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Owen Burns used his slingshot to hit a stranger twice, in the head and chest, as the 17-year-old allegedly tried to kidnap Owen’s 8-year-old sister.

Source: His mom got him a $3 slingshot. He used it to stop a kidnapper, police say.

Wow!

A U.S. Navy officer arranged to surprise his daughter at her May graduation from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Source: Navy dad surprises daughter at graduation after monthslong deployment

So cool.

Dr. Gladys McGarey considers love to be the most powerful medicine.

Source: 102-year-old doctor who still works shares her simple tips for a happy long life

Lovely.

With its innovative solar hydropanels, Source Water is using the sun to expand access to clean water across the globe

Source: These Hydropanels Use the Sun to Make Clean Drinking Water

Very cool idea.

Dog lovers need to watch this excited pup who found his family after being 450 miles from home and missing for 2 years

Source: This excited dog just got his family back after going missing for two years

Very cool.

The platypus, a species unique to Australia, was reintroduced into the country’s oldest national park just south of Sydney on Friday in a landmark conservation project after disappearing from the area more than half a century ago.

Source: Platypus returns to Australian national park for first time in half a century

Neat!

A Drag Story Hour in Cleveland drew a small protest Saturday, however supporters outnumbered protesters and shielded families attending the event.

Source: Supporters of drag story hour in Cleveland outnumber protesters, uplift families attending

Love it.

On Dec. 23 last year, a group of South Korean tourists became stranded in Buffalo, New York, during a heavy blizzard…

Source: American couple who sheltered Korean tourists in blizzard visit Korea

If it sounds familiar, you may have seen it here: 10 South Korean tourists were stranded in a blizzard near Buffalo. Then they spent 2 nights in a stranger’s home, cooking and watching football.

“The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where a custodian is coaching his schools’ chess teams to national acclaim.

Source: Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine

Very cool.

These three men didn’t finish first, but they won that day.

Source: Struggling Marathoner Gets Help From Fellow Runners

Inspiring.