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Steak 'N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:43 +0000

CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n’ Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check — that’s a 7,000 percent tip. The customer, who would rather maintain a low profile, does [...]

Fourth Grade Student Writes Awesome Essay Defending Gay Marriage

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:31 +0000

The debate over gay marriage has gotten a little more childish. And that’s a good thing. A fourth grade student who was given an assignment to write a persuasive essay tackled the controversial subject and the results have gone viral, with his teacher posting the piece on Reddit. Yes, the essay has some grammatical errors [...]

Watch a Young Cancer Patient Score an Amazing Touchdown

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:40:07 +0000

For one moment, Noah Roberts was the big man on campus at East Carolina University. Eight-year-old Noah, who is battling a brain tumor, got to play in the spring game for the ECU football team this past weekend, running for a 40-yard touchdown on the game’s last play in a scene that culminated with the [...]

Waiter Who Defended Boy With Down Syndrome Gives All Donations To Charity

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:16:06 +0000

Last month, Michael Garcia made a lot of people smile. The 45-year-old, who is a waiter at Laurenzo’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas, refused to serve a family who insulted Milo Castillo, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, by suggesting that “special needs children need to be special someplace else.” The story became national news after being picked up by Houston’s 29-95 [...]

Costumed Window Washers Are Real Heroes at Children's Hospital

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:43:12 +0000

Superheroes are often used to cheer up kids who’ve been confined to the hospital. And while costumed do-gooders are always appreciated, a Pittsburgh-area window washing company thought of a novel way to make the experience even more memorable. Superhero window washers. That’s right, when the young occupants of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh woke up on a Monday in [...]

Kindly Red Robin Waiter Gives Free Meal to Expectant Mom

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:03:48 +0000

Christmas may have come and gone, but the spirit of giving is alive and well at Red Robin, where a pregnant woman recently got a free meal and a sweet note on her receipt from the restaurant's manager.

Watch 21,000 Teddy Bears Hit the Ice at a Holiday Hockey Event

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:20:51 +0000

There are all sorts of different traditions involving fans throwing things on the ice during hockey games. While most of them involve dead squid or fish, the Calgary Hitman have a much more cuddly tradition. Once a year, for the past nearly two decades, the WHL franchise has fans throw teddy bears on the ice [...]

Security Cameras Around The World Catch The Most Surprising Things (Video)

Rik Mikals — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:27:37 +0000

The holidays are here and it is good to know that the human spirit is alive and well Check out this video of security cameras around the world and witness that good deeds also get caught on film as well