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March 27, 2026

Former Hospital Janitor Is Now About To Be a Doctor at That Same Hospital

Soon-to-be doctor Shay Taylor-Allen is proof that hard work and determination can take you far. She recently matched with her first-choice residency at Yale School of Medicine, the very hospital where she was born and spent a decade working as a janitor. Taylor-Allen decided to pursue medicine during her sophomore year, after her mother became ill.

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March 19, 2026

Restaurant Offers Free Oysters to Any 80-Year-Old Dining With Their Dad, So This Guy Showed up With His 99-Year-Old Dad

Founded in 1938, Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile, Alabama, has been a favorite local institution for generations.

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February 25, 2026

Osaka Was Anonymously Gifted Gold Bars Worth $3.6 Million to Improve Water Pipes

Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city, recently received an unexpected gift.

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February 23, 2026

Disabled Filmmaker Creates World’s First Wheelchair Camera System

For Chris Lynch, accessibility in filmmaking isn’t just a preference—it’s a necessity. That’s precisely why the London-based director, who has brittle bone disease, patented what he believes to be the world’s first wheelchair camera system.

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February 20, 2026

Priest Amps Up Crowd With Dance Moves at a High School Basketball Game’s Halftime Show

If the Super Bowl halftime show gets Bad Bunny, high school basketball gets… a priest dancing to 2000s pop music!

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February 19, 2026

Treasure Hunter Finds Couple’s Lost Engagement Ring With Metal Detector and Turns Down Reward

It was the scenario many treasure hunters dream of.

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February 18, 2026

Adorable 6-Year-Old Makes History by Selling 100,000 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies

Many Girl Scouts across the country do their best to sell boxes of cookies, but there’s one 6-year-old in Pittsburgh that has outdone herself. Meet Pim Neill, the adorable Girl Scout who has sold over 100,000 boxes, and charmed her way into the hearts of everyone on social media. Pim had been dreaming of becoming a Girl Scout and selling cookies for some time.

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February 16, 2026

Kristen Stewart Saves Historic LA Theater From Shutting Down, Plans To Restore It

Nearly two years ago, the historic Highland Theatre in Los Angeles shut its doors less than a week before its...

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February 11, 2026

Buddhist Monks End 2,300-Mile Walk for Peace in Washington, D.C.

On Tuesday, February 10, a group of 19 Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C.

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February 11, 2026

Olympic Polish Team Brought a Smiling Pierogi Plushie With Them and Fans Love the Mini Mascot

Embed from Getty Images Plushies are a common sight in ice skating competitions. Fans often bring them to the arena and throw them onto the ice as a tribute to their favorite ice skaters after a great routine.

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