Author: Moha

No one likes to dwell on all the things that could possibly go wrong, but Kati Dimoff from Portland, Oregon got a taste of the world’s dangers when she stumbled across a camera containing scenes from a forgotten disaster. She was thrifting at a Goodwill when an old camera containing an undeveloped roll of film, quickly became her most prized discovery. Picture Perfect In Portland, a love of photography comes with the territory. Kati Dimoff…

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Whether it’s your first time on a plane, or you’re the queen of frequent flyer miles, getting sick while trapped thousands of feet above the ground stinks. With limited cabin space and no guarantee of a doctor on board, you’re often forced to stew in your discomfort for a long time. In March of 2017, one experienced flier found himself in that dreaded position. But by a bizarre fluke, the universe stepped in to offer…

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Everyone dreams of winning the lottery. However, suddenly coming into such a giant sum of money doesn’t necessarily mean smooth sailing. When greedy friends and family members come out of the woodwork, there is no telling how far they will go to get a piece of the money. Just ask Abraham Shakespeare, a Florida man who went from the luckiest guy alive to the star of a sinister mystery. Instant Millionaire In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare…

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When Luke Berube took a trip to a pond near his Orleans, Massachusetts home, it wasn’t with a trunk full of floaties and and fishing rods. He was an amateur treasure hunter, and when he took a dive into the Cape Cod waters, he did it armed with a metal detector. By 2019, he was no stranger to lost coins or trinkets, yet a seemingly small find sent him on a journey he never expected.…

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Most of the stuff we find on the sidewalk amounts to nothing. But in the back of our minds, we’re always hoping for that golden ticket twist of fate that will change life as we know it. So when a homeless man who lived on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, found thousands of dollars right before him, he was forced to choose between doing the right thing and snatching his own proverbial golden ticket.…

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It was just after midnight when the fire reached the upstairs bedroom. As George Sodder raced through his Fayetteville, West Virginia, home, all he could think about was getting his wife Jennie and their nine children to safety. But as the blaze grew and smoke rose to blot out the night sky, life for the Sodders would never be the same. When the fire department finally arrived the next morning, five of the children were…

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While other kids her age thrived under the nurturing guidance of loving parents, Oxana Malaya experienced an unconventional style of parenting: She was raised by a pack of dogs. When police were finally alerted to the situation, they rescued Oxana from the decrepit conditions she lived in and planned to re-acclimate her to modern society. They soon realized she was unlike any other child on the planet. Anything But Ordinary Although this may look like the…

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In 1931, something happened that had never happened before in room 552 at New York’s Herald Square Hotel: The door opened. Out popped a frizzy, white-haired head, which quickly turned to the nearby maid and shrieked, “My sister is sick. Get a doctor.” The old woman who called for help had been holed up inside her suite for 24 years, and when she finally told her life story, people didn’t know whether she was eccentric,…

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It’s January 27, 1547, and Henry VIII – grotesquely bloated and racked by gout – is not long for this world. The king speaks with his confessor and, we’re told, acknowledges the gross magnitude of his sins. The next day he dies at the age of just 55. Henry’s sins encompassed the cruel deaths of many thousands – including two of his own wives. According to one source, his putrefying body exploded in its coffin…

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Christmas is a time for giving, and enjoying the company of your family. And it’s also a time for considering others around you, regardless of what they celebrate, and reaching out to them. There are lots of inspiring stories about forming connections at Christmas, but this tale from the U.K. is especially heartwarming. The build-up to Christmas is always exciting. You put up the decorations, dig out your loudest Christmas sweater, and get ready to…

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