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Super Samaritan Saves Subway Stranger
Starting off the new year with a feat of heroism, a New Yorker jumped onto the subway tracks to save a stranger who had fallen onto them due to a seizure. With a subway train roaring into the station Wesley Autrey covered the man with his body and kept them both safe in the trough beneath the tracks.
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Students read over 10,000 books: Principal Sleeps on Roof to celebrate (on a cold December night)
Harrington Park, NJ school principal Scott Davies promised his 700 students that if they read 10,000 books in a school year, he'd do whatever they like. 4 months in and the kids had surpassed 10,000. The kids shaved the school's HP logo in his hair, dyed it blue, and had him sleep on the school's roof on a cold December night. Formerly of Montana, Davies knew about cold nights. Student and parents camped out, visited, offered hot coffee and cocoa and cheered when he came down he next morning, a little chilled, after making good on his promise and spending the night on the roof.
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Secret Santa Circulates C-Notes
A Secret Santa gave the reindeer a day off, arriving in Columbus, OH in an SUV. Giving out $100 dollar bills is part of the job as a member of the "Secret Santa Army." Since 1979 Larry Stewart, a Kansas City businessman, has been giving out cash to strangers as a Secret Santa. Stewart has had major health problems, so now he has an army of Secret Santas, and they've shown up in Columbus, Chicago, and maybe at your local shopping mall any day now.
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Instant Heimlich Learning: Student taught on the spot, saves teacher's life
13 year old Amanda walks in to health class, sees the teacher is choking. Teacher signals how to do the Heimlich Maneuver, Amanda saves teacher's life. Obviously this teaching method is effective! It was the teacher's birthday -- what a present from her student!
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Find $10,000 - 10 Years Later: Receive it. Finders Keepers!!
1996: Utah college maintenance worker finds $10,000. Honest man turns cash over to police. Investigation ensues. Decade passes. No claims ever made, no crime ever found. Worker's honesty rewarded: he gets to keep the money, ten years later.
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Vermont Secret Santa drops rare coin in Salvation Army Collection Kettle
A 1908 Indian Head coin worth about $14,000 was placed in a Barre, VT Salvation Army collection kettle. The generous anonymous donor seemed to know the value: the coin was in a plastic protective case. Talk about a Secret Santa!
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Strawberries: berry, uh, VERY good
Strawberries: low in calories, high in nutrition and flavor. Fat-free, cholesterol-free, packed with antioxidants, strawberries help fight cancer, heart disease and more. High in Vitamin C and Folate (a B Vitamin) they add fiber and Potassium. Even the frozen ones pack a healthy wallop!
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The Real Truth: Imaginary Friends are good
Kids dream up Imaginary Friends, and a new study finds this a healthy, beneficial event. Pretend pals, naughty or nice, help children prepare for real life. 20 years of research shows that kids know their imaginary friends are not real, and that these characters help with coping mechanisms and learning.
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