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Remarkable Man Averts Oil Tanker Disaster by Crowdfunding to Remove Crumbling Ship From Red Sea
A derelict oil tanker off the coast of Yemen had more than a million barrels of crude sitting around, on the verge of leaching...
She Invited a Homeless Man For Dinner – Now Her Crowdfunding Has Secured Her New Friend a Tiny Home
When you see a homeless person on the street, do you ignore them? Hand them some spare change? Direct them to the nearest social...
‘Lord of the Rings’ Cast is Crowdfunding to Buy J.R.R. Tolkien’s Home And Dedicate it to Fans
There is a very special Hobbit hole up for sale in Oxford, England.
The University professor J.R.R. Tolkien moved his family to the house on...
For the First Time Ever, Canadians Use Crowdfunding to Buy Up Land For New Protected Public Park
Over the course of a few short months, Canadians have managed to raise more than $3 million to protect a swath of breathtaking British Columbian wilderness.
After Wildly Successful Crowdfunding, You Can Now Order Bike Helmets That Look Like Regular Hats
Created by SpaceX engineers, these stylish hats are three times more durable than typical helmets – and far more portable.
Abused Kenyan Girls To Live in Castle Thanks To Crowdfunding By One Mom
These young women could not contain their joy upon hearing that strangers had contributed more than enough money necessary for their care and housing.
UPDATE: New Zealanders Win Bid to Buy Beach By Crowdfunding; It’s Now Public
They were called “naive” for believing they could rally public support to buy a beach and outbid the real estate tycoons, but in the...
Crowdfunding a Greek Bailout, Englishman Raises Quarter Million Euro
Donate cash and get Greek goods in return – that’s the idea behind one Englishman’s effort to help Greece during its economic crisis.
More than...
Crowdfunding a Cure for Cancer
Researchers in Sweden isolated a virus that successfully attacked cancer in mice. Then, because of a lack of funding, the virus was put in...
Archaeologists Discover a ‘Master Blacksmith’s’ Workshop Dating to the Very Dawn of the Iron Age in Britain
A routine planning application in Britain ended up uncovering the remains of an ancient British blacksmith's workshop that has so far yielded 10,000 artifacts...
‘Miracle’ Evacuation from Burning Japanese Airplane Credited to ‘Disciplined’ Passengers and Crew
The next time you're aboard a plane watching the safety demonstrations, don't brush them off as unnecessary details of a catastrophe that won't save...
Selfless Quad Amputee Summits a Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids
A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities.
The climber, Luke Mortimer,...
Ocean Lover Saves 1,000 Seals off Britain–and Even Built Them a Hospital
In the beautiful, blustery seaside city of Cornwall, a woman runs a hospital for injured seals amid volunteer work rescuing all kinds of sea...
National Park Bounces Back From California’s Biggest Single Fire: ‘There’s still beauty’
The Dixie Fire of 2021 was the largest single blaze in California's history, but even this human-accelerated firestorm couldn't tamp down the resilience of...
Armless 7-Year-old Boy Gets to Finally Go Fishing–After Donation of a New ‘Hero Arm’ (LOOK)
A seven-year-old boy born without an arm has been able to hold a fishing rod with two hands for the first time.
Alex Sparkes spent...
Dutchman Starts Overnight Sleeper-Train Operation Throughout Europe: A Hostel on Rails
Tonight, Europe will experience a little resurrection—the first privately-run overnight sleeper train service will take passengers and their dreams aboard a Brussels to Berlin...
City of Detroit Surprises Single-Mom Crossing Guard With $50k at a Tiger’s Game Following Viral Tiktok Post
For no other reason than that she was a working mom with a great personality and an important job making sure people drive safely...
Guy on Pub Crawl Dressed as Gandalf Bumps into ‘Real’ Ian McKellen For Best Birthday Surprise Ever
A man celebrating his birthday dressed as Gandalf from Lord of the Rings was on a pub crawl when he suddenly bumped into Sir...
Descendants of Charles Dickens and ‘Jacob Marley’ Meet-up 180 Years After Author Named Character in Christmas Carol
The family of Charles Dickens met the descendants of the real-life Jacob Marley Friday—180 years to the day that the author decided to immortalize...
Students Raise $270,000 So 80-Year-Old Janitor Can Retire from Texas High School
High school seniors managed to secure a quarter-million dollars for their sweet, 80-year-old janitor who had to come out of retirement after his rent...