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July 8, 2024

Proud Dad Learns Daughter Got Accepted to Her Dream School and Received Huge Scholarship

Over the past several years, videos of parents reacting to their children getting into their dream colleges have become incredibly popular. It's not difficult to see why—these feel-good clips are free serotonin to anyone who watches them, as parents come together to rejoice their child's accomplishments.

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July 5, 2024

Woman Dedicates Life To Helping Nigerian Children Abandoned Due to Superstitions

In 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Lovén encountered a malnourished 2-year-old boy in Nigeria.

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July 3, 2024

Arizona Iced Tea Founder Says He’ll Never Change the 99¢ Price and Explains Why

People often recognize Arizona Iced Tea for its brightly colored cans, but have you ever noticed that its price has...

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July 1, 2024

Dad of Triplets Has Ingenious Solution For Steering 3 Strollers at Once

Being a new parent is hard, but being a parent to triplet infants is a feat. One triplets dad seems to be juggling his multiple bundles of joy with ease though. Thanks to his ingenuity, super dad Jordan Flom has found a way maneuver three separate strollers into Target by himself. How did he pull it off?

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June 28, 2024

Elementary School Teacher Creatively Demonstrates the Power of Words Using Toothpaste

Even with the very best of intentions, everyone has probably said something that they regretted at some point in their...

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June 28, 2024

Roger Federer Shares Powerful Life Lessons in Dartmouth Graduation Speech

Roger Federer, often regarded as the best tennis player of all time, delivered an inspiring commencement speech to the 2024...

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June 26, 2024

105-Year-Old Woman Finally Gets Her Master’s Degree From Stanford

Only a few short generations ago, American women were expected to end any professional aspirations once they married. For Virginia “Ginger” Hislop, now aged 105, this meant giving up a teaching career despite investing time and energy in years of training. In 1941, with most of her credits completed, Hislop moved away from Stanford University before receiving her master's degree in education.

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June 25, 2024

Oprah Celebrates Former Student From Her South Africa Academy Earning Her Doctorate

On June 17, 2024, media mogul Oprah Winfrey shared a heartfelt message of congratulations for Bongeka Zuma on her graduation...

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June 24, 2024

50 Inspirational Quotes by Powerful Women in History

Throughout history, women have been working hard to ensure that the female voice is heard.

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June 19, 2024

Hawaiian Teen Wins $10,000 for Research on Mysterious Outbreak Killing Sea Turtles

Though many high school students may not be enthusiastic about science projects, one determined student decided to take it upon himself to spend nearly three years on one. Meet Maddux Alexander Springer, a Hawaiian teen who noticed a lack of study on a species of sea turtles afflicted by a mysterious disease and decided to research it himself.

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