The Pit Bull Who Pulled Her Unconscious Owner Off Train Tracks
Just after midnight in Shirley, Massachusetts, a freight-train engineer spotted something on the tracks ahead. A pit bull was desperately trying to pull an…
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A Dying Dog Loved Visitors, So the Whole Neighborhood Came
Faygo had a favorite spot at his home in Lake Barcroft, Virginia: the corner of the front lawn. The 12-year-old goldendoodle loved watching people…
His Wife Died, So He Cut Through a Mountain
In 1960, a laborer named Dashrath Manjhi picked up a hammer and chisel and began breaking apart a mountain near his village in Bihar,…
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Her Doctor Said She Would Never Walk Again. She Won Three Olympic Gold Medals
When Wilma Rudolph was a little girl, she had to wear a metal brace on her left leg…
She Opened Her Backyard to 34 Children. Six Years Later the Special Olympics Began
In the summer of 1962, 34 children arrived at a home in Maryland to swim, play games, and…
His Blood Helped Protect 2.4 Million Babies. He Was Afraid of Needles
James Harrison hated needles, which was rather inconvenient considering how much time he spent at blood donation centres.…
A Black Woman Opened a Bank in Segregated Virginia. Hundreds of Families Got Home Loans
On November 2, 1903, a new bank opened its doors in Richmond, Virginia. Customers made 280 deposits on…
The Giant Rat Who Helped Clear Landmines From Cambodia
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