A Florida man who has been homeless for years dove into a canal and saved a stranger.

*image not related, video link picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Besides the obvious benefits they bring, it looks like we owe our very existence to plants, which helped prevent the Earth from freezing over during the past 25 million years. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

It looks like a moment of terror - a diver finds her leg clamped in the jaws of a beluga whale. In fact, it was a stunning example of an animal coming to the rescue of a human life. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

In a quest to realize his environmental impact, a man has been saving ALL his trash for the past year. He's healthier now too. picked by suebe 2 years ago

This nasty rescue is no fish tale. Rescuers cut through a filtration tank of dense fish feces to reach four workers who fell into the sludgy dung Friday while cleaning the 18-foot tank at a western Massachusetts farm. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

It was to be the one and only cuddle Carolyn Isbister would have with her tiny, premature daughter. Rachael had been born minutes before - weighing a mere 20oz - and had only minutes to live. Her heart was beating once every ten seconds and she was not breathing. As doctors gave up, Miss Isbister lifted her baby out of her hospital blanket and placed her on her chest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A grandmother who contracted a potentially fatal superbug in Scotland has been saved after a hospital fed her daughter's faeces to her. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A woman is safe after losing control of her car and accidentally driving into the waters of the Oakland Estuary. But on the upside, she saved her morning coffee. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

A man who tried to kill himself has received £90,000 damages from the hospital which saved his life but left one of his arms damaged.

*Shakes head* picked by Doggylives 9 months ago

Donnie Register has a new reason to be thankful he's married — police say his wedding band deflected a bullet and probably saved his life. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A woman who was badly hurt when she saved a toddler from being attacked by an out-of-control dog picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

An Oklahoma City woman spent 43 hours upside-down in a vehicle after a wreck along an Oklahoma highway was saved by her four dogs, rescuers said. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

The Lipizzan, (or Lipizzaner) breed of horse, famous for their classical dressage, and highly advanced "airs above the ground", were in danger of extinction at the close of WWII. Gen. Patton and his 2nd Calvary saved them, costing the lives of two soldiers but preserving a truly amazing breed of horse, and the art of riding that comes with them. Nice historic story that many folks are ... read full post picked by marli 2 years ago

Said his widow: "He saved my life here and now his life ended here." His funeral is set for Friday afternoon. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. The woman collected her assailant's fluids in a cup after the attack, froze them and then submitted them to police who only now have the technological tools to match the DNA. picked by mitzuzake 4 weeks ago

A family was able to escape a burning house, without any functioning smoke detectors, because their son woke up with his hair on fire. picked by muppet 2 years ago

"The cats are abused. They throw the cages on to a truck instead of loading them properly. The cats that survive end up in soups at restaurants,'' Lai Xiaoyu, an activist involved in Friday night's rescue told the newspaper. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Zoey, a chihuahua, jumps in front of rattlesnake lunging at 1-year old. Takes the bites for baby. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago