Inspiring

December 13, 2024

Couple Is Finally Selling 1,000 Christmas Trees That They Planted 10 Years Ago To Pay for Grandkids’ Education

Ten years ago, Bruce and Shawn Carpenter had a big idea: they planted 5,000 tiny pine and fir trees in rural Indiana, dreaming of what they could become. Fast forward to today, and around 1,000 of those trees survived and are now fully grown. The couple—who own a holiday campground in Brown County—are currently selling them, and plan to use the proceeds to help fund their eight grandchildren’s education.

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December 12, 2024

88-Year-Old Athens Marathon Runner Inspires Belief That “We Can All Do It”

An 88-year-old Greek runner named Ploutarchos Pourliakas proves that it’s never too late to chase your dreams. On Sunday, November 10, he achieved an inspiring milestone by completing the 41st Athens Marathon—his 12th marathon to date. The epic annual race, famously known as The Authentic, follows the legendary path of the Athenian messenger Pheidippides, who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens over 2,500 years ago to deliver news of victory.

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December 2, 2024

“Thanksgiving Grandma” Celebrates 9th Year in a Row With the Man She Accidentally Invited to Dinner

Many people have fun stories about how their favorite friendships began, but 24-year-old Jamal Hinton and 68-year-old Wanda Dench owe their unexpected 9-year bond to a simple twist of fate—a mistaken text sent to the wrong number. Back in 2016, Wanda Dench accidentally texted Hinton, inviting him to Thanksgiving dinner, thinking she was messaging her grandson. When they realized the mix-up, Wanda didn’t take back her invite—and they’ve been celebrating Thanksgiving together every year since.

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November 26, 2024

Male Statues Are Transformed Into Fathers Carrying Their Babies

On International Men’s Day, November 19, male statues across Sweden were adorned with baby slings, carriers, and dolls. From Malmö in the south to Umeå in the north, several Swedish cities bore witness to statues transforming into fathers through the brilliant #Kvantitetstidspappan campaign, conceived by the Swedish think tank Arena Idé. Sweden boasts some of the world’s most robust parental leave policies, offering both parents a combined total of 480 days’ parental benefit per child.

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