give Lonely Autistic Boy a Memorable Birthday
11 year old Jeaden had one wish -- to have a birthday party with lots of people. Because he struggles socially, with mild autism and sensory processing, his birthdays have sometimes been a disappointment with only family members showing up. For his twelfth birthday his mom was determined to give him a childhood party to remember. With the help of local media, businesses who donated, and a Facebook page she set up, the gathering, held at a local roller rink in Prince George, B.C., was a huge success.
Lonely Boy Now Has a Million Friends After Mom Created Facebook Page
A Michigan mom, whose son told her there was no point to having a birthday party because he had no friends, has surely altered the course of the boy's life by created a Facebook page for his 11th birthday asking friends and family to send him positive thoughts. She thought she might get 50 responses, if all went well, but -- you guessed it -- the social media world exploded and after a week, the page had 50,000 fans. Now in its tenth day the page, which is a secret from her son, has 1.1 million likes!
Good-Deed Nominating Trends Spread Among Youth, This Time in Canada
Youth around the world have managed to turn a dangerous and deadly viral drinking game into random acts of kindness that have most recently turned infectious on university campuses in Canada. The Canadian version currently captivating students on campuses like McGill University is called Feed the Deed.
Hundreds of Cards From Strangers for World War II Vet's 90th Birthday
Harold Krueger's wife was planning a 90th birthday party for her husband on February 21, but passed away a month before the big day. The World War II veteran, who lives in the tiny town of Wishek, North Dakota, was having a hard time with the loss because the couple's relationship of 63 years had been so close. Now, hundreds of strangers from around the country are providing happy relief and a new activity, since Harold's daughter asked her friends on Facebook to send birthday cards.
Girl Called 'Fat Whale' Turns Cyberbullying Humiliation into Saving The Whales
This teen turned a cyberbully's taunt into a rallying cry and raised thousands of dollars to save a threatened species in the process.
UPDATE: London Blogger Tracks Down Stranger Who Saved Him
A video blogger who was stopped by a stranger from jumping into the River Thames has been reunited with the man who saved him six years ago.
Bill Gates Turns Out to be Reddit User's Secret Santa
While everyone knows the best part of a Secret Santa gift exchange is finding out the identity of the gift giver, a Reddit user participating in this year's online Secret Santa gift giving got the surprise of her life during the big reveal.
Little Boy Upset About Wearing Glasses Gets Support on Facebook
Noah Fisher was devastated when an optician told him he'd have to wear glasses, fearing that he would be laughed at. But his mom, Lindsey, set up a Facebook group called Glasses for Noah, and encouraged friends and family to send pictures of themselves wearing glasses. It grew beyond Lindsey's circle and thousands have posted pics.
100 Facebook 'Friends' Show Up to Back Bullied Student
After a Facebook post about a teen being demeaned for having no friends, 100 people in cars arrived at the school the next day, one after another, clogging the parking lot to rally their support.
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