Patrick is a remarkable young man who was born without eyes and without the ability to fully straighten his
arms and legs, making him unable to walk. Despite circumstances that seem overwhelming to you and me, Patrick has overcome these physical issues to excel as a musician and student. Patrick started playing the piano at the age of only nine months, and also plays the trumpet and sings. picked by TraumaMamma 9 months ago

He was born addicted to heroin, with meth, alcohol and cocaine also in his system. Months premature, he weighed only two pounds. His birth mother, who was on public assistance, abandoned him in the hospital. No one expected him to survive. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday.

A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

In honor of FAF, I thought we could have a little fun with our birthdays. What was going on or around the day of your birth. The average yearly income when I was born was $11,000! Bread was .24 cents a loaf, and a stamp was .06 cents! picked by eljay 7 months ago

Hex was born with a sibling partially absorbed into his body. Surgery was planned to correct the various complications this raised but Hex died before it could be done.

Previous story here. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

A newborn piglet was rescued from an untimely death on the road -- and the slaughterhouse -- when a driver found it in central England. Staffers there said they believe it was born in a truck that was hauling its mother and then rolled off. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

As soon as you are born, you are influencing light. From the day of your birth, you can see how many stars that light has reached. Works only on stars up to 50 light years away. picked by Moe 5 months ago

The unnamed calf was born to a dolphin named Jade, who is being helped in her nursing duties by the mother-daughter team of Chesapeake and Shiloh, the aquarium said in a statement issued to announce the birth. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Ancient gravitational interactions with Venus and Jupiter could help explain some quirks about our moon's orbit. Scientists think Earth's only natural satellite was born when a rogue Mars-sized object struck a young and still molten Earth. The collision created a disk of debris around Earth that eventually coalesced to form our moon about 4.5 billion years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

On February the 15th, 1954, the creator of "The Simpsons" was born. I really failed to find anything interesting to post (his new official site is still under construction), but this is some awkward interview at a party for the video game release, or something... I also tried to upload a photo of him, as a simpson character, autographing a Bender (from Futurama) doll, but when I cro... read full post picked by ZebraHDH 6 months ago

CANBERRA - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who told a pregnant rival that her baby could be born a demon was ordered to seek anger counseling on Wednesday after a string of allegations about her caustic behavior. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

I’m talking here about Jay Greenberg, the greatest musical genius to come along in 200 years. With his 5 symphonies at the age of 13th he definitely proves himself as one of the most talented classical musicians in whole history. picked by Goldy 2 years ago

Jeshuah, born in Brooklyn on Tuesday, is healthy and weighs just over 7 pounds. His rare condition, called polydactylism, is usually genetic. His dad was born with an extra finger on his left hand. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Children who were born from donated sperm will have the possibility to know who is their biological father by looking in birth certificate picked by maxriter 1 year ago

The formation of strange flying-saucer-shaped moons embedded in Saturn's rings have baffled scientists. New findings suggest they're born largely from clumps of icy particles in the rings themselves, an insight that could shed light on how Earth and other planets coalesced from the disk of matter that once surrounded our newborn sun. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A compelling look at a young child's struggle over sexual identity. picked by cb__ 5 months ago

The Grandmaster who introduced us to Lazarus Long, taught us to Grok and showed us that TANSAAFL was born 100 years ago today. He passed in '88 but will be fondly remembered for generations to come. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The identical triplets were born last Wednesday in an event so rare that an obstetrician estimated it might happen just once in 200 million births. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

When Cordelia Cowsill was born, her future looked bleak indeed. She was suffering from an incurable genetic condition for which the only possible hope was to have half her brain removed. Doctors warned her parents, Amanda and Martyn Cowsill, that their daughter would never walk, talk, cry or smile like a normal child - even if she survived. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago