Current Date: 30 Jul, 2025

Leo Grand: from homeless to mobile app developer

In 2013, A young programmer offered a homeless man the choice between $100 cash or coding lessons. Leo Grand chose the lessons, and his first mobile app was “Trees for Cars,” which helps drivers find carpooling partners. […]

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The incredible story of Julia “Butterfly” Hill and her legacy

American environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a 1500-year-old California Redwood tree for 738 days to prevent it from being cut down by the Pacific Lumber Company. The Simpson’s episode “Lisa the Tree Hugger” was inspired by Hill’s story. […]

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JBJ Soul Kitchen: Bon Jovi’s community restaurant

JBJ Soul Kitchen is a community restaurant by Jon Bon Jovi with no prices on the menu; customers donate to pay for their meals. If you are unable to donate you may do volunteer work in exchange for your family’s meal. […]

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Man Trapped in the Sahara Desert Constructs a Bike From His Broken-Down Car to Save His Life

A man who became lost in the desert disassembled his broken-down car and turned it into a functional motorcycle, which he used to escape. […]

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Man gave his stem cell fund to a disabled boy

Dan Black, who was paralyzed in a bike accident, spent four years raising 20,000 for a stem cell treatment that could let him walk again. However, after learning about a five-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, he donated the funds for the boy’s medical treatment in order to enable him to take his first steps. […]

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Restaurant owner offers burglar a job rather than filing charges

On April 13, 2021, Diablo’s Southwest Grill was robbed, but instead of pressing charges, owner Carl Wallace decided to offer the burglar a job in his business and said “There are better opportunities out there than this path you’ve chosen,”. […]

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Story of Peng Shuilin: Man with only half a body

We have a habit of whining in our daily lives. We never seem to be pleased with the things we have in life. “I want to be skinny,” fat people say, “I want to be fat,” slim people say. Poor people aspire to be wealthy, and wealthy people are never satisfied with their status. Everywhere we go, we’re whining. Can you image how a man would want to live if he didn’t have any legs or bums at all? […]

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