Stories of a periodontist who changed the lives of fifteen strangers, a boyfriend who went above and beyond to make a little boy feel special on his birthday, a kind act for someone staying at the hospital, a neighbor that goes out of their way to make people at the nearby bus stop's day, an adorable surprise bridal shower for a teacher of a preschool classroom, and more!

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Stories of a kind customer that beat cancer and then moved to Mexico and started a whole new exciting career at 75 years old, a woman on Reddit asks for advice for whether she was in the wrong for not wanting to share her fandom blog with her partner and learns a lot about herself in the process, a mother goes from wanting to persuade her daughter to choose a different hobby to being introspective about her own life, "Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudeikis helps throw a charity event every year to raise money for amputees, and more!

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Stories of a prank five years in the making that a dad and daughter pulled on their family, shenanigans some friends pulled by "abducting" a neighbors garden gnome for a night for a funny bit, wholesome and harmless pranks between couples and coworkers, senior pranks that are sure to make you smile, elderly neighbors that surprised a bunch of little kids at the bus stop with Easter goodies, and more!

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Link to the "High school positive pranksters leave their mark" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/high-school-positive-pranksters-leave-their-mark-1.1399561

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Stories of someone who surprised their girlfriend by being at the opening night of the show they were starring in despite living far away, Disney World workers coming together to make an amazing memory for two little girls after a tragic accident, an incredibly heartwarming birthday card for an eighteen year old boy from his stepmom, stands of volunteer grandmas that offer a listening ear and advice to anyone that needs it, and more!

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Stories of a fellow student saving someone's grade after their project shattered the day before it was due, teenagers that went above and beyond to help an elderly couple that was stuck in a snowstorm, an incredibly kind samaritan from a listener submitted story that jumped a dead car battery then made a super generous offer, a Redditor that made Christmas extra special for the boyfriend of a girl that wasn't able to provide the gift she'd hoped to give him, a new treatment that is said to slow Alzheimer's by 30%, and more!

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Stories of Valentine's Day grams that were anonymously sent to a girl in class to make her day, a college student's tradition of surprising students in the dorm with goodies, a marriage that started out of convenience and blossomed into something far more, a neighborhood that went above and beyond for a little boy to experience a Chinese New Year celebration in his B.C. neighborhood, and more!

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Stories of wholesome secrets that students shared on Reddit of how they boosted up fellow classmates' self-esteem, a grandpa that was caught saying sweet things about their grandkid on the other line after he forgot to hang up after their call, a program that brings furry friends into the courtroom to ease people's anxieties, a new medical advancement that could put an end to the need for testing blood sugar with finger pricks for people with diabetes, and more!

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Stories of a surprise twist after a boyfriend vents to Reddit that his girlfriend is being harsh about his cooking, a customer that apologized after making a laundromat worker cry, a positive response after a dad mysteriously found a startling amount of cash in his teenage daughter's bedroom, a couple that made it right after mistakenly ordering food from a restaurant in another country, and more!

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Link to the "Alabamian who mistakenly ordered from N.S. burger joint sends cash and apology by mail" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ns-alabama-burger-mixup-9.6974005

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