"James Veitch bought a significant number of rubber ducks." #CONANWatch the hilaroius here via YouTube, or the Facebook video here.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Three men drive their boat up to a submerged convertible in the Louisiana deep flood waters, the woman screaming she is drowning.  They work to break the car window, and the car is continuing to sink. Boat passenger David Phung jumps out of the boat and onto her car and into the water, grabbing her and pulling her out of her car.  The woman is distraught over her...[ Read More... ]

Boys at the Isca Academy in Exeter, Britain asked for permission to wear shorts because of the hot weather.  The boys were told that wearing shorts would be against the school's dress code, so they decided to wear skirts instead in protest.  The school now says they are "happy to consider" its policy.Around 30 boys participated in the skirt protest, saying the idea came from the...[ Read More... ]

"Since the beginning of their meeting (3 years ago) until now, they are still best buddies."

"I used to think coffee was a grown-up drink.Then I thought alcohol was a grown-up drink.Now I have finally achieved full enlightenment to understand that it is water that is the grown-up drink."

Like the saying goes with 'shirt off the back', Chicago native Maurice Anderson gave the boots off his feet to a homeless man in need on the train.  Another passenger on the train, Jessica Bell, shared the moment of his act of kindness on Facebook:Jessica Bell added 2 new photos — with Potus Polo at Chicago Transit Authority.January 12 at...[ Read More... ]

This awesome turkey stopped traffic in Litchfield, New Hamshire, on March 14 to help the other turkeys cross the road safely.  The turkey waited in the middle of the two-lane road until all have passed by, folllowing the last one in the group to the other side of the road.Watch the video here by New Hampshire resident Donald Pomerleau, from his car on Pinecrest road.It looks like it's a male...[ Read More... ]

San Jose great-grandfather Walter Wilson noticed a car had turned right onto the train tracks across Sunnyvale Avenue and had stopped, Thursday evening around 6pm.“I stopped and saw a Prius about 50 feet down the track,” Walter Wilson said.63-year-old Wilson stopped his car, ran down the tracks, and told the elderly woman in the driver's sear to back up.  She tried but got...[ Read More... ]

ABC News story on beach rescue by water polo coach/expert swimmer and good samaritan Robert Palmer, right on time to help boy and sister:STINSON BEACH, Calif. (KGO) --Rough waves triggered a record number of rescues at Stinson Beach in Marin County over the weekend. One rescuer was just enjoying his day at the beach, now he's being called a hero.There were 17 rescues at the beach -- 10 on Sunday,...[ Read More... ]

Quick reflexes and great catch by this gymnastics coach that does his own flip as he catches a gymnast during her level 6 bars routine dismount, the flyaway (back flip layout), and makes sure she does not get hurt.  The gymnast releases the bar too soon and would have landed on her head/neck had it not been for the quick thinking and good judgement of her skillful coach spotting her....[ Read More... ]