When two of his tenants lost their jobs, a landlord decided to get a job to cover their bills, rather than kick them out. More »
Recently, a pair of furniture movers in Maine discovered that they are long-lost brothers. More »
Primatologist Richard Wrangham believes that our culinary skills have guided our biological differences from primitive humans, and have given us an evolutionary edge. More »
Matt Zeisel, a teen with Down Syndrome, had longed to play in a football game, but never had a chance to get off the bench—until his coach and the rival team agreed to give him the chance of a lifetime. More »
After school, 16-year-old Akrit Jaswal spends time on his favorite hobby: trying to find a cure for cancer. More »
You may already have a smart phone, loaded up with ringtones, email, cameras, and all the latest apps for every purpose. But do you have a smart home? More »
English teacher George Ariffe made such an impression on one of his students 49 years ago that when Ariffe had a stroke, the student helped nurse his teacher back to health by reading him his favorite poems. More »
You may be wondering about the absence of the past two newsletters and we can tell you it was not without good reason. As you may know, Gimundo is a family run site with Kathryn as editor-in-chief, and Jeff looking after the site design and development. On Friday, we welcomed the newest member of the Gimundo team into the world. More »
According to a new study, workers who are allowed to spend time each day reading news, blogs, product reviews, catching up with friends on social networks, and taking part in other non-work related online pursuits are actually more productive than those who are blocked from doing so. More »
7-year-old Asa Hill had always hoped his parents would get married one day. So after Asa died in a car accident, his mother and father decided to honor his wishes with a surprise wedding at the end of his funeral. More »
In Italy, if you find yourself in trouble at the beach, a four-legged lifeguard might just give you a helping paw. More »
In 1939, a British stockbroker went on a mission to rescue 669 Jewish Czech children from certain death at a concentration camp. 70 years later, his "children" have made a journey back to thank him. More »
Leave a camera on a mountaintop, and chances are, you'll never see it again. But a college student believed that people were better than that, and set up a creative experiment to test out his theory. More »
Kujo, a 120-pound mastiff fell down a well on his owner's property. Fortunately, a local firefighter undertook a daring rescue attempt to save the dog. More »
Although Kiera Brinkley is a quadruple amputee, her disabilities have never stopped her from dancing. And recently, she had the opportunity to show off her skills with a performance at the world-famous Juilliard School. More »