This man drove over a mailbox, flattening it. Then he drove off. The people living in the house were furious, as you might imagine. But the man hadn’t simply driven away; he drove to Home Depot, bought materials, and was back an hour later, com ... Read more
The person on the gurney (wheeled stretcher) is on their last trip. That is, they were about to die and knew it. They asked this paramedic to take them to the beach along the way, so they could see the ocean one last time. There is tragedy in human l ... Read more
Old people are not fundamentally ‘other’ to young people. Their bodies are older, of course, and they’ve accumulated far more experiences, of course, but inside, we’re all highly similar And yes, old people do enjoy play, as ... Read more
This is Alexander Milton Ross, a surgeon from Detroit who became known as The Bird Man. In 1856, Dr. Ross began liberating slaves: Educated and rich, he would approach the owner of a slave plantation, requesting permission to study some interesting b ... Read more