Begin Again Rescue Co. / Facebook screen shot Veterinarian Refuses Owner's Request To Euthanize Two Healthy Dogs Sam and Cosmo's owner didn't want them anymore, so he took them to be euthanized. The vet refused, and a new, loving couple has adopted the duo. By Amanda Thomason December 31, 2018
Vance Wade Hinds / Facebook 475-Pound Man Loses 198 Pounds in Just One Year, Watch Incredible Transformation Unfold Hinds weighed almost 500 pounds and knew the clock was ticking, so he turned to social media to document his 198-pound loss. By Amanda Thomason December 30, 2018
Nat Geo Wild / YouTube screen shot Family Realizes After 2 Years Pet 'Dog' Is Actually Bear When It Starts Walking on Hind Legs Their mastiff puppy soon started walking on its back legs and devouring buckets of noodles and fruit every day. It was actually a bear. By Amanda Thomason December 30, 2018
Automatic Blogging / Facebook Woman Finds Walmart Shopper's Missing Wedding Ring in Bottom of Instant Pot Box on Christmas The ring fell to the bottom of the box when another woman had examined the model and then put it back, not realizing her ring had fallen off. By Amanda Thomason December 29, 2018
Ronald Martinez / Getty Images; Alex Bregman / YouTube screen shot MLB Player Hands Out $100 Bills to Unsuspecting Drive-Thru Workers All Over Town Bregman and his friends went for a drive on Christmas Eve to hand out $100 tips to unsuspecting fast-food employees in Houston. By Amanda Thomason December 29, 2018
Ethan Kirby / Twitter screen shot Watch Moment Family Asks Little Boy on Christmas To Join Their Family Forever Carter got the best Christmas present a boy could ask for: his first real Christmas and a family to call his own. By Amanda Thomason December 29, 2018
@Just_CallMe_Doc / Twitter screen shot 24-Year-Old in Tears After Older Sister Pays Off Her College Tuition for Christmas Her little sister was going to pause her education to earn more tuition money, so Tierra Patterson stepped in to pay it off as a Christmas present. By Amanda Thomason December 29, 2018
Inside Edition / YouTube screen shot Teen Pays for Unsuspecting Families' Meals in Hospital Cafeteria for Christmas After being stuck in the hospital with his family over Christmas one year, Jerry understood the power of a free meal. By Amanda Thomason December 29, 2018
NBC Connecticut / Facebook Social Worker Who Patched Own Shoes with Duct Tape Leaves $11 Million to Children's Charities He spent his life working hard, saving money and living simply. When he died, the money he left to charity shocked even his closest friends. By Amanda Thomason December 28, 2018
Jennifer White / Facebook Mother Shares Heartbreak After Son Ingests Magnets from Popular Children's Toy The small toy broke, and the boy ingested 13 of the tiny magnets that spilled out. He was rushed to the hospital for surgery, but is doing well now. By Amanda Thomason December 28, 2018