Inspiring

June 1, 2025

Woman Regularly Visits a London Tube Station to Hear Late Husband’s Voice

To most people, the “Mind the gap” announcement is just part of the daily chatter on the London Underground. But for Margaret McCollum, those three words bring back the voice of someone she loved and lost: her husband, Oswald Laurence. Laurence passed away in 2007, and McCollum would often travel to Embankment tube station just to hear his voice. Eighteen years later, she continues to make the journey.

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May 27, 2025

100-Year-Old Italian Barista Says Her Job Keeps Her Young and She Plans To Work Until 105

According to ISTAT, Italy's national statistics bureau, there are more than 22,000 Italians between the ages of 100 and 104. While many of them have long retired, there is one who refuses to stop working. Anna Possi is a 100-year-old barista—the oldest in Italy, and likely in all of Europe. For her, working at a cafe is the source of her vitality. Known as Nonna Anna (translated from Italian to Grandma Anna)

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