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Watch These Airport Reunions — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:26 +0000

[onescreen item="5035206"] Waiting for your loved one to finally come home can take forever, but when he or she finally does show up, that’s a wonderful feeling. Whether it’s a kid waiting for her mom, two teenagers in love, or sisters who’ve been apart for too long, these moments—which invariably involve extended hugging—are sure to [...]

Teen Dying of Cancer Will Get to Go to Her Prom and Cross Another Item Off Her Bucket List

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:15:56 +0000

For one brief moment, Katelyn Norman will feel like a regular teenager. The 14-year-old girl from Campbell County, Tennessee, who is dying of bone cancer, has always wanted to go to the prom and placed the event on her bucket list, so Tuesday there will be one in her honor: They said that it has [...]

9-Year-Old Girl Walks Miles to Get Help After Car Accident

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:58:32 +0000

A courageous 9-year-old girl climbed out of the wreckage then walked for miles to try to find help after the car she and her father were in fell 200 feet down an embankment very early Sunday morning. She is currently recovering in a hospital outside Los Angeles. Her father did not survive the crash.

Amazing Piano Student Jams With Billy Joel and Blows All Minds Ever — Look At This Guy!

Jameson LaMarca — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:00:28 +0000

This really just made our week, no joke. Q&A sessions can be brutal, particularly in college. Most questions lobbed are usually of the safe, “hopefully this won’t embarass me” variety with the occasionally complex but nonsensical “Who invited that guy?” monologues splashed in for color. Then there’s “The Ask,” whereby one brave soul puts the [...]

Watch Couragous Four-Year-Old Blind Boy Make Your Day By Learning to Walk Off a Curb

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:28 +0000

It’s not hard to see how brave Gavin Robert Stevens is. In the above video, the four-year-old boy who went blind at just four months old, walks off a curb onto the street by himself for the first time. And he shows no fear — only determination. His spirit is contagious, especially when you hear [...]

Watch These Kids Break-Dancing Like Pros — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:38 +0000

[onescreen item="5023886"] When we were like 8 or 9 years old, we liked playing with action figures and occasionally eating dirt. Some kids are a bit more talented. Doesn’t spinning on your head like that hurt? It must take some serious guts to try pulling off moves like that by yourself in the safety of [...]

Mini Does A Backflip Off Ramp

Joe Student — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:21:23 +0000

TopGear has done it again. Just when you think that the car-centric, UK show can't get any crazier, it makes like a gearhead version of "Jackass" and gets video of a guy making a Mini Copper do a backflip off a ramp. This really happened. Watch the video below:

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Waiter Who Defended Boy With Down Syndrome Gives All Donations To Charity

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:16:06 +0000

Last month, Michael Garcia made a lot of people smile. The 45-year-old, who is a waiter at Laurenzo’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas, refused to serve a family who insulted Milo Castillo, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, by suggesting that “special needs children need to be special someplace else.” The story became national news after being picked up by Houston’s 29-95 [...]

13 Incredible Movie Transformations That Will Astound You

Nick Romano — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:00:27 +0000

13 Incredible Movie Transformations

Amazingly Dedicated Woman Retires After 44 Years Without Taking a Sick Day

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:21:16 +0000

Deborah Ford really takes that whole “neither rain nor hail” mantra seriously. The Detroit woman retired last week after 44 years with the United States Postal Service and never taking a sick day during her entire time on the job. For her efforts, Ford was honored with a luncheon in her honor where co-workers and [...]

Armless Ping-Pong Player, Trust Fall Fail, and Line-Flubbing Older Couple — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:03 +0000

[onescreen item="4992943"] Here’s another back-to-back-to-back dosage of Internet gems. Playing ping-pong reasonably well is hard enough already, what with that tiny little ball moving so fast, but this impressive gentleman does it without any arms. Second is why you should always make sure that you actually trust your partners in a trust fall. And last, [...]

Woman Possesses Amazing Ability to Write With Both Hands

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:47:32 +0000

To most, the idea of being capable of writing with both hands is already hard to envision. But how about being ambidextrous and possessing the ability to write with a pencil in two different languages that go in dissimilar directions? To 24-year-old Chen Siyuan the idea isn’t that hard to believe. But don’t think the [...]

Seattle Girl Receives New Kidney for Halloween

Mike Adams — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:14:00 +0000

Many kids across the United States spent their Halloween dressed up in scary costumes while running around collecting as much candy as possible from their neighbors. Two-year-old Evelyn Sherman, however, spent her Halloween receiving the greatest treat of all: a new kidney and a new life.

13 Year Old Braves Snowstorm To Rescue Classmates Trapped On Bus

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:46 +0000

Alexi Catellier is only thirteen, but the Canadian youngster was one of the oldest kids on his school bus when it broke down during a Manitoban snowstorm. The storm had also knocked all the region’s power out, making it impossible to call for help. As the minutes turned to hours, Catellier comforted the younger students, including [...]

Billionaire Gives $20,000 Tip For Directions

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0000

It can be pretty stressful when a stranger asks you for directions. Suddenly this person you don’t know is putting their future in your hands by requesting you immediately and accurately reference the map in your brain.

But before you tell the next lost person who approaches you that you’re “actually not from around here,” consider this: The stranger with a poor sense of direction could be a generous billionaire.

Chinese Man Builds Himself Awesome Bionic Hands

Jo Pincushion — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:00:35 +0000

A Chinese man who lost both of his hands eight years ago after a homemade bomb exploded, has built himself a new pair of hands. Yes, he built himself a pair of bionic hands. We know what you’re thinking….how did he even start without any hands in the first place?

Hundreds of Students Defend Military Funeral Against the Westboro Baptist Church

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:00:15 +0000

When the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intention to target the funeral of Texas A&M alum Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale, his fellow Aggies didn’t take it sitting down.

In fact, with a little help of Facebook, more than 500 students at Texas A&M showed up at the burial in College Park, Texas.

Firefighters Rescue Dogs From Burning Home in Amazing Footage

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:10:04 +0000

“Did you get my dogs out?!,” yells a man as firefighters tend to his burning Detroit home. He wants to go back in to rescue his pets, but is told to step back. The man calms a bit when he sees two of the firefighters emerging with his beloved pooches. However, things are not looking [...]

Soldier Dad Gives Kids a Huge Surprise After First Pitch at Diamondbacks Game

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:14 +0000

Six-year-old Jackson Aguirre and his five-year-old sister Alanna were pretty thrilled to have been chosen to throw out the first pitch at a recent Arizona Diamondbacks game. Which isn’t surprising, as that honor is usually reserved for luminaries, not a couple kids in elementary school.

Right before their big moment the stadium’s JumboTron displayed a video message from their dad, a soldier stationed in Afghanistan.

Girl Without Hands Won The National Penmanship Award

Patrick Bateman — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:38:39 +0000

A 7-year-old in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania received a trophy and $1,000 as one of two national winners of the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship. According to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, she writes by wedging a pencil between her arms, the same way she feeds herself and even paints her toenails. We can’t even use chopsticks. [...]