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Police giving gift cards

Good Mood Admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:24:32 +0000

A North Texas police department decided to hand out gift cards to good drivers and by that reward good traffic habits. The police officers are pulling over good drivers and instead of a ticket giving them a $10 gift card.

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After 8 years, dog reunited with family

Good Mood Admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:07:41 +0000

At 2003, Petunia, an American Staffordshire terrier went missing from the family farm at Virginia. This dog was found few weeks ago in Northern California and will be returning home for the holidays.

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100-year-old marathoner finishes Toronto race

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:29:24 +0000

At the beginning of the week, Fauja Singh, a 100 year old marathoner , finished Toronto race and became the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon.

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saved soldiers’ lives with a toy

Good Mood Admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:20:03 +0000

In 2007, Ernie Fessenden sent his brother, Staff Sgt. Chris Fessenden, a toy truck which had a radio-controlled (RC) outfitted with a wireless video camera to assist on checking for bombs under trucks. 2 weeks ago, this toy truck prevented the potential deaths of six soldiers in Afghanistan, as Chris detailed in an email to Ernie.

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Woman found after 40 years

Good Mood Admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:01:54 +0000

Lula Cora Hood, disappeared in 1970 after she walked out of the house during a family fight. this week, she was found at Florida and her child, Grace Kivisto, who was 15 when she saw her mom last, will meet her again.

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Best friends for 16 years are half sisters

Good Mood Admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:28:49 +0000

Alison and Sam, best friends for the last 16 years from Bristol, England, discovered after Alison traced her birth mother and found out the name of her birth father, which was the same of her best friend’s. A DNA test confirm it.

Read the full story (DailyMail)

builds his own car out of junk

Good Mood Admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:58:52 +0000

Orismar de Souza, a 35 years old homeless man from Brazil, built his own car using junk and used parts he could get. Once car was completed he was able to search for a job and started to work.

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Jumps onto Subway Tracks to Save Passenger

Good Mood — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:04:20 +0000

An injured passenger that fallen into New York subway tracks was saved by another passenger who ‘didn’t want to be late for work’. The rescuer said: “I was thinking, if he gets hit I can’t go to work. It’s Sunday. I can’t miss out. It’s a time-and-a-half day”.

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Wedding Photos Found After 45 Years

Good Mood — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:25:17 +0000

Paul and Marion Caruso, of the US, got married in 1965, they had wedding photos taken, but didn’t have the money to buy any copies for themselves. After the photographer passed away earlier this year the couple searched for hours between thousands of negatives which were stored at a scrap yard in 55-gallon tanks until their photos were found.

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winning millions for 4th time

Good Mood Admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:45:12 +0000

Joan R. Ginther (63), from Las Vegas, won a 7 figures lottery prize for the fourth time now. Joan won this time $10 million, the top prize in Texas Lottery’s $140,000,000 Extreme Payout scratch-off ticket. This winning will be added to her previous wins which total at $20.4 million.

Read the full story (Caller.com)