This Theme Park is Designed to Lift the Spirits of Sick Children
Neal McCord works a job that most people at first glance would think twice about having. He is the vice president of project management at the Give Kids The World Village, a nonprofit all-inclusive resort...
Elderly Club Skips Bingo for Tea Party Raves to Fight Loneliness
Step inside a certain South London church hall at 2 pm on a Tuesday afternoon, and you may be surprised at what you find. Women dressed in their finest frocks and flowery hats, whipping their...
1,000 Year-Old Book Full of Plant-Based Remedies Now Digitized and Put Online
A 1,000 year-old manuscript called the Cotton MS Vitellius C III, which outlines the medicinal benefits of plants and animals, has been digitized and put online. Nature over nurture Sometimes when we’re feeling under the weather, pills...
This Ancient Japanese Test Can Help You Figure Out Your Life’s Purpose
One’s overall health can be dictated by a number of factors, be it your diet or the amount of exercise you take. One Japanese theory boils it down to one very simple factor; our purpose...
Well-Known “Conversion Therapist” Admits He’s Gay and Turns His Life Around
David Matheson, a former conversion therapist who designed numerous programs that sought to demolish gay feelings or tendencies, has come out as gay. He apologized for his previous actions and has even announced he is...
The 10 Protests That Changed the Course of History Forever
The U.S. has lately seen a spate of protests, from the Women’s March on Washington last year to the recent March For Our Lives last month. Those protests have been impressive in their size, speed...
Mom Forgives the Unforgivable and Works With Men Who Took Her Daughter’s Life
It was August of 1993, and Amy Biehl, a bright young Stanford graduate, was working in South Africa as an activist. A 26-year-old Fulbright scholar, Amy’s work was focused on ending Apartheid with a focus...
This Underground Temple is the Alps’ Best Kept Secret
Around 30 miles north of the Italian city of Turin in the foothills of the Alps, lies the valley of Valchiusella. Picturesque and dotted with medieval villages, the site is also home to what has...
A Million Children Meditated Together to Raise Awareness on One Key Topic
Getting one child to sit still is a challenge in itself, but to get a million to do it is pretty unprecedented. Not in Thailand, however. Here, the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Buddhist Temple plays host...
VIDEO: Malnourished Elephant Forced to Perform to an Empty Crowd and People Are Pissed
Back in the day and in some parts of the world today, elephants are dab hands at a circus routine. Despite their size, they can blur the line between an enormous, bumbling mammal and a...
Construction Worker Finds the Most Genius Way to Cheer up Kids in Hospital
Construction worker Jason Haney just earned himself some major cool points with the kids at South Bend, Indiana’s Memorial Children’s Hospital. For the pasts few weeks, the kids have awoken from their hospital beds and...
Scientists Say Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by 65%
Life is hard. It’s stressful and seems to grow increasingly more so with every passing year – especially this year, dare I say. Managing stress is important, as too much of it can have adverse...
This Cop Found an Awesome Way to Support Kids Fighting Cancer
Fort Worth police officer Damon Cole wears a different kind of uniform on his days off. Instead of kicking back and relaxing when he’s not patrolling the streets, Cole dons a superhero costume and spends...
Christmas Ad Showing Muslim Family Brings Out All the Internet Grinches
In addition to asking for the standard “peace on Earth and goodwill toward men” this season, let’s tag on another holiday wish – chill with the outrage to holiday advertising. Seriously, every year it’s a...
Anonymous Donor Gives Kids at Goodwill an Early Christmas Surprise
Last Saturday at her local Goodwill store, six-year-old Tarryn Henkelman reached into a giant blue bin filled with free toys and pulled out a folded-up scooter. Her face glowed with happiness. It was just what...
Girl’s Terminal Brain Tumor Vanishes, Baffling Doctors and Western Medicine
An 11-year-old girl’s inoperable brain tumor has disappeared without a trace – and doctors have no explanation for it. Roxli Doss, from Hays County in Texas was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in...
Native Americans Used to Recognize Not Two, Not Three… But Five Genders
When European settlers first began to colonize North America, they called it the New World. Over time, America came to be called many things: land of the free, or land of opportunity. But in the...
VIDEO: Adorable Best Friends Have a Message to the Country We All Need to Hear
Do you remember your childhood best friend? Whether or not you’re still pals or have grown apart, you probably remember the bond you had with that person: how you celebrated birthdays; spent the summers; and navigated...
